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Michigan governor says high-speed rail will create jobs
(The following appeared on The Michigan News website on August 21, 2009.) LANSING, Mich. — In this week’s radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said the state is taking another step to turn high-speed rail in Michigan into a reality. The governor will be...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic remains down year over year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that rail carloadings are registering incremental gains, but traffic remains down year over year for the week ended...
Railroads increase employment in July
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s top railroads increased employment slightly from mid-June to mid-July. Their first increase this year came mostly in train and engine...
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...
Via Rail evacuation prompts French language complaint
(CBC News circulated the following on August 19, 2009.) OTTAWA — The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received a complaint concerning the Via rail evacuation in eastern Ontario following an engine fire Sunday evening. The office confirmed it has...
UP train conductor kept things rolling smoothly
(The following story by Virginia Culver appeared on The Denver Post website on August 20, 2009.) DENVER — Reed Jackson loved trains from the time he was small, and he followed his father and grandfather into the train business. Jackson, the affable conductor on the...
BNSF, Washington state port launch construction on loop track
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 19, 2009.) BNSF Railway Co. and Port of Vancouver USA officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail project that will support the Port Terminal 5 expansion program. The parties...
Beaumont rejects KCS offer of site for Amtrak depot
(The following story by Dee Dixon appeared on the Beaumont Enterprise website on August 19, 2009.) BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont's plans remain on schedule to build a new $1.25 million Amtrak depot off 11th Street despite Kansas City Southern's offer to the city of a...
Amtrak extends fare promotion on Northeast Regional service
(Amtrak issued the following on August 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak continues to make travel in the Northeast affordable by extending through December 16 its fare promotion which offers up to 25 percent off the lowest published coach fare on Northeast Regional...
