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Union Pacific’s freight shipments down 15 percent in first quarter
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 11, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Freight shipments on Union Pacific Railroad are down 15 percent in the first quarter from last year, a sure sign of the slumping U.S. economy. Rail shipments began...
Spain commemorates Madrid train bombings
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 11, 2009.) MADRID, Spain — The families of victims of the Madrid train bombings laid flowers Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of Europe's worst Islamic terror attack, which killed 191 people and injured...
Amtrak’s Silver Star sees ridership rise
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on March 11, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Ridership continues to grow on Amtrak's Silver Star serving Tampa on its New York-Miami route, bucking nationwide projections of lower ridership because of...
‘Monster train’ fears rising in Chicago suburbs
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 11, 2009.) CHICAGO — Amid fears of monster trains running through their communities, residents saw the first two Canadian National Railway trains roll down a suburban line...
STB approves NS, Pan Am Railways joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on March 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has approved the joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern LLC (PAS), a new railroad carrier, by the Norfolk...
Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
In snowstorm, woman mistakes railroad tracks for driveway
(The following appeared on the Fond du Lac Reporter website on March 9, 2009.) TOWN OF LEBANON, Wisc. — Limited visibility during Sunday’s snowstorm was apparently to blame as a Dodge County woman mistook the nearby railroad tracks for her driveway. A passing motorist...
KCS railroads launch Midwest-to-Mexico intermodal service
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 9, 2009.) Last month, Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) and Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) launched a new dedicated intermodal service between Kansas City, Mo., Dallas...
Opinion: Has high-speed rail’s moment arrived?
(The following blog by F. Kaid Benfield appeared at the Huffington Post website on March 9, 2009.) Several days ago I made the trip from DC to New York and back via Amtrak's Acela Express, my mode of choice for the last decade or so. It's less expensive than the air...
Opinion: Overdue boost for rail safety
(The following column by William Brehl appeared on the Toronto Star website on March 9, 2009. William Brehl is president of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference's Maintenance of Way Employees Division, based in Ottawa, and a member of Transport Canada's Advisory Council...
