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CN trains to debut on Elgin, Joliet & Eastern line Tuesday
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 10, 2009.) CHICAGO — The first two Canadian National Railway trains to be rerouted onto the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern rail line will arrive Tuesday, officials said. One freight train will run south through...
Public transit stimulus money goes to states, cities
(Reuters circulated the following on March 9, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration rolled out more funding to states and cities from the economic recovery plan on Thursday, with Vice President Joe Biden announcing that $8.4 billion is now available for...
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...
Opinion: Radical high-speed trains briefly brightened the Depression
(The following column by Frederick N. Rasmussen appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 8, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — American rail travelers couldn't have been more heartened last week by the announcement that President Barack Obama's budget included in the...
Riding the rails across America
(The following column by Andy Isaacson appeared on the New York Times website on March 6, 2009.) NEW YORK — Somewhere on the west side of Illinois, the Amish men broke out a deck of Skip-Bo cards and I joined them as the cafe car attendant, using an iPod and a set of...
Pro and Con: Florida commuter rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on March 9, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Pro: Communter rail deal offers many benefits Florida stands on the threshold of doing something every other state wants to do: give its citizens a green...
Albion track repairs should give trains a boost
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 7, 2009.) ALBION, Mich. — Trains headed between Detroit and Kalamazoo are expected to find the trip a little faster through Albion. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports Friday that track repairs have been made in...
Opinion: A big upgrade for Union Pacific
(The following column by Dave Mock appeared on the Motley Fool website on March 6, 2009.) Every day, the sun rises on Wall Street, and a plethora of professional analysts wake to issue new opinions on stocks. Here at the Fool, we use our "This Just In" column to...
Beltline agreement reached: No Amtrak at Piedmont
(The following story by Eric Stirgus appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on March 6, 2009.) ATLANTA — Northeast Atlanta residents who feared Amtrak and other commuter trains roaring through their neighborhoods received welcome news Friday: state...
Upcoming talks could lead to 2nd Amtrak run to B.C.
(The following story by Kristin Jackson appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 7, 2009.) SEATTLE — A second daily train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., could start running by early summer if upcoming talks between Washington state and Canadian officials...
