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Michigan officials compete for high-speed rail funds
(The following story by Melanie D. Scott appeared on the Detroit Free Press website on August 2, 2009.) DETROIT, Mich. — Local and state officials are vying for a share of $8 billion in federal stimulus funds to help fund the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac High Speed Rail...
Va. wants fund for high speed rail
(The following story by Jennifer Buske appeared on the Washington Post website on August 2, 2009.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virginia officials will ask the federal government for more than $1.6 billion in stimulus money to implement high-speed rail between Petersburg and the...
Hope springs eternal for legislation spurred by EJ&E fight
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on August 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — Hoping to get more traction the second time around, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean reintroduced legislation last week to force federal authorities to give more weight to...
CN-EJ&E update: Outer-ring Chicago suburbs got fewer trains, not more
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 3, 2009.) CHICAGO — Where are all the trains? When the Canadian National Railway Co. won federal approval to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. line for $300 million last December, outer-ring...
Amtrak appointee fuels debate over independence
(The following story by Christopher Conkey appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is coming under fire from senior House lawmakers who are upset that the railroad installed one of its former managers as inspector...
At the controls: A profile of one Amtrak engineer’s trip down the Valley
(The following story by Bill Sanford appeared on the Merced Sun-Star website on August 2, 2009.) Amtrak engineer Tim Monahan awaits word from conductor Gary Fritz, and it comes soon by radio, the conductor saying: "Hiball Merced on a green signal indication." It's...
Death on the tracks: For Caltrain crews, trauma of suicides may never go away
(The following story by Mike Swift appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 2, 2009. Sean Morgan is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 65 in San Jose, Calif. Alex Cano is a member of BLET Division 65.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — On a bright Easter...
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...
Railroad Retirement Board financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 3, 2009.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual financial reports and triennial actuarial valuations to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad...
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...
