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RRB issuing statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 14, 2009.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
New benefit year for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 12, 2009.) CHICAGO — A new benefit year under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2009. Administered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), this Act provides two kinds of benefits for...
Artists hired by Canadian Pacific Railway depicted ‘new West’
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on June 18, 2009.) CALGARY — In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Canadian Pacific Railway commissioned artists to paint, photograph and film the "new West." The transcontinental railway, completed in 1885, used...
Amtrak, Lionel kid’s essay contest marks 10th anniversary
(Amtrak and Lionel issued the following on June 15, 2009.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Children age 12 and under who ride Amtrak's western trains can win a Lionel toy train set by describing what they like about riding on the train as part of the 10th annual Amtrak Lionel Kid's...
All aboard the wind-powered railway
(The following story by Keith Barry appeared at Wired.com on June 17, 2009.) The marriage of railway operators and wind farms could bring renewable energy to more people and energy-saving, higher-speed locomotives to America’s rails. Freight company BNSF is...
Texas port to launch rail yard relocation project
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 17, 2009.) This summer, the Port of Beaumont, Texas, expects to begin a long-planned rail yard relocation project. The $16 million project, of which $12 million will be covered by federal grants,...
Amtrak makes strides in on-time performance
(The following story by Elisa Crouch appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on June 18, 2009.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Amtrak's track record on punctuality has traveled a long way in a short time. In May, 93 percent of its passenger trains traveling between St....
Ontario rail workers seek shortline support
(The following appeared at Grainews.com on June 17, 2009.) WINNIPEG — Some of Ontario's 14 shortline railways are at risk of being closed for safety reasons this summer without provincial support, a railway workers' union warns. Infrastructure on several of the 14...
RailAmerica traffic down; workers furloughed
(The following story by Leo King appeared on The Examiner website on June 18, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville-based RailAmerica, Inc.’s (RA) CEO, John Giles, said recently that the firm has lost 22 percent in business because of the national economic...
Derailment evacuation order lifted
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 17, 2009.) SCHULENBURG, Texas — An all-night evacuation of more than 80 homes is over after crews worked all night to contain hazardous chemicals after a freight train derailment in Fayette County. Two rail cars...
