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High-speed rail action coming soon, transportation secretary says LaHood
(The following story by Will Buss appeared on the News-Democrat website on August 22, 2009.) COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood says high-speed rail development is a train that will not be stopped. LaHood was among those who met Friday...
Opinion: Finally, a rail plan for New England
(The following column by Michael S. Dukakis and Robert B. O'Brien appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 23, 2009.) BOSTON — All Aboard! The New England Rail Train is at long last leaving the station. Earlier this month top transportation officials of the six...
Ohio’s high speed rail plan would bypass Akron
(The following appeared on the Akron Beacon Journal website on August 23, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A plan seeking federal stimulus money to restore passenger train service among Ohio's major cities leaves out Akron and a stop at the U.S. Air Force museum near Dayton,...
Michigan Governor to announce high-speed rail moves
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 24, 2009.) DEARBORN, Mich. — Gov. Jennifer Granholm will announce plans related to high-speed rail in Michigan as she takes an Amtrak train from Dearborn to Jackson. Granholm is expected to talk Monday about how...
New York seeks high-speed rail funds
(The following story by Jill Terreri appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on August 24, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The next stage in New York's bid to secure funds for a high-speed rail line continues today, but about 40 other states are expected to take the same...
Louisiana officials drop high speed rail proposal
(The following story by Will Sentell appeared on The Advocate website on August 22, 2009.) BATON ROUGE, La. — In a sudden about face, state transportation leaders said Friday they are dropping plans to seek about $300 million of special federal aid to launch passenger...
FRA’s Szabo sees passenger grants including freight needs
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on August 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first state applications for “shovel-ready” passenger rail projects are due into the Federal Railroad Administration on Aug. 24, and FRA...
Railroad lawsuit chugs along with seven named shippers
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on December 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A closely watched lawsuit seeking class-action status against the top U.S. freight railroads for allegedly colluding to inflate fuel surcharges by billions of...
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...
