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Tampa rail plans coming into focus
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on September 6, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Plans for light rail in Hillsborough County are becoming more detailed as local officials get closer to asking taxpayers to pay for it. The latest proposal...
Maryland, Delaware investigate a return to the rails
(The following story by Colin Murfree appeared on the Delmarva Daily Times website on September 6, 2009.) SALISBURY, Md. — There are a few people on Delmarva who remember being able to ride up and down the peninsula on the busy old Pennsylvania Railroad. But the...
BNSF railroad’s new intermodal yard will give big lift to Memphis economy
(The following story by Wayne Risher appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on September 4, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If a seaport were built on dry land, it would look a lot like Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's new Memphis intermodal facility. Giant...
UP project a huge boost for Will County, Ill.
(The following story by Bob Okon appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on September 6, 2009.) JOLIET, Ill. — The line cars, SUVs and trucks stirring up dust as they rolled into the construction site was a signal that last week's ceremony for Union Pacific's...
High-speed rail: Train cars, locomotives may be on track for rebound
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Tribune website on September 6, 2009.) MT. VERNON, Ill. — Smack among the vast green and gold farm fields of southern Illinois, a steel graveyard filled with unwanted, broken-down locomotives symbolizes the weak...
Race is on to grab stake in rail effort
(The following story by Christopher Conkey appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on September 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration is poised to spend $8 billion in stimulus funds on high-speed-rail projects, kicking off a scramble among states...
BNSF honors world’s oldest man
(The following story by Richard Ecke appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on September 4, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Walter Breuning didn't get blubbery about it, but the world's oldest living man appeared touched by two honors presented to him Thursday by...
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...
Plans for large railroad reunion gaining steam in Emporia, Kan.
(The following story by Bobbi Mlynar appeared on the Emporia Gazette website on September 3, 2009.) EMPORIA, Kan. — Plans for a Big 4 picnic reunion are picking up steam. Terry Coffelt, who is organizing the event, said that response from former and current Santa Fe...
