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Routing a railroad through the suburbs triggers Chicago-area protests
(The following story by Alex Roth appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on December 23.) CHICAGO — It seemed like a common-sense transaction when Canadian National Railway Co. signed a deal with U.S. Steel Corp. to buy a suburban rail line, seeking to reroute...
FRA begins development of Positive Train Control regulations
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is moving forward with developing new rules that prescribe how railroads should implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to...
Year 2009 Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on December 3.) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes will increase in 2009. However, the tier I tax rate on employees and employers remains...
RRB: Medicare Part B Premiums for 2009
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on November 20.) CHICAGO — The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $96.40 in 2009, the same as the Part B premium for 2008. Until 2007, all beneficiaries paid the same basic premium amount for...
Railroad Retirement Board appeals procedure
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on December 2.) CHICAGO — Persons claiming retirement, disability, survivor, unemployment or sickness benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) have the right to appeal unfavorable determinations on...
Travel by rail an adventure worth repeating
(The following story by Kerri Westenberg appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on December 19.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In the lounge car of the Empire Builder, Amtrak's popular train that runs between Chicago and Seattle, a Mennonite family of five gazed out...
Rediscovering passenger rail in North Carolina
(The following story by Bruce Siceloff appeared on the News-Observer website on December 21.) RALEIGH, N.C. — Business is getting better for Amtrak in North Carolina, and that's getting to be a problem for downtown Raleigh. The capital is blessed with one of the...
One Florida city is still in on $1 billion commuter rail
(The following story by Al Everson appeared on the West Volusia Beacon website on December 21.) WEST VOLUSIA, Fla. — "A big vision takes big leaders," Florida Department of Transportation District 5 Secretary Noranne Downs said, as she called on Volusia County to...
Opinion: Down in the dumps on the Downeaster
(The following column by Noah Bierman appeared on the Boston Globe website on December 21.) BOSTON — The e-mail sounded so desperate, so needy, so pathetic. "Please help us - we're suffering the ill effects of loneliness . . . and are collectively nearing nervous...
Switching problems cause CTA, Metra train delays
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on December 21.) CHICAGO — Switching, mechanical and weather-related problems have caused delays on both CTA and Metra trains Sunday morning. On the CTA, switching problems at the Loop’s elevated junction at Van...
