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2 freight trains collide in Tacoma yard; 1 injury
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 16, 2009.) TACOMA, Wash. — Two slow-moving freight trains collided Monday night in a switching yard, injuring one engineer, derailing a locomotive and damaging some containers, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Idaho, US rails clogged with cars due to recession
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 15, 2009.) NAMPA, Idaho — A growing number of idled boxcars and locomotives are filling the sidings in Nampa, reflecting the nationwide economic downturn and Union Pacific Railroad's decreased business. "It's just...
BNSF CEO: US at bottom, recovery likely slow
(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on June 15, 2009.) DETROIT — The pace of economic decline in the United States appears to have slowed but there are few indications that a recovery will be anything but a long, drawn out affair, the top executive...
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...
Major land swap in New Mexico to impact planned UP refueling station
(The Associated Press circulated the folllwing on June 14, 2009.) SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management and New Mexico have completed a land swap that allows Union Pacific Railroad to move ahead with efforts to secure a Santa Teresa refueling station. The...
UP to add sixth unit to California yard’s Genset fleet
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 12, 2009.) Next month, Union Pacific Railroad plans to begin using a sixth ultra-low-emission Genset switcher at its Roseville, Calif., yard. The locomotive, which is being field tested at UP's...
Are intermodal facility plans on or off the rails in Jefferson County?
(The following story by Robert Wilson appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on June 14, 2009.) NEW MARKET, Tenn. — New Market, in Jefferson County, could not be more appropriately named, say officials for Norfolk Southern Corp., the company that wants to...
Metro-North: Failed test won’t derail new cars
(The following story by Martin B. Cassidy appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on June 13, 2009.) STAMFORD, Conn. — The shell of one of the state's new M-8 rail cars recently failed a safety design test, which will not delay a plan to deliver the first of the...
