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High-speed rail now on faster track
High-speed rail now on faster track (The following story by Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on August 8, 2009.) ALTON, Ill. — With one swoop of his pen this past month, Gov. Pat Quinn may have helped put steam into long-sidetracked high-speed rail...
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...
Disney train brings early Christmas
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 7, 2009.) NEW ORLEANS - In dozens of cities across the country, Christmas is coming early this year-and it's arriving by train. Walt Disney is in the midst of a 40-city tour to promote its new holiday movie, an...
CTA has ‘zero tolerance’ for employees who use electronic devices on duty
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 6, 2009.) The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has instituted a zero tolerance policy to prohibit employees from using personal electronic devices while operating trains and buses. The policy...
NY District Attorney calls for LIRR changes to safeguard passengers
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on August 7, 2009.) NEW YORK — Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice Thursday called upon the Long Island Rail Road to consider several internal changes — including requiring engineers...
Hiawatha ridership dip is blamed on recession
(The following story by Larry Sandler appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on August 7, 2009.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — After six straight years of growth, ridership is dipping on Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line - just as the state is investing...
Due to pending retirements, CSX facing void in upper management
(The following story by Joe Wilhelm Jr. appeared on the Daily Record website on August 6, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The good news for job seekers is that there will be plenty of employment opportunities available in Jacksonville. The bad news is that the...
Rail backers press for service for Hampton Roads
(The following story by Debbie Messina appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on August 7, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Virginians for High Speed Rail, the state's leading rail advocacy group, is urging federal and state officials to support expanding higher-speed passenger...
Amtrak cars being rebuilt at Ind. facility
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2009.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Work has been completed on the first of 21 Amtrak passenger railcars to be rebuilt under the federal stimulus program at an Indiana maintenance facility. Amtrak's president joined...
