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Illinois DOT seeks funding for more Amtrak cars
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 12.) CHICAGO — Illinois transportation officials are considering buying more Amtrak passenger cars for popular routes in southern parts of the state. Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Milt Sees...
CP Rail cuts capital spending by 20 per cent
(The following appeared on the Globe and Mail website on November 13.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has joined the growing ranks of companies planning spending cutbacks in the light of the global economic and financial crunch. The Calgary company said...
Amtrak’s northeast ridership falls as business travel declines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following by Chris Dolmetsch on November 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ridership on Amtrak's trains between Boston and Washington, including its high-speed Acela line, fell 5 percent in October from a year ago as business travel declined. The...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference calls for probe of CP Rail’s increasing number of collisions, safety violations
(Teamsters Canada issued the following on November 12.) OTTAWA — In the wake of a recent on-track collision south of Calgary involving propane tanks and a separate British Columbia court decision finding CP Rail responsible for the death of an employee, Teamsters...
Amtrak rebuilds trains as Biden pledges `first-class’ railroad
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by John Hughes and Angela Greiling Keane on November 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Refurbished high-speed trains and spruced-up stations may greet Amtrak commuters from Boston to Washington as Amtrak, the U.S. passenger...
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...
Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The following are informational conferences conducted by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. All informational conference registrations begin at 8:00 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. NOVEMBER Friday, November...
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...
DM&E joins CP Holiday Train in a decade of giving
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on November 10.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Food banks in more than 100 North American communities will be front and center when Canadian Pacific's tenth annual Holiday Train gets underway. A brightly decorated CP train will...
