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BNSF extends 2,500 employee furloughs
(The following story by Chris Ramirez appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on April 1, 2009.) AMARILLO, Texas — As many as 2,500 furloughed unionized Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway workers around the country thought they'd be back to work by now, or by...
CN crew shortage may have contributed to B.C. derailment
(The following story by Brent Wittmeier appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 1, 2009.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Crew shortages may be to blame for a 2007 Canadian National Railway Co. collision that sent gasoline-fed flames skyward and spilling down the banks of...
CP Rail braces as flood moves in
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 31, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway is getting ready for the Red River flood to move north and possibly disrupt freight traffic there as it has in North...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
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 3,...
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...
New York & Atlantic Railway takes out the trash
(The New York & Atlantic Railway issued the following on March 26, 2009.) BROOKLYN, N.Y. — While many people balk at taking out the trash, it’s a job that the New York & Atlantic Railway does gladly—hauling 1.7 million pounds of residential and municipal waste each...
BNSF to report first-quarter earnings April 23
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following on March 30, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will present its first-quarter 2009 earnings in a Webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time April 23, 2009. BNSF plans to...
Authorities hope tickets, education improve train safety in peoples’ minds
(The following story by Greg Welter appeared on the Chico Enterprise Record website on March 31, 2009.) CHICO, Calif. — More than a dozen people have been struck and killed by trains in Chico since 1999. Victims run the gamut from Chico State University students to...
NY state budget saves Amtrak’s Adirondack line
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on March 30, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Full state operating support was restored for Amtrak's Adirondack service from the Capital Region to Montreal, ensuring the train operates for another...
TWU says SEPTA talks not smooth
(The following appeared at Metro.com on March 31, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — While SEPTA bus, subway and trolley operators continue to work without a new deal two weeks after their contract expired, union leaders said they may file an unfair labor practice lawsuit if SEPTA...
