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Opinion: Runaway freight train finds level tracks
(The following column by Christopher Barker appeared on the Motley Fool website on July 27, 2009.) NEW YORK — After shouting from the rooftops to steer Fools well clear of a railroad industry in fundamental freefall, I can finally report that the tracks have leveled...
Via travelers take post-strike backlog in stride
(CBC News circulated the following story by Pattie Phillips on July 27, 2009.) TORONTO — Long lines stretched out from the ticket windows at Toronto's Union Station Monday morning as Via Rail train service resumed normal operation after a two-day, Canada-wide strike...
Springfield, Ill., could have two high-speed rail lines
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on July 28, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — High-speed trains could be whizzing into Springfield on two different routes under a proposal recently submitted to state and federal...
Hoglander reconfirmed by the Senate as NMB member
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on July 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Harry R. Hoglander, having been re-nominated by President Barack Obama for a third term, was reconfirmed as Member...
Opinion: Canadian National bests U.S. rivals
(The following column by Jake Lynch appeared at TheStreet.com on July 28, 2009.) BOSTON —Canadian National Railway is smaller and less well-known than larger U.S. rivals Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe. But Montreal-based Canadian National, which has...
Union Pacific could repay $100M million to utility
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on July 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific Railroad will have to repay a captive Oklahoma utility amounts the Surface Transportation Board said could reach $100 million over 10...
STB orders $100 million in rate relief & damages for a captive utility plant
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on July 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board issued a decision today granting an estimated $100 million in reparations and rate reductions over the next decade from the Union Pacific...
High-speed rail plan in Midwest gets a big push forward
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 28, 2009.) CHICAGO — An agreement signed Monday seeking to fast-track high-speed passenger rail projects in the Midwest has three powerful engines pulling in its favor: the Obama...
Midwest governors push for high-speed rail network
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Michael Tarm on July 27, 2009.) CHICAGO — Midwest governors met in Chicago on Monday in a show of unity as they push for an eight-state, high-speed rail network — agreeing to set up a group that will coordinate...
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...
