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Some regions better prepared for high-speed rail
(The following story by Debbie Elliot appeared on the National Public Radio website on September 2, 2009. To hear an audio clip of this report, click here) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration will soon announce the recipients of grants from an $8 billion...
After 47 years, locomotive engineer’s next stop is retirement
(The following story by Steve Smedley appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on September 1, 2009.) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — As heavy rains fell outside the Union Pacific Railroad yard office in west Bloomington, locomotive engineer Russ Starkey was ready to run...
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...
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...
Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 29, 2009.) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board how the acceptance of a buy-out from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the...
With malice toward none: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
(Union Pacific issued the following on August 27, 2009.) CHICAGO, Ill. — With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, an exhibition created by the Library of Congress, will open at the Newberry Library on October 10, 2009, in commemoration of...
CSX locomotive leaks diesel fuel in Maryland
(The following appeared on the Herald-Mail website on August 31, 2009.) HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A locomotive holding 100 gallons of diesel fuel began leaking fuel Monday night at a CSX facility behind the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum along Burhans Boulevard, a 911...
MTA replacing Metro-North Railroad customer survey
(The following story by Martin B. Cassidy appeared on the Connecticut Post website on August 31, 2009.) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — New Haven Line Metro-North Railroad passengers won't see annual customer satisfaction questionnaires at stations this fall, as the Metropolitan...
CN may be opening door to more trains on old EJ&E line
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — Opponents of increasing suburban rail traffic are concerned that Canadian National Railway may be opening the door to running more trains along the former...
NJ Transit adds entrance to NYC’s Penn Station
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Chris Dolmetsch on August 31, 2009.) NEW YORK — Commuters who pass through New York City’s Pennsylvania Station have a new way to get in and out of the busiest U.S. rail terminal, after New Jersey Transit today opened...
