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BLET member Donald B. “Scott” Little: 1949-2009
CLEVELAND, August 26 — Donald B. "Scott" Little, 60, of Marengo, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. (Brother Little was a Metra locomotive engineer who served the Brotherhood as Legislative Representative of Division 294 in...
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...
Price for UP rail line too steep for Minn. counties
(The following story by Shannon Fiecke appeared on the Shakopee Valley News website on August 25, 2009.) JORDAN, Minn. — The door has shut on Scott and Carver counties’ attempt to purchase a 5.6-mile soon-to-be-abandoned rail line that crosses the Minnesota River. The...
12 CSX coal cars derail in Wedgefield, S.C.
WEDGEFIELD, S.C. — CSX train officials say several cars in a 90-car train derailed in the town of Wedgefield on Monday. CSX spokesman Gary Sease says 12 coal cars on the train derailed around 3:20pm on its way to Sumter. Officials are still investigating what caused...
Loyal rail riders attend Elizabethtown station groundbreaking
(The following story by Tim Mekeel appeared at LancasterOnline.com on August 25, 2009.) LANCASTER, Pa. — Twice in his life, Franklin Shearer has fallen in love. First, he fell for trains. Then he fell for his wife, Lucille. The retired Hersheypark executive combines...
Kansas City Southern shares fall on downgrade
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 24, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operator Kansas City Southern slipped Monday as a UBS analyst downgraded the stock to "Neutral," saying while the stock is still a good one for investors, it no longer...
Three arrested for tampering with train’s air brakes, stopping a freight train in Colorado
(The following story by John Gardner appeared on the Post Independent website on August 25, 2009.) GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Three transients were arrested Saturday night after allegedly tampering with a locomotive's air-brake system, stopping a freight train in...
Amtrak practices emergency drills in Missouri
(The following story by Mallory McGowin appeared on the Connect Mid Missouri website on August 24, 2009.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It's the first training exercise of its kind. Emergency responders from across the Show-Me State gathered in the Capital City Monday to...
Kansas City Southern announces management changes
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on August 24, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today the promotion and movement of several individuals within KCS and its subsidiaries, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR)...
