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Missouri DOT seeks stimulus dollars for 11 rail projects
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 6, 2009.) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission recently approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) plan to add 11 rail projects totaling $201.3 million to the...
Obama’s high speed rail proposal gets thumbs up
(The following story by Cleon Rickel appeared on the Kansas City Tribune website on August 7, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Barack Obama asked for the states to express their interest in high-speed passenger rail. Interest, he got. The Obama Administration...
Documents show Amtrak wanted to fire Inspector General
(The following appeared on the USA Today’s website on August 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The controversy over the departure of the Amtrak inspector general earlier this year continues to simmer. The Project on Government Oversight today released internal agency...
EPA: Union Pacific agrees to settle Clean Water Act violations in Nevada
(The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following on August 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in Nevada by restoring 122 acres of mountain-desert streams and...
Nevada streams, wetlands to be restored as Union Pacific settles claims
(The following story by Mary Manning appeared on the Las Vegas Sun website on August 6, 2009.) LAS VEGAS — The Union Pacific Railroad agreed Thursday to settle claims and restore 122 acres containing mountain and desert waters after a January 2005 flood in Southern...
AAR: Rail freight traffic down in July
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported 1,319,387 carloads of freight in July 2009, down 17.5 percent (280,659 carloads) compared with July 2008. U.S....
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...
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...
EPA report: Rail-car deliveries to drop to 24,800 units in ’09, 14,750 units in ’10
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 5, 2009.) In the second quarter, recession-depressed rail traffic in major commodity segments primarily caused rail-car orders to tumble to 2,165 units vs. 2,374 units in the first quarter,...
Engineer let passenger run LIRR train, officials say
(The following story by Sewell Chan appeared on the New York Times website on August 6, 2009.) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — A Long Island Rail Road engineer allowed a passenger to operate a train carrying nearly 400 riders to New York during the morning rush on July 2, and...
