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KC Southern CEO’s 2008 compensation valued at $1.4 million
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Twiddy on March 30, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The chairman and chief executive of Kansas City Southern received compensation valued at $1.4 million in 2008, or 73 percent less than the year before,...
Billions for high-speed rail; anyone aboard?
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Deborah Hastings on March 26, 2009.) NEW YORK — To Americans, high-speed trains evoke the gee-whiz factor of a trip to Tomorrowland: Ride futuristic cars that zoom you to a destination in a fraction of the drive...
Worker struck by locomotive, injured in tunnel project
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 31, 2009.) SEATTLE — A worker was injured Monday morning when he was struck by the locomotive of a train that carries equipment and employees through a tunnel being bored to carry treated water from the...
Sector snap: Railroad shares fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 30, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of freight railroad companies fell Monday as the broader market stumbled and a Goldman Sachs analyst lowered earnings estimates of railroads due to a slump in shipment volumes....
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...
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,...
5 best train trips in Canada
(The following story by Daniel Drolet of The Ottawa Citizen appeared at Canada.com on March 29, 2009.) OTTAWA — Gordon Lightfoot sang about the Canadian railroads for a reason: rail travel is somehow quintessentially Canadian, in many ways a link to the early days of...
SEPTA budget proposal: No fare increases or service cuts
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 30, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's proposed new operating budget calls for a 3.3 percent increase to $1.13 billion, with no fare increases or service cuts. Five public hearings...
NJ Transit is retrofitting 130 stations
(The following story appeared on the Star-Ledger website on March 28, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Somerville train station yesterday touting improvements that will make the station fully accessible for customers with...
Town whistles Norfolk Southern trains for speeding
(The following story by Kevin McKenzie appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on March 29, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Collierville police can't issue speeding tickets for trains, but the town's mayor is asking Norfolk Southern Railway to watch its speedometers...
