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Opinion: Rail Safety Improvement Act will save lives
(The following column by Robert Manning appeared on The Desert Sun website on February 8, 2009. Robert Manning is president of Southwest Rail Passenger Association and member of RailPAC, a California rail passenger advocacy group.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Sometimes it...
Freight carriers see rough road ahead in 2009
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on February 6, 2009.) NEW YORK — Sliding demand and stiffer competition for customers promise to make 2009 another tough year for the nation's freight carriers. Trucking companies and railroads...
Railroads share the bumpy ride of recession
(The following story by Olivia Webb appeared on the Richmond County Daily Journal website on February 7, 2009. Curtis Driggers is a retired member of BLET Division 435.) ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — The changing nature of the rail transportation industry is reflected in recent...
US rail companies steam through the downturn in profit
(The following story by Robert Wright appeared on the Financial Times website on February 8, 2009.) LONDON — North America’s principal rail companies underlined their growing resilience and pricing power by reporting improved operating profits for the quarter when the...
Hoffa vows to fight for good union green jobs
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa vowed to step up with labor and environmental allies today in the fight to create more green jobs in the United States --...
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...
Court reaffirms union’s right to use inflatable rat during protests
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Beth DeFalco on February 5, 2009.) TRENTON, N.J. — Even a 10-foot inflatable rat has free speech rights in New Jersey, the state's Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a case that pitted an International Brotherhood...
New York City to Atlantic City train service starts
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 6, 2009.) NEW YORK — Express train service between New York City and Atlantic starts this morning with the debut of the Atlantic City Express Service. It's a $25 million effort backed by three casinos, as well...
BNSF Railway, J.B. Hunt mark 20 years of intermodal success
(BNSF and J.B. Hunt issued the following on February 5, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Twenty years ago today, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and BNSF predecessor The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company loaded a Hunt trailer onto a railcar and ushered in the...
