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Court allows suit over deadly CP Rail’s Minot derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court says it won't block a lawsuit against a railroad involved in a deadly derailment in North Dakota. The justices declined Monday to get involved in a dispute between...
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...
Recovery Act providing special extended unemployment benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 4, 2009.) CHICAGO — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, contains a number of provisions that affect railroad...
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...
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. May 29, 2009 Little Rock, Ark. Holiday Inn Airport, Kittyhawk...
VP Biden’s niece briefly stopped by Amtrak police
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 15, 2009.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President Joe Biden likes to use the Amtrak station in Wilmington to extol the virtues of the railroad, but one of his nieces had a less pleasant experience there. Amtrak...
Push on for Fort Collins passenger train service
(The following story by Trevor Hughes appeared on The Coloradoan website on May 17, 2009.) FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Passenger rail advocates are pushing to reroute the historic, but defunct, Amtrak Pioneer train service through Fort Collins, Boulder and Longmont. Under...
Opinion: Years of inaction later, feds may bend CSX’s deaf ear
(The following column by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 18, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. — When my colleague Peter Hermann oversaw The Sun's Watchdog feature, he reported on the hazard created by gaps in the fence around the railroad tracks at...
Ethanol producer given railway safety award
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 16, 2009.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls ethanol producer Poet LLC has received a safety award from BNSF Railway. The annual product stewardship award is given to shippers who transport a minimum of 500 loaded...
