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Oberstar cheers plan for rail spending
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The key lawmaker for transportation policies in the House of Representatives lauded President Obama’s budget plan for its unprecedented spending...
Durbin seeks hi-speed rail corridor
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 8, 2009.) CHICAGO — Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Claire McCaskill of Missouri are lobbying for a high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis and Chicago. The Democratic lawmakers were to meet privately today in...
Obama’s budget recommends $1.83 billion for transit construction
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on May 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, President Obama recommended to Congress $1.83 billion in funding for major transit projects that will create jobs and increase transportation options...
KCS lays off employees at Shreveport yard
(The following appeared on the KTBS website on May 7, 2009.) SHREVEPORT, La. — Kansas City Southern railroad, which lost $7.5 million in the first quarter of this year as the struggling global economy reduced the size and number of railroad shipments, has furloughed...
Family says worker died at CSX rail yard
(The following story by Bob Gardinier appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on May 11, 2009.) BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Officials are investigating a fatal accident Sunday in the CSX rail yard. A worker there identified by family members as Jerod Boehlke died after he was...
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...
Trains are life for avid ‘railfans’
(The following story by Stephanie Chen appeared at CNN.com on May 8, 2009.) FOLKSTON, Ga. — Rain or shine, 80-year-old Cookie Williams plops himself on the wooden viewing platform perched over double train tracks. On this warm May afternoon, a patient Williams sits...
The (railroad) ties that bind
(The following story by Dixie Reid appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on May 8, 2009.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento's grandest celebration to date was months in the making and, like a runaway train, would not be stopped. On the morning of May 8, 1869, bells...
CSX Transportation supports wind power industry
(CSX Transportation issued the following on May 7, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) representatives are attending WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition, the world’s largest annual wind conference and exhibition, to reinforce the company’s...
