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Chicago lawmakers lobby Obama on STB post
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Geneva Sun website on May 15, 2009.) CHICAGO — President Barack Obama has a chance to make his mark on the railroad industry by appointing a new member to the federal Surface Transportation Board. And local...
Railroad bombing: $5,000 reward offered in investigation of blast in switching shed near Sugar Grove
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 15, 2009.) CHICAGO — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for damaging a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad switching shed with a pipe bomb...
AAR: Another down week for rail freight traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads remained sharply down from a year ago during the week ended May 9, the Association of American Railroads reported today. U.S. railroads...
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 15, 2009 Philadelphia, Pa. Sheet Metal Workers Local 19...
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...
Rail fans flock to Homewood fest for ‘training’ sessions
(The following story by John K. Ryan appeared on the Southtown Star website on May 14, 2009.) CHICAGO — Homewood doesn't hide its affinity for trains. A drive past the Metra and Amtrak station near the village's downtown is a monument to Homewood's love of trains. On...
Opinion: The great locomotive chase
(The following column by Dave Skinner appeared on the Flathead Beacon website on May 13, 2009.) KALISPELL, Mont. — The news is that Burlington Northern Santa Fe has been trying to buy property in Whitefish’s “Railway District.” Residents responded by hiring...
Railport receives $2 million
(The following article by Elise Loyola appeared on the Clinton Herald website on May 13, 2009.) CLINTON, Iowa — The Clinton Regional Development Corp. received a $2 million grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission for the Lincolnway Railport on...
Norfolk Southern dedicates monument in honor of deceased employee
(The following article by Malynda Fulton appeared in The Valdosta Daily Times on May 13, 2009.) VALDOSTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern of Valdosta paid tribute to an outstanding employee who died last year during a dedication ceremony Wednesday. During the ceremony, a...
