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Conductor in L.A. train crash said to fail drug test
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane and John Hughes on February 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The conductor of a Union Pacific Corp. locomotive tested positive for a controlled substance after a crash with a Los Angeles commuter...
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...
Discounts abound for U.S. rail travel in 2009
(The following story by Ed Perkins appeared at SmarterTravel.com on February 27, 2009.) Environmental concerns and the new stimulus package have focused national attention on rail travel these days. It's energy-efficient, green, and capable of reducing highway and...
Railroads: lifeline to southwest Pa. region
(The following story by Bob Cupp appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 27, 2009.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The area's early economic development would not have been possible without the railroads. Before they were built, Southwestern Pennsylvania...
Illinois Legislature considering taking away free rides
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 27, 2009.) CHICAGO — The Illinois Legislature is considering putting restrictions on the free rides on public transportation now being offered seniors. A bill sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bassi, a Republican from...
Budget change requires study of Toledo-Columbus rail link
(The following story by Jim Provance appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 27, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Proposed changes to Gov. Ted Strickland's two-year transportation budget would require the state to study the economic feasibility of direct passenger...
Toledo lobbies for expansion of rail project
(The following story by Tom Troy appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 27, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — An intermodal yard in South Toledo - where containers would be off-loaded from trains to trucks and shipped to new warehouses - has emerged as one of the city's...
Ottawa on track for yet another high-speed rail study
(The following story by Robert Benzie appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 25, 2009.) TORONTO — All aboard – all over again. It has been repeatedly studied for decades, but Ottawa, Queen's Park and the Quebec government are spending $3 million to probe the...
$140 million Mechanicville rail plan to go ahead
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on February 27, 2009.) MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — Federal regulators are expected to give their approval within weeks to a $140 million rail project that includes a $40 million intermodal yard...
Montana attorney general tangles with BNSF over grain rates
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Gouras on February 26, 2009.) HELENA, Mont. — Montana's attorney general released a report Thursday highly critical of BNSF Railway and the rates it charges Montana farmers. Attorney General Steve Bullock...
