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NTSB inquiry finds Metrolink safety oversight woefully inadequate
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez and Dan Weikel appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 4, 2009.) LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Widespread problems with enforcement of the nation's railroad safety rules and sharp differences over what can be...
Locomotive cameras may follow Metrolink crash probe
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on March 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calls may increase to put cameras or voice recorders inside locomotive cabs as investigators sift the evidence into what caused last year’s Los Angeles...
Metrolink union opposes video cameras inside locomotives
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A top union official representing Metrolink engineers told federal authorities this morning that the union opposes a key reform proposed by the...
Railroad unions object to surveillance cameras
(The following story by Katharine Q. Seelye appeared on the New York Times website on March 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad union officials being questioned about last year’s deadly commuter-rail crash in California told a federal panel this morning that they...
Union recommends 2 workers in all train cabs
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Kevin Freking on March 4, 2009. William C. Walpert is National Secretary-Treasurer of the BLET.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A second employee in the cabs of all passenger, freight and commuter trains could help avoid...
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...
Railroad Executive Charles H. Clay, 83, dies
(The Red River Valley & Western and Twin Cities & Western railroads issued the following on March 3, 2009.) Charles H. Clay, 83, a cofounder and director of the Red River Valley & Western and the Twin Cities & Western railroads, died peacefully March 1, 2009, at his...
CSX train derails in Mount Holly
(The following story by Diane Turbyfill appeared on the Gaston Gazette website on March 3, 2009.) MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — Nineteen coal cars jumped off track Tuesday morning in Mount Holly. The derailment happened at 10:15 a.m. causing little fanfare, according to Public...
NJ Transit trains rolling, delays expected
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on March 4, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit train service in and out of New York City has been restored, but commuters can expect delays. Spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett says the problem began when Amtrak was unable to...
Opinion: Tempting fate at railroad crossings
(The following column by Tom Jackson appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on March 4, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — About freight train traffic through Pasco County's largely rural eastern flank, two rules always apply. Rule No. 1: Trains that have achieved cruising velocity...
