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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...
Metro-North to prepare environmental assessment of new Penn Station services
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 9, 2009.) MTA Metro-North Railroad plans to streamline an environmental study to analyze options for providing direct train service from the New Haven and Hudson lines via the east Bronx and...
Not a smooth rollout for Metra’s new web site
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 10, 2009.) CHICAGO — It was a bumpy ride for Metra's brand-new Web site, which debuted Wednesday but ran into glitches that blocked some commuters from logging on. Blame it on...
SunRail supporters look at Amtrak to get the train moving
(The following story by Michael W. Freeman appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on September 9, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla — After twice watching the Florida Legislature reject funding for a local commuter rail system, supporters of the project are turning to the federal...
Passenger rail could cost millions less
(The following story by Debbie Messina appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on September 9, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. projects the cost of putting conventional passenger rail on its freight tracks between Petersburg and Norfolk at $75 million,...
China’s emergence marks shift in U.S. coal market industry
(The following story by Peter Frost appeared on the Daily Press website on September 9, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Maddalena D'Amato sluggishly pushed away from Norfolk Southern's Pier 6 in Norfolk Wednesday evening, weighed down with 75,000 tons of pure Appalachian...
Genesee & Wyoming August traffic falls 3.5 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2009.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said August traffic fell 3.5 percent as shipments of pulp and paper, metals, and lumber all declined. Genesee & Wyoming...
Crews put tarp on UP locomotive involved in 2008 Metrolink crash
(The following story by Mike Greywitt appeared on the Ventura County Star website on September 9, 2009.) CAMARILLO, Calif. — Crews from Union Pacific Railroad on Wednesday covered a damaged locomotive that for nearly a year has sat near downtown Moorpark after it was...
U.S., N.J. Homeland Security officials discuss combating terrorism at Jersey City conference
(The following story by Chris Megerian appeared on the Star-Ledger website on September 10, 2009.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Federal, state and local officials gathered at a hotel here today to discuss strategies for combating terrorism and increasing disaster readiness in...
