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Tenn. landowners ‘willing to fight’ for farmland wanted by Norfolk Southern
(The following story by Robert Wilson appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on June 17, 2009.) DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Harvey Young said he searched for 35 years before he found the farm he wanted to buy and build his home on. But in 1999 he found it, and now if...
BNSF spends almost $2 billion to maintain track network
(The following story by John W. Dermody appeared on the Frazee-Vergas Forum website on June 16, 2009.) FRAZEE, Minn. — There is always good news and bad news when people talk about trains. They dislike the blaring horns in the night, yet they enjoy a standard of...
Amtrak criticized for main line fires near Philadelphia
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — A series of Main Line fires - including a serious house blaze - caused by a malfunctioning Amtrak locomotive has alarmed Lower Merion residents who...
Teamsters Canada join railway “SOS” to Save Ontario Short-Lines
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on June 17, 2009.) OTTAWA — the wake of rising train derailments like the recent ones in Oshawa that forced families from their homes and in the Ottawa Valley that dumped 20,000 litres of diesel into the...
Bill seeking to bolster surface transportation system enters House
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 16, 2009.) Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) recently introduced the National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 (H.R. 2724), which proposes to “set objectives and performance targets that would move the...
DOT announces guidelines for receiving economic recovery funds for high-speed rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on June 17, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation moved another step closer to realizing President Obama’s vision for high-speed rail in America today, publishing guidelines for states...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
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. June 19, 2009 Tinley Park, Ill. Holiday Inn Select Hotel and...
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...
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...
Historic UP 844 locomotive chugging into Omaha
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 16, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — The last steam engine built for Union Pacific is preparing to cross Nebraska for this weekend's Railroad Days events in Omaha. The locomotive will leave Cheyenne, Wyo., on Thursday and...
