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Grain growers, BNSF strike deal on handling future rate complaints
(The following story by Jo Dee Black appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on January 30, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Montana farmers who feel the railroad rates they pay to ship their grain are unfair now have an affordable avenue to pursue to make their case....
Union Pacific turns rail yard training into a virtual reality
(Union Pacific issued the following on January 29, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — How does a 147-year-old railroad company reach out to its modern-era new employees? One answer has turned out to be video simulation that mimics the virtual world of today's video games. "Video...
AAR: Down week for freight traffic on U.S. railroads
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on January 29, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continued to trend downward during the third week of 2009, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Carload...
House rail subcommittee hearing sheds light on rail’s role in the U.S. economy
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 29, 2009.) Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a hearing to examine freight and passenger...
House signs off on amended economic stimulus bill, more transit funds
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 29, 2009.) Yesterday, the House approved a slightly trimmed $819 billion economic stimulus package that includes more funds for transit than proposed in the original $825 billion American...
STB revises its cost of capital methodology
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on January 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Surface Transportation Board issued its final decision revising its method for calculating the railroad industry's cost of capital. The Board adopts a simple...
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...
CSX’s Ward named ‘Railroader of the Year’
(The following story by Mark Basch appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on January 28, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. Chairman and CEO Michael Ward has been named the 2009 “Railroader of the Year” by “Railway Age” magazine. According to a story in the...
Missouri Amtrak train has a new name: Missouri River Runner
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on the Kansas City Star website on January 28, 2009.) ST LOUIS, Mo. — Forget those stodgy names like the Ann Rutledge or the Missouri Mule. Amtrak has a new name for its service between Kansas City and St. Louis, and it’s...
