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Amtrak goes green with new locomotive
(The following appeared at CBS13.com on July 23, 2009.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Your next train trip the Bay Area could be a little more green. Today Amtrak California unveiled its first "clean diesel" locomotive on the Capitol Corridor line. While that might sound like...
$7,500 reward offered for bombing of suburban Chicago railroad facility
(The following appeared on The Examiner website on July 22, 2009.) CHICAGO — A $7,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who pipe bombed a Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad switching shed near suburban Sugar...
NTSB provides third update on investigation into D.C. metro collision
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation of the June 22, 2009, collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...
Ahead of the bell: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 23, 2009.) NEW YORK — Analysts expect the second-quarter profit of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. to fall from a year ago. They're just not sure how much. Shipping demand was still very weak...
Via Rail talks continue as strike deadline looms
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Teresa Smith on July 22, 2009.) OTTAWA — Negotiations were still ongoing Wednesday between Via Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union to avert a possible strike that could sidetrack train travellers...
Via Rail riders brace for strike
(The following story by Dave Battagello appeared on The Windsor Star website on July 23, 2009.) WINDSOR, Ontario — Saba Afraz doesn't often take the train, so the Toronto medical student was exasperated Wednesday after learning she may get stranded for a ride back to...
U.S. Class I workforce a tad smaller in June, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 22, 2009.) U.S. Class Is continued to whittle down their ranks last month. As of mid-June, their workforce stood at 149,614, representing a 1.3 percent decrease from mid-May’s level and 8.5 percent...
UP 2Q profit falls 12 pct but beats expectations
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on July 23, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. reported a 12 percent drop in its second-quarter net income Thursday as shipping demand remained weak, but the railroad beat expectations by keeping...
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...
