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Obama, DOT announce 2,000th transportation project under economic recovery act
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on April 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama today announced funding for the 2,000th transportation project under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), only six weeks after...
Amtrak joins Mets at Citi Field’s Acela Club
(The New York Mets issued the following on April 13, 2009.) FLUSHING, N.Y. — The New York Mets and Amtrak today announced a multi-year marketing and promotional partnership at Citi Field, the Mets' new world-class home, opening today. As part of the partnership,...
STB announces the filing of CN’s first compliance report in EJ&E deal
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on April 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board (Board) announced today that Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has filed its first compliance reports pursuant to the Board’s oversight...
Noise reduction part of CN pact with Gary, Ind.
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on April 13, 2009.) MUNSTER, Ind. — Canadian National Railway Co. announced Monday it has reached a pact with the City of Gary to reduce noise and improve emergency response in relation to...
Track work to delay some Amtrak service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says track work in New Jersey will lead to minor delays for the next five months on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor. Spokeswoman Karina Romero says concrete ties used...
S.D. will improve three railroad lines
(The following story by Michele Linck appeared on the Sioux City Journal website on April 13, 2009.) PIERRE, S.D. — Gov. Mike Rounds has authorized the state Transportation Department to enter into agreements to fund $10.7 million in improvements on three state-owned...
Transit security funding gets snarled in traffic
(The following story by Daniel Fowler appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on April 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Grant recipients have failed to spend almost all of the money awarded to them for transit security in the last few years, a recent Homeland...
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. April 17, 2009 Romulus, Mich. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8000 Merriman...
Steam locomotive No. 844 to spend time in Ogden
(The following story by Charles F. Trentelman appeared on the Standard-Examiner website on April 10, 2009.) OGDEN, Utah — The Union Pacific's steam engine No. 844, is scheduled to visit Ogden briefly Sunday and Monday, then spend three days on public display in May on...
