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Some CSX employees return to work
(The following appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on August 6, 2009.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — Within the last month, some CSX employees who were furloughed in Cumberland have been called to return to work. “Based on vacation schedules, we have called some folks...
Transportation study finds N.J. mass transit lags behind population growth
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on August 6, 2009.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — New Jersey's suburban counties, which had the biggest population and job growth, lack the mass transit to move those people even though the miles...
Pacific Harbor Line wins 2009 Clean Air award
(The Pacific Harbor Line issued the following on August 5, 2009.) LONG BEACH, LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line is one of eight local maritime firms recognized at the second annual San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards. Other...
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...
Colorado Ski Train revival gathers steam
(The following story by Jeffrey Leib appeared on The Denver Post website on August 5, 2009.) DENVER, Colo. — A company with experience running excursion passenger trains in southern Colorado is interested in reviving Ski Train service between Denver and Winter Park,...
‘TRACS’ bill back in Congress
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 4, 2009.) A bill that would require the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider the effects of a rail expansion or merger on local communities is back in Congress. Last week, Rep. Melissa...
Tennessee residents fighting NS truck-train development
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on August 5, 2009.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While Jefferson County officials work to bring a proposed Norfolk Southern railroad-truck facility to the county, a group of residents say they are...
Norfolk Southern’s $12.8M project in Toledo may start next summer
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on August 5, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Last week's action by the Ohio Controlling Board to release a $2.7 million state loan for expansion of Norfolk Southern's intermodal terminal in South Toledo...
Canadian Pacific sells historic Windsor Station in Montreal for $86 million
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on August 4, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. announced the sale of its historic Windsor Station in Montreal as the country's second-largest railway continues to look at ways to...
