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Stimulus bill to include nearly $20 billion for rail projects, APTA says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 13, 2009.) On Wednesday, House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise on the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1/S. 1), which is expected to total $789 billion....
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...
RRB implementing next phase of new toll-free service project
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on January 12, 2009.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced that an additional 18 field offices will be added to its nationwide toll-free telephone service by the end of January 2009. A...
MTA’s out to track down tales of lovers
(The following story by Stephanie Gaskell appeared on the New York Daily News website on February 11, 2009.) NEW YORK — It was a subway car named desire. In July 2005, Christopher Archer and his friend boarded a crowded train to Coney Island to watch the Mermaid...
LIRR survey: Passengers slam bathroom cleanliness
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on February 12, 2009.) NEW YORK — Ask a Long Island Rail Road conductor where a bathroom is located on a train, and you'll likely be delighted with the courteous response you'll receive. But...
NJ Transit encouraging tunnel bids
(The following story by George Spohr appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on February 12, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is encouraging small businesses to bid on elements of the massive rail tunnel that will eventually give Orange County, N.Y., commuters a...
Amtrak announces temporary route changes for Capitol Corridor
Buses will carry passengers part of the between Suisun and Sacramento. By (The following story by Greta Mart appeared on the Martinez NEWS-Gazette on February 12, 2009.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — Starting Monday, some morning and early afternoon Capitol Corridor commuter...
Small hydrochloric acid leak reported at Eugene rail yard
(The following report appeared on The Register-Guard website on February 11, 2009.) EUGENE, Ore. — Nearly two dozen Eugene firefighters hustled to the Union Pacific railyard off Bethel Drive late Tuesday after a railroad official reported that hydrochloric acid was...
DOT Secretary LaHood meets with state leaders to discuss economic recovery spending
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 11, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today met with leaders of state departments of transportation from across the country in preparation for final passage of the...
