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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...
Maryland, Amtrak get reimbursed for inauguration expenses
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on September 2, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland has received $3.2 million as reimbursement for expenses related to the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and other officials said...
KCS promises to fix crossings in Bossier City
(The following story by Drew Pierson appeared on the Shreveport Times website on September 2, 2009.) SHREVEPORT, La. — Kansas City Southern is promising action after receiving complaints from the Bossier City Council that its railroad crossings are damaging vehicles....
Florida co-op to STB: CSXT’s coal rates are ‘severely’ high
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 1, 2009.) Yesterday, Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. announced it filed documents with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) showing that since Jan. 1, CSX Transportation has “severely...
Law firm urges Metrolink to adopt new safety measures in light of Chatsworth accident
(The Reeves Law Group issued the following on September 2, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — A panel of rail experts has made a series of recommendations for SoCal’s troubled commuter rail system, Metrolink, that are aimed at a complete overhaul of the current safety systems in...
Caltrain raises horn level to meet federal laws
(The following appeared at ABC7News.com on September 1, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — Less than a month after Caltrain raised the volume of trains' horns to meet federal regulations, the agency announced today that it is doing its best to bring the noise level back down....
It was a bag on UP coal train, not a bomb
(The following story appeared on The News-Record website on September 1, 2009.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — Fears of a bomb on a Union Pacific Railroad train docked near Belle Ayr mine were quickly defused Tuesday morning, after multiple agencies responded to the scene....
Riverside campaign to focus on train safety
(The following story by Alicia Robinson appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on September 2, 2009.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside will launch a 12-month campaign to educate the public about train safety, after a local teen was killed by a train earlier this year....
Canadian rail companies getting tough new rules to track maintenance issues
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Terri Theodore (CP) on August 29, 2009.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — For nearly a decade, countless Canadian freight trains traversed the continent on potentially faulty wheels -several of them derailing as a result - while...
