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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 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...
NY Mayor Bloomberg rips Congress for plan to let guns on Amtrak
(The following story by Bill Egbert appeared on the New York Daily News website on September 21, 2009.) NEW YORK — Mayor Bloomberg went underground Sunday to blow the whistle on the Senate's bid to allow guns on Amtrak trains. The mayor blasted lawmakers for voting to...
Railroad reality: Only so many trains can run on a single track
(The following story by Bruce Rushton appeared on The State Journal-Register website on September 19, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At least two inconvenient truths confront the Union Pacific Railroad and anyone else who wants to put high-speed passenger trains, plus...
CSX prepares for a railroad rebound
(The following story by Robert Wright appeared on the Financial Times website on September 20, 2009.) The US railway that spent 18 months fighting a hedge fund demanding it cut investment is spending $1.6bn this year to prepare for a post-recession rebound, said its...
Union Pacific OKs revived Ski Train in Colorado
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 18, 2009.) DENVER, Colo. — The Ski Train may be back this winter after the Union Pacific Railroad agreed to let a new owner use its tracks between Denver and the Winter Park resort. The special passenger...
Grupo Mexico, Kansas City Southern to reach accord on fees
(Bloomberg circulated the following story by Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and Andres R. Martinez on September 19, 2009.) NEW YORK — Grupo Mexico SAB, which operates the country’s largest rail company by track miles, said its rail unit may reach an agreement within “weeks”...
Metals demand pushes short line railroads
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Labor Day-shortened loading week that took overall short line traffic to its lowest level since the July 4 holiday, short lines surveyed by...
Louisiana, Maine to craft long-range rail strategies
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 18, 2009.) Louisiana and Maine are taking steps to improve freight and rail transportation in their respective states. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and...
Leavenworth set for Amtrak arrival
(The following story by Jefferson Robbins appeared on The Wenatchee World website on September 19, 2009.) LEAVENWORTH — For decades, you could see Leavenworth pass by from your Amtrak windows, but forget about stepping off the train. No more. On Friday Amtrak’s Empire...
