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Six disciplined for failing to report trains’ near-crash
(The following story by Charles Elmore appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on November 25.) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Two trains on the same track came so close to colliding in West Palm Beach that a conductor warned passengers to brace themselves, but the crews...
Metrolink ridership down 10 percent after Rialto accident
(The following story by Dug Begley appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on November 25.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Metrolink trains will hit the brakes when approaching possible red signals after agency officials stiffened a company rule following a collision in Rialto...
Amtrak names U.S. FRA’s Boardman as new chief
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane and John Hughes on November 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak, whose budget may increase under an Obama administration, said its new chief executive officer will be the head of the U.S....
Judge upholds $48-million jury award to quadriplegic railroad worker
(The following story by Joanna Lin appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on November 26.) LOS ANGELES — A judge on Tuesday approved a $48-million jury award to a former Union Pacific Railroad employee who was left a quadriplegic after a work-related car accident...
CN: grain decision cuts revenue $18.6 million
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 26.) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co. said a grain rate decision held up by the Canadian Federal Appeal Court will cut the railroad's segment revenue by 23 million Canadian dollars ($18.6 million) this...
Court rules against CP, CNR railways on grain
(The following appeared on the Windsor Star website on November 26.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — A court has ruled against Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Canadian National Railway Co. in a battle over grain hauling revenue and the cost of maintaining the government's grain...
Exhaust from railroad diesel linked to lung ailments
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on November 25,) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Long-term exposure to diesel exhaust fumes may increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes lung conditions such as bronchitis and...
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,...
