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Philly-area rail employee hurt in fall from train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 10, 2009.) TULLYTOWN, Pa. — Police say a Philadelphia-area commuter rail employee was injured in a fall from a moving train, but used her flashlight to wave down another train and get help. Tullytown police...
Railroad worker dies when hit by locomotive
(The following appeared on the Salina Journal website on February 9, 2009.) HERINGTON, Kan. — A 26-year-old Union Pacific Railroad conductor was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a train. Saxton L. Haselwood, Burden, was killed shortly after 3 a.m. when he was...
Illinois labor leader said to be top pick for top FRA post
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on February 9, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joseph Szabo, a former Illinois union leader, is President Barack Obama’s top candidate to head the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, two people...
Opinion: Entitlement among the titans
(The following Letter to the Editor by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa appeared on the Washington Post website on February 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Business columnist Steven Pearlstein usually gets it right, but he got one thing very wrong in his Feb. 4...
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...
RRB customer service plan update
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on January 12, 2009.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the principles and objectives of customer-driven quality service agency-wide. The RRB’s revised plan, effective...
Grant Park cleanup to take a while
(The following story by Hayley Graham and Bill Byrns appeared on the Daily Journal website on February 8, 2009.) KANKAKEE, Ill. — The environmental cleanup at the site of the CSX train derailment and hazardous material spill in Grant Park will take several months to...
Orphan Train Museum lease signed
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 7, 2009.) OPELOUSAS, La. — After a decade of hopes, the dream of an Orphan Train Museum for Opelousas became a reality this month with the signing of a lease agreement between the city and state Orphan Train...
Sunset Limited shut out in stimulus
(The following story by Ryan Burr appeared on the News Herald website on February 8, 2009.) PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Even if the money allotted for Amtrak is left in the final version of the economic stimulus being debated in Congress, it will not go toward restoring the...
