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$8 billion could help revive travel by train
(The following story by Marilyn Adams appeared on the USA Today website on March 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans started falling out of love with trains 50 years ago, when thrilling silver airliners left locomotives far behind. Now, President Obama and leaders...
Economic slowdown finally hits US rail freight
(The following story by Robert Wright appeared on the Financial Times website on March 16, 2009.) LONDON — North America’s railways appear finally to be experiencing the full force of the economic downturn after freight volumes fell 14.5 per cent in February against...
BNSF CEO receives compensation valued at $14.6 million
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on March 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — The chief executive of the country's second-largest railroad received total compensation valued at $14.6 million in 2008, a 16 percent increase from the year...
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...
Opinion: Unspent funds for train safety, security make N.J. lawmakers furious
(The following story by Bob Braun appeared on the Star-Ledger website on March 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2006, Congress appropriated $127.8 million to keep trains -- including NJ Transit, Amtrak and the New York City subways -- safe. Not so much in this...
North Shore railroad finds upside to down economy
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 14, 2009.) DULUTH, Minn. — Freight cars are rumbling down the tracks of the North Shore Scenic Railroad for the first time in nearly two decades. But in what could be a sign of the times, the coal cars in...
8 rail crossings set to close in western Indiana
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 14, 2009.) TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Two railroad companies have agreed to help pay the cost of closing six railroad crossings in Terre Haute and two others outside the city limits. Under an agreement reached Thursday,...
Train thief took a 120-ton joy ride
(The following story by Robert Samuels appeared on the Miami Herald on March 16, 2009.) MIAMI, Fla. — The heist from a Kendall sidetrack was revealed on a Sunday, shortly before midnight. A railroad crew came out to crank up locomotive No. 2617 -- a 120-ton blue and...
Contract expires, but SEPTA keeps rolling
(The following story by Kitty Caparella appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on March 16, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's buses, subways, trolleys and trains keep rolling, even though the union contract for 4,700 city operators and mechanics expired at 12:01...
Florida lacks momentum on commuter rail
(The following story by Joe Follick appeared on the Herald-Tribune website on March 16, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — While federal stimulus spending and increased environmental consciousness have created a new golden age for commuter rail systems nationally, Florida...
