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Editorial: Mid-Michigan transit hub raises rail service question
(The following editorial appeared on the Lansing State Journal website on October 6, 2009.) LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to gateways, mid-Michigan's passenger rail terminus takes the cake — for being unimpressive. Those arriving in East Lansing via Amtrak are...
DOT Secretary LaHood tells Florida to “get your act together” on SunRail
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on October 5, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had a simple message Monday for the Florida Senate: Get behind the planned SunRail commuter train in Central...
Obama nominates NY-NJ Port Authority head to Amtrak board
(Gannett circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on October 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama wants a top official at the Port of New York and New Jersey to serve on Amtrak’s board of directors. Advertisement Anthony R. Coscia has been...
Norfolk Southern crews make way for taller trains in W.Va.
(The following story by George Hohmann appeared on the Charleston Daily Mail website on October 5, 2009.) KERMIT, W.Va. — Opening a new rail gateway for double-stacked containers is taking place across southern West Virginia 20 grueling feet at a time. Every weekday,...
Metrolink adds video cameras inside locomotive cabs
(The following story by Phil Willon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 6, 2009. Tim Smith is Chairman of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board.) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink engineers are now being recorded by video cameras in all of the commuter...
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 spouse benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — In addition to the retirement annuities payable to employees, the Railroad Retirement Act, like the Social Security Act, also provides annuities for the spouses of retired...
Union Pacific ensures heroism will live on
(The following story by Greg Eckstrom appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on October 5, 2009.) BOONE, Iowa — There was something poetic about the pouring rain when Union Pacific and Iowa state officials gathered Thursday to dedicate the new Kate Shelley Bridge...
Norfolk Southern targets $140 million for Patriot Corridor
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on October 2, 2009.) AYER, Mass. — Prisco R. Morella expects a delivery every day. On Wednesday, it came at 1:45 in the afternoon — 126,000 gallons of vegetable oil. A freight train...
Norfolk Southern debuts zero-emissions locomotive
The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 5, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Railroad geeks will get a charge out of this. Norfolk Southern Corp. unveiled a prototype of a 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive last week that relies...
