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Train unions seek cell phone rule changes
(The following story by Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on November 17.) LOS ANGELES — Unions representing locomotive engineers and conductors said Monday they were seeking changes in federal restrictions on cellphone use by train crews ordered...
Sector snap: Railroad stocks chug lower
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 17.) NEW YORK — Rail operator shares fell in midday trading Monday, moving lower on sour economic news and concerns about the auto industry. Citigroup said it will cut another 53,000 jobs in coming quarters,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Last freight leaves Stirling station
(The following story by Frank T. Reilly appeared on the Echoes-Sentinel website on November 14.) LONG HILL TWP., N.J. — One-hundred twenty-six years of freight service on the NJ Transit Gladstone Branch came to an end on Friday morning, Nov. 7, when Norfolk Southern...
Metra, Google team up for trip planner
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 17.) CHICAGO — Chicago-area residents who need help finding their way around the city and suburbs on public transit now have a new navigation tool. Metra and Google have joined forces in an online...
BNSF is proposing speed increase for trains traveling through Minnesota towns
(The following story by Garret Felder appeared on the West Central Tribune website on November 15.) WILLMAR, Minn. — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway company is proposing to increase the maximum speed level for trains traveling through Atwater, Grove City and...
Intermodal rail yard a tough sale for Northwest Indiana
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on November 16.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Experts at the Indiana Logistics Summit delivered a split verdict on whether an intermodal rail center and the thousands of jobs that would go with it will...
