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Amtrak suspends travel to, out of N.D.
(The following story by Lisa Schwarz appeared on the St. Cloud Times website on April 15, 2009.) ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Eastbound passengers on Amtrak’s Empire Builder service will arrive in St. Cloud by bus this morning after high water in North Dakota interrupted normal...
Train delays: CN reports 50 blockages over 2-month period
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 15, 2009.) CHICAGO — Freight trains blocked vehicle traffic at crossings along the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway 50 times in February and March, including a nearly...
U.S. readies plans for high-speed rail development
(Reuters circulated the following story by Lisa Lambert and John Crawley on April 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration is expected to unveil its plans on Thursday for accelerating development of high-speed rail, a concept that in the past has had...
CSX expects double-digit demand losses in 2Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 14, 2009.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator CSX Corp. expects double-digit declines in shipping volume to continue through the second quarter. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company said Wednesday in a conference call...
CSX profit down 30 percent but beats Wall St view; stock up
(Reuters circulated the following on April 14, 2009.) CHICAGO — CSX Corp., the No. 3 U.S. railroad, on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly net profit, sending its stock up 7 percent as it took steps to cut costs and keep prices steady amid a steep drop in...
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. April 17, 2009 Romulus, Mich. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8000 Merriman...
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...
NY Transit Museum exhibit shows LIRR’s lost history
(The following story by Raanan Geberer appeared on the Brooklyn Daily Eagle website on April 14, 2009.) BOERUM HILL, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is best known for serving, in the words of its famous 1950s ad campaign, the “dashing commuter” from Nassau,...
$150M sought to buy ACE track corridor
(The following story by Dennis Wyatt appeared on the Manteca Bulletin website on April 14, 2009.) MANTECA, Calif. — It’s a $150 million investment backers say will relieve traffic congestion, take trucks off the crowded Altamont Pass corridor, reduce air pollution,...
CSX to report first quarter 2009 earnings
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 14, 2009.) NEW YORK — Analysts expect deteriorating demand will took a chunk out of earnings at railroad CSX Corp., which reports first-quarter profit after the market closes. Edward Wolfe of Wolfe Research said...
