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Benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 10, 2009.) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain...
Environmental damage averted in BNSF derailment
(The following story by Krista Kielsmeier appeared on the Des Moines Register website on April 1, 2009.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Hazmat teams responded to a March 28 train derailment in Pleasant Hill in an effort to prevent vegetable oil from leaking into Four Mile Creek....
UP uploads new web site
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 31, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Largest carrier jumps to graphics-rich, information laden Internet presence It may be the oldest of the big U.S. freight lines, but Union Pacific...
A look at Amtrak in Ohio
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 31, 2009.) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Amtrak would be a key part of Ohio's plan to restore passenger rail service: • Amtrak is studying routes connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. The study, due by the...
Canadian Pacific to host first-quarter 2009 conference call on April 23
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on April 1, 2009.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific will release its first-quarter financial and operating results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on April 23, 2009. CP will discuss its results with analysts...
Second Amtrak Cascades passenger train added, at least for Olympics
(The following story by Kelly Sinoski appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on March 31, 2009.) VANCOUVER — A second Amtrak Cascades passenger train will travel between Seattle and Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Games, but Canadian border officials are still balking...
Theft of railroad solar panels could have caused train accident
(The following story by Greg Welter appeared on the Chico Enterprise Record website on April 1, 2009.) PULGA Calif. — Eight solar panels and 16 large batteries used to store gathered energy were taken Thursday from a Union Pacific Railroad facility in the Feather...
Amtrak to bring back sleeper cars between Chicago, Boston
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 31, 2009.) CHICAGO — Beginning April 2, Amtrak will restore sleeping car service on the Lake Shore Limited line between Chicago and Boston. The route is one of six lines that are "getting an...
CP Rail reduces stake in Detroit River Tunnel
(Reuters circulated the following on April 1, 2009.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway said on Wednesday it planned to cut its holding in the key Detroit River Tunnel Partnership, giving a majority ownership to one of the country's biggest pension funds. CP, Canada's...
Rail cars sit idle during recession
(The following story by Bennett Hall appeared on the Democrat-Herald website on March 31, 2009.) ALBANY, Ore. — The Portland & Western Railroad is once again sending cars down a disused set of tracks between Corvallis and Monroe, but that doesn’t mean it plans to...
