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US DOT announces $742.5 million for transit projects in nine states
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on May 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transit projects around the country will receive $742.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...
AAR: Rail freight traffic down in April
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down sharply during April 2009 in comparison with April 2008, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Carload...
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 8, 2009 Lakewood, Colo. Holiday Inn Lakewood, 7390 West...
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...
Tampa port loses $1.84 million for railroad work
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on May 6, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation has trimmed $25.8 million from the Florida seaports work program because of statewide revenue shortfalls, including...
Union Pacific owns up to oily mess in Winona
(The following story by Mark Sommerhauser appeared on the Winona Daily News website on May 7, 2009.) WINONA, Minn. — A Union Pacific Railroad train is responsible for the oily mess made Friday on Winona’s East End, the company said Wednesday. Homes and cars on Front...
Carolina port railroad fight gets hotter
(The following story by Schuyler Kropf appeared on The Post and Courier website on May 7, 2009.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Charleston officials said they've uncovered a "smoking gun" e-mail that proves the State Ports Authority is deep in the effort to bring rail lines...
Union Pacific makes $27 million track upgrade
(The following story by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Star-Tribune website on May 6, 2009.) CASPER, Wyo. — Despite a cutback in coal production in the Powder River Basin for the first time in nearly two decades, Union Pacific Railroad is banking on the long-term...
CSX Corporation declares quarterly dividend
(CSX issued the following on May 6, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today approved a $0.22 per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2009, to shareholders of record...
Aftershocks of 1978 Bomb Train still felt in Michigan
(The following story by Ken Kolker appeared on the WOOD television website on May 6, 2009.) WOODLAND PARK, Mich. — Even from the air, it looked like an environmental disaster -- Dow Chemical's so-called "Bomb Train," carrying toxic chemicals, piled up and off the...
