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2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free...
Railroad Retirement and survivor benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7, 2009.) CHICAGO — Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was...
San Jose residents get first look at high-speed rail route alternatives
(The following story by Stephen Baxter appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 7, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — California high-speed rail authority leaders unveiled maps of alternative routes to Diridon station at a packed meeting at San Jose's Gardner...
Who’s accountable? NS chemical spill raises questions
(The following story by David Sachs appeared on the Alexandria Times website on October 7, 2009.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Even before Norfolk Southern Corporation made the city’s West End home to its ethanol transfer facility last year in the city’s West End, the...
New Kate Shelley Bridge is dedicated, open
(The following appeared on the Ogden Reporter website on October 8, 2009.) OGDEN, Iowa — Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Jim Young, and Iowa Department of Transportation Director Nancy Richardson were among those who commemorated one of North America's tallest...
Funding, demand key to Roanoke passenger rail service
(The following story by Mason Adams appeared on the Roanoke Times website on October 7, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — State rail officials offered this advice Wednesday to Roanokers who would like to see passenger rail return to the city: take the bus more often. The December...
BNSF railyard cleanup in Montana removes petroleum
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 8, 2009.) BILLINGS, Mont. — State officials say more than 17,400 gallons of petroleum product have been removed from a contaminated rail yard in Livingston, Mont., over the last two years. The grounds around...
FRA opens small grant pool for short lines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year after Congress told federal regulators to issue $20 million in grants to help short line railroads recover from storm damages, the Federal...
Sidelined engine back in MARC service after 3-year service repair
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on October 8, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — The beleaguered MARC commuter train system received hopeful news this week as the Maryland Transit Administration welcomed back to its fleet the first...
Phoenix, not on bullet-train map, wants onboard
(The following story by Sean Holstege appeared on The Arizona Republic website on October 8, 2009.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — When Phoenix-area transportation leader Dennis Smith first saw a map depicting the nation's high-speed rail strategy, he immediately noticed what he...
