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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...
The importance of a current connection for Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on November 3.) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a “current connection with the railroad industry” is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities and supplemental...
A tiny commute: Lionel features Metro-North, NYC subway
(The following story by Martin B. Cassidy appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on November 25.) NEW YORK — The forest-green model of a New York City R27 subway car chugged through a miniature farmland scene as the realistic rumble and screech of steel rails came...
Amtrak bus line connects passengers to train stations
(The following story by Monique Sowinski appeared on the Daily Bruin website on November 25.) LOS ANGELES — The new Amtrak bus stop at Gayley and Strathmore Avenues is now up and running. The Westwood-UCLA stop is part of the Amtrak West Side Route, providing service...
NJ Transit helping commuters make “early getaway”
(The following story appeared on The Jersey Journal website on November 24.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is offering "early getaway" rail and bus service on Wednesday for the benefit of customers leaving work early for the Thanksgiving holiday, as well as...
St. Cloud approves East Side quiet zone at crossing
(The following story by Lawrence Schumacher appeared on the St. Cloud Times website on November 25.) ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud will quiet train whistles next year at a third crossing on the East Side. City Council members unanimously approved plans Monday for quiet...
CN stock gets “buy” nod over CP Rail
(The following story by David Pett appeared on the National Post website on November 25.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. or Canadian Pacific Railway Limited? According to RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin, investors should opt for the former, but don't...
Amtrak service through Bismarck studied
(The following story by Brian Duggan appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on November 25.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Bismarck could once again get railway passenger service depending on the outcome of an Amtrak feasibility study that is expected to be completed sometime...
Norfolk Southern harnesses sustainable wind energy
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 24.) NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On November 13 Norfolk Southern completed the installation of a 50 kilowatt wind turbine at its rail yard in North Kansas City to power the yard’s wastewater treatment plant. The wind...
Another shipment, another record for Canadian port
(The following story by Jim Kelly appeared on the Chronicle Journal website on November 25.) THUNDER BAY, Ontario — After a 47-day voyage from Japan, the MV Stellaprima arrived in Thunder Bay on Monday carrying four huge reactors each weighing more than 500 metric...
