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Soo Line Railroad, BMWED reach tentative agreement
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on March 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that a tentative collective bargaining agreement was reached on March 18, 2009, between the Soo Line Railroad and the...
BNSF and CSX enhance container service to the Southeast
(BNSF issued the following on March 19, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company and CSX Intermodal recently expanded their current intermodal container service to include several new locations in the Southeast. BNSF and CSXI will now serve Charleston, S.C.;...
U.S. Class I workforce slightly smaller in January, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 20, 2009.) The U.S. Class I workforce entered 2009 a tad smaller. As of mid-January, the workforce stood at 159,511, a 1 percent decrease compared with mid-December’s level and 2.1 percent decline...
AAR: Another down week for rail freight traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended March 14 remained down in comparison with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported today. U.S...
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...
NYPD helps deliver baby boy in Penn Station
(The following story by Rocco Parascandola appeared on the Newsday website on March 18, 2009.) NEW YORK — Cops assigned to counterterrorism duty are trained to watch for the unusual. Wednesday, three New York Police Department officers inside Penn Station spotted...
BNSF grain cars derail in North Dakota
(The following story by Alan Reed appeared on the Williston Herald website on March 18, 2009.) WILLISTON, N.D. — A BNSF Railway train that was positioning grain cars on a Williston yard track Tuesday morning resulted in nine cars derailing while crossing a wooden...
Despite budget woes, LIRR gap fixes to continue
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on March 19, 2009.) NEW YORK — No matter how much worse the MTA's financial situation gets, the Long Island Rail Road's project to remedy dangerous gaps between trains and station platforms...
Amtrak to celebrate 2nd annual National Train Day on May 9
(Amtrak issued the following on March 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will celebrate America's love for rail travel with events across the country at its second annual National Train Day, May 9, 2009. Marking 140 years of connecting travelers from coast to coast,...
Rail-car utilization rates, deliveries continue to decline, research says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 18, 2009.) Rail-car utilization rates have declined to 93 percent this month as lessors struggle to renew leases, according to Longbow Research’s March survey of freight-car lessors. As many as...
