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Ceremonies commemorate Metrolink crash victims
(The following story by Esmeralda Bermudez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 13, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — At the base of a rocky hill within earshot of passing trains, they came to remember the fashion student, the music store owner, the police...
Canadian review of rail security at borders cites major gaps
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Dean Beeby on September 13, 2009.) OTTAWA — Thousands of shipping containers enter Canada by rail each year without proper checks for illegal drugs and other contraband, says a new report. A border screening...
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...
Famous locomotive No. 844 to join North Platte Rail Fest
(The following story by George Lauby appeared on the North Platte Bulletin website on September 10, 2009.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam locomotive No. 844 will come to North Platte to celebrate Rail Fest. “Union Pacific's presence and...
Vial Rail to build new $8 million station in Cobourg, Ont.
(The following story by Jason Chamberlain appeared on the North Umberland News website on September 10, 2009.) COBOURG, Ontario — The Town of Cobourg will soon have a new train station, thanks to the Government of Canada and VIA Rail. Mayor Peter Delanty and...
Tentative OK for Amtrak bridge in Conn.
(The following story by Amy Renczkowski appeared on The Day website on September 11, 2009.) EAST LYME, Conn. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has tentatively approved Amtrak's application to replace the Niantic River Bridge, bringing the railroad one...
Downed tree slowed North Jersey Coast Line trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 11, 2009.) BRADLEY BEACH, N.J. — Trains on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line are back on schedule. Service was temporarily suspended between Bay Head and Long Branch Friday because a tree fell on the...
NY MTA chairman Jay Walder planning major changes
(The following story by Pete Donohue appeared on the New York Daily News website on September 11, 2009.) NEW YORK — The new MTA chairman — approved by the state Senate in Albany Thursday — vowed to shake up the authority. "It's my intention to form a management team,...
Editorial: Illinois high speed rail plan must benefit all
(The following editorial appeared on the State Journal-Register website on September 11, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We are profoundly hopeful that today’s Illinois high-speed rail summit in Chicago can bring about a plan in which this state can have a good shot at...
