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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...
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...
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...
Officers stepping up patrols at railroad crossings
(The following story by William Johnson appeared on the Daily World website on November 6.) OPELOUSAS, La. — After two train-car collisions in a week, law enforcement officers in Opelousas, Eunice, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office and the State Police are...
CN to boost fines for overloaded cars
(The following appeared on the Alberta Farmer Express website on November 6.) CALGARY, Alberta — Prairie farmers loading grain in producer rail cars to roll on CN track will need to carefully check cars' load limits or risk fines of up to $10,000 per car, the Canadian...
SEPTA apologizes for failing to meet parade demand
(The following story by Andrew Maykuth appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 6.) PHILADELPHIA — Faced with an onslaught of criticism, SEPTA officials stepped up efforts yesterday to explain the agency's performance Friday, when the transit system...
Union Pacific’ makes track improvements to Central Iowa Line
(Union Pacific issued the following on October 31.) OMAHA, Neb. — Motorists will spend less time at crossings waiting for trains to pass as a result of $7 million in track improvements underway by Union Pacific Railroad to its Central Iowa line that serves several...
Opinion: In defense of the vilified CN
(The following column by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on November 6.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway has been accused of attempting to ruin the suburbs. A year ago, the Montreal railroad, with a U.S. headquarters in Homewood, petitioned...
U.S. Class I workforce shrinks in September, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 5.) In September, the size of the U.S. Class I workforce shrunk by more than one percentage point, the largest drop in months and second-straight month-over-month decline. As of mid-September,...
