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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...
Santa arrives aboard the KCS Holiday Express
(The following story by Kathie Bassett appeared on The Alton Telegraph website on December 15.) GODFREY, Ill. — Tightly bundled families braved the cold to greet Santa when he came to town Monday on the Holiday Express. Arriving on the Kansas City Southern railroad,...
NS to curtail Christmas, New Year holiday operations
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 16.) Christmas Holiday Operations In observance of the Christmas Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 11:00 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Full operations will resume...
BNSF grain cars derail near Williston, N.D.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 16.) WILLISTON, N.D. — Officials say about 25 cars on a BNSF train carrying corn derailed west of Williston in below zero temperatures. No one was hurt. BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said the derailment happened...
Temporary layoffs at CP affect about 100 in Revelstoke
(The following appeared on the Revelstoke Times Review website on December 15.) REVELSTOK, B.C. — About 100 CP Rail employees in the Revelstoke have been or will soon be temporarily laid off. “There have been some of our employees impacted by temporary layoffs in the...
Call might have averted Amtrak crash, Operation Lifesaver say
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on December 16.) BRIGHTON, Mo. — A quick phone call might have averted an Amtrak derailment that injured 10 people last week when a train hit a truck stuck on a railroad crossing near...
Buffett’s company buys more BNSF shares
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 15.) OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's company has bought another 2.2 million shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. stock, increasing its stake to more than 70 million shares. It means...
MBCR rail line back on schedule after delays
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Worcester Telegram & Gazette website on December 16.) WORCESTER, Mass. — After a week of severe delays caused by mechanical problems and weather conditions, commuter trains on the Framingham-Worcester line were on...
Kansas City Southern to offer $175M in notes
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 15.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Monday it would offer $175 million in senior notes due in 2013. It said its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., would use the money...
