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Hedge fund rep will not seek reelection to CSX board
(The following article was posted on the Florida Times-Union website on February 13.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After waging a nearly year-long proxy fight to gain a seat on CSX Corp.’s board of directors, the managing partner of The Children’s Investment Fund will not...
Court finds BNSF responsible for Montana cleanup
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 13.) KALISPELL, Mont. -- BNSF Railway is responsible for cleaning up pollution at the Kalispell site of a former oil refinery, a state judge ruled in a decision that could hit the company with a...
N.Y. fast-train plan picks up speed
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 14.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- A recently revived push to bring faster trains to upstate New York will gain new fuel from an $8 billion high-speed rail component in the federal...
High-Speed Rail Funding Gets Large Boost in Conference Negotiations
(The following article by Colby Itkowitz was posted on the CQ website on February 14.) WASHINGTON -- High-speed passenger rail was a clear winner in stimulus conference negotiations, securing more than four times the funding that was included in either the House or...
February Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News available online
CLEVELAND — The February 2009 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News is now available on the BLET website. Past issues of the official BLET monthly publication dating to 1997 are also on the BLET website. The current issue is available here as a PDF:...
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...
Amtrak promotes trip to Wrigley Field
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 12, 2009.) MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers and Amtrak are teaming up for a road game in Chicago. The first 100 Brewers fans who buy tickets to the Chicago Cubs' Sept. 17 game at Wrigley Field will get a...
BNSF’s Gardner railway hub project delayed
(The following story by Grace Hobson appeared on The Kansas City Star website on February 12, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The proposed BNSF Railway intermodal hub in Gardner — part of a $750 million project — will be delayed because of the faltering economy, rail...
Rochester leaders testify in support of high-speed rail
(The following story by Heather J. Carlson appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on February 11, 2009.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Rochester leaders took their case for a high-speed rail stop to the Capitol on Tuesday, urging support of a bill that would provide $500,000 in...
$9.3B in stimulus bill will strengthen N.J. rails
(The following story by Raju Chebium appeared on the Courier-Post website on February 13, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $789 billion compromise economic stimulus measure before Congress contains an unprecedented amount of money for passenger rail and could increase...
