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BNSF postpones fuel surcharge changes
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following on December 2.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Due to current volatility in the fuel markets, BNSF is postponing the fuel surcharge changes that had been scheduled to take effect in January and February 2009. These changes would...
Federal officials may sign off on new Metrolink safety system
(The following story by Ben Goad and Dug Begley appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on December 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials will consider letting Metrolink install automatic train-stopping devices that local officials believe will help prevent...
Red light Metrolink train ran before Chatsworth crash may not have been clearly visible
(The following story by Rich Connell and Robert J. Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on December 3.) LOS ANGELES — A critical red light that a Metrolink train ran just before slamming into a freight train in Chatsworth was not as visible as green and...
Lawmakers consider RR anti-trust law
(The following appeared on the North Platte Bulletin website on December 1.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Washington lawmakers have called on Congressional leaders to protect consumers, farmers and rural communities from railroad monopoly abuses as part of any economic...
RRB implementing first phase of new toll-free service project
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on December 1.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced that it will begin phasing in nationwide toll-free telephone service starting in late November 2008. A single toll-free number...
RRB 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...
Railroad Retirement announces benefit increases for 2009
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 23.) CHICAGO — Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, are scheduled to increase in January 2009 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during the 12...
Retiree earnings limits to rise in 2009
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 23.) CHICAGO — Those railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2009 without having their benefits reduced, as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed to...
Final Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conference of 2008
CHICAGO — The following informational conference is the final one conducted by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board in 2008. Registration for the informational conference begins at 8:00 a.m. It begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. DECEMBER Friday,...
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...
