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Via Rail ready for high-speed trains: CEO
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Mike De Souza on June 8, 2009.) OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s national passenger rail service says that the Crown corporation is ready to make a fast start on high speed rail service and is prepared to be a key...
CSX chief says company won’t slow spending on tracks and terminals
(The following story by David Bauerlein appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on June 6, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX is going full speed ahead on its investment in tracks and terminals this year, despite the recession's drag on freight shipments, CEO and...
Cleanup begins at train derailment near Toronto
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story on June 7, 2009.) OSHAWA, Ont. — Cleanup crews with the Canadian Pacific Railway remained at the scene Saturday of a major train derailment east of Toronto. CPR spokesman Mike LoVecchio said crews completed an...
Oshawa residents evacuated after massive train derailment
(The following story by Kenyon Wallace and Jason Miller appeared on the Toronto Star website on June 5, 2009.) TORONTO — Oshawa resident Charlie Stacey was getting ready to take his dogs for a walk around 2:20 p.m. Friday when, "all of a sudden, the whole ground just...
Groundbreaking set for New Jersey Transit tunnel under Hudson
(The following story by Patrick McGeehan appeared on the New York Times website on June 7, 2009.) NEW YORK — New Jersey officials have been planning the next train tunnel under the Hudson River for so long that it is already on its third name. This month, work is...
Train carrying chemicals derails near Toronto-area school
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Natalie Alcoba on June 7, 2009.) OSHAWA, Ont. — A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying hydrogen peroxide derailed in a central neighbourhood here Friday afternoon, pushing cars into nearby backyards and a...
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...
RRB: Benefit rate increase for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 18, 2009.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $64 from $61 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2009. Benefits...
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...
Restoration of Minot’s Amtrak depot gets federal funding
(The followings story by Jill Schramm appeared on the Minot Daily News website on June 5, 2009.) MINOT, N.D. — An award of federal stimulus money means that remodeling of the interior of Minot's Amtrak depot can begin this year. The project will be getting up to...
