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Pa. rail authority to buy 10 miles of track from NS
(The following story by Beth Brelje appeared on the Pocono Record website on December 19.) STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority is working to bring more jobs to Monroe County. The authority, which is also working to bring the...
Virginia wants increased rail service to D.C.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 19.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is recommending $17 million to add passenger train service between Washington, D.C. and two Virginia cities. The money would...
Central Florida commuter rail gets renewed go-ahead
(The following story by James Miller appeared on the Daytona News-Journal website on December 19.) DELAND, Fla. — The proposed Central Florida commuter rail system got a renewed go-ahead from the Volusia County Council on Thursday, when the council revoked a month-old...
Derailment update: Tracks reopen; investigation begins
(The following story by Dustin Kass appeared on the Winona Daily News website on December 19.) DRESBACH, Minn. — The rail line near Dresbach reopened to train traffic Thursday night, just one day after the section of tracks was the site of a collision between two...
UTU’s Brokenrail suffers stroke; hospitalized
CLEVELAND, December 18 — UTU National Legislative Director James Brunkenhoefer — known affectionately as "Brokenrail" — suffered a stroke Dec. 17 while at home and is hospitalized in Virginia in very serious condition. He is in intensive care and is not permitted...
AAR: U.S. rail freight volume down as holiday approaches
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on December 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight volume on U.S. railroads was off during the week ended December 13 in comparison with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
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...
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...
Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News for December available online
CLEVELAND, December 15 — The December 2008 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:...
