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Amtrak launches new passenger service in Va.
(The following appeared at WHSV.com on September 30, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine joined former Gov. Linwood Holton, Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman and state and local officials Wednesday on a Whistle Stop...
Four Class Is land on Newsweek’s ‘greenest’ company list
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 30, 2009.) Newsweek recently ranked four U.S. Class Is on its first-ever “Greenest Companies” list for transportation and aerospace companies. The magazine ranked BNSF Railway Co. No. 6, CSX...
Roland Wilder joins NMB’s Review Committee
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on September 30, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On September 11, 2009, the National Mediation Board announced the formation of an independent, blue-ribbon Dunlop Committee Reports Review Committee (Dunlop II Committee) to...
Opinion: All are on board train, but not with DM&E plan
(The following column by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on October 1, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Consider it a housewarming party of sorts. The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad showed off a newly rebuilt, 30-mile stretch of line to...
New Hampshire high-speed rail plan derailed; DOT blames Pan Am Railways
(The following story by Robert M. Cook appeared on Foster’s Daily Democrat website on October 1, 2009.) CONCORD, N.H. — Plans to create a high-speed rail corridor from Nashua to Concord were derailed Wednesday after state Department of Transportation officials said...
California reveals detailed high-speed train plans from San Francisco to San Jose
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on September 30, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Wednesday released its much-anticipated "alternatives analysis," the most detailed view yet of...
Railroads companies shares mixed at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $1.10 or 1.4 percent, to $79.83. CSX fell $1.21 or 2.8 percent, to $41.86. Canadian...
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...
Lionel LIRR train sets shipped with Metro-North stickers
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on September 29, 2009.) LONG ISLAND — It looks just like a Long Island Rail Road train. So what would it be doing at a Metro-North Commuter Railroad station? Renowned model-train maker Lionel...
