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RRB: One-time economic recovery payments
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on April 6, 2009.) CHICAGO — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act contains a number of provisions that affect...
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 1, 2009 Ashland, Neb. Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, 7840 W....
Four freight cars carrying salt derail on way to Ogdensburg
(The following story by Max R. Mitchell appeared on the Watertown Daily Times website on April 28, 2009.) MADRID, N.Y. — Four freight cars carrying salt derailed about 3 p.m. Friday, about a mile off Buck Road on the New York and Ogdensburg Railway line. Jerome M....
Ottawa Valley Railway lays off 30
(The Ottawa Valley Railway issued the following press release on April 27, 2009.) NORTH BAY, Ontario — Reacting to a major decrease in business, the Ottawa Valley Railway (OVR), a RailAmerica property, has issued lay-off notices to approximately 30 affected employees....
BNSF derailment suit bid denied
(The following story by Richard Burgess appeared on The Advocate website on April 28, 2009.) LAFAYETTE, La. — Lawsuits against BNSF Railway in a May 17 train derailment that forced an evacuation will not move forward as a class action, a federal judge ruled Monday....
Missouri begins work on rail siding aimed at reducing Amtrak delays
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on April 27, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri launched work today on a railroad project that officials hope will reduce Amtrak delays between Kansas City and St. Louis. The state is...
Florida’s SunRail may be forced off tracks to balance budget
(The following story by James Miller appeared on the Daytona Beach News-Journal website on April 27, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With time running out for state lawmakers to reach a resolution, congressional backers of the proposed Central Florida SunRail visited the...
Union activist appointed to Labor Department
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sam Hananel on April 26, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama has appointed a key union activist as senior adviser to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, another sign of the influence that organized labor...
Obama reverses Bush expansion of LM-30 reporting
(The following story by Jim McElhatton appeared on the Washington Times website on April 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration, which has boasted about its efforts to make government more transparent, is rolling back rules requiring labor unions and...
‘No one wins going up against a train’
(The following story by Heather Ibbotson appeared on the Brantford Expositor website on April 28, 2009.) BRANTFORD, Ontario — Complacency can kill. So can speed, and even trespassing. Alerting motorists to railway crossing safety and highlighting the dangers of...
