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Hazmat’s indirect rail route
(The following story by Ari Natter appeared on the Traffic World website on December 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bush administration is trying to close the door on rules for railroad transport of hazardous materials but the plan for industry-led changes may amount 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...
In factory sit-in, an anger spread wide
(The following story by Monica Davey appeared on the New York Times website on December 8.) CHICAGO — The scene inside a long, low-slung factory on this city’s North Side this weekend offered a glimpse at how the nation’s loss of more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs...
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...
KCS Holiday Express returns to Godfrey Dec. 15
(The following story by Jill Moon appeared on The Telegraph website on December 7.) GODFREY, Ill. — Santa Claus is coming to town on the Kansas City Southern railroad, known as the Holiday Express. The annual Santa train will roll into the Pearl Street crossing...
KCS Holiday Express brings holiday joy to Pittsburg
(The following story by Brett Dalton appeared on The Morning Sun website on December 8.) PITTSBURG, Kan. — Brisk winds and cool temperatures Monday evening could not keep hundreds of local residents from taking in the Christmas tradition that is the Holiday Express...
Santa rides train into Staunton to meet children
(The following story by Trevor Brown appeared on the News Leader website on December 7.) STAUNTON, Va. — Dozens of children and families crowded the Staunton Amtrak station Saturday as the Buckingham Branch locomotive and its red caboose slowed along the tracks. The...
BNSF rolls in holiday cheer with big donation to International Trade Education Programs
(BNSF Railway issued the following on December 8.) LOS ANGELES — A trainload of holiday cheer has just arrived to help keep International Trade Education Programs (ITEP) on track next year thanks to Burlington-Northern Sante Fe Railway (BNSF). The railway, which...
KDOT to study Amtrak expansion
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 8.) TOPEKA, Kan. — State officials and Amtrak have agreed on the scope of a study to determine the feasibility of expanding passenger service through Kansas, Oklahoma and into Texas. The Kansas Department of...
