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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...
Albany to NYC express train delayed at least another year
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on November 4.) ALBANY, N.Y. — An Amtrak express train from Albany to New York City has been delayed at least another year. That’s according to Gannett News Service, which reports the...
North Dakota town sees more Amtrak riders
(The following story by Kate Kliner appeared on the Williston Herald website on November 4.) WILLISTON, N.D. — Williston seems to be mirroring a national trend that is on the rise: Riding the train. People are turning to the train as a means of transportation as costs...
Day in the Life: W&LE crew spends 6 days a week on area rails
(The following story by Ken Lahmers appeared on the Aurora Advocate website on November 4.) AURORA, Ohio — Advocate readers probably have figured out I'm a railroad aficionado. I've written several pieces about railroads and my rail trips this year, and one led to...
W&LE serves 500 customers, runs on 820 miles of track
(The following story by Ken Lahmers appeared on the Aurora Advocate website on November 4.) AURORA, Ohio — The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, which was founded in the 1870s and re-emerged in 1980 when Norfolk Southern sold off some of its lines, provides service for...
BNSF replaces 140,000 RR ties
(The following appeared on The Register-Mail website on November 4.) GALESBURG, Ill. — At the rate of 2,000 railroad ties a day for 74 days, a 45-person BNSF track gang replaced more than 140,000 ties on the Chillicothe subdivision in Illinois. Replacement crews used...
Voter turnout best in generations, maybe a century
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Seth Borenstein on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America voted in record numbers, standing in lines that snaked around blocks and in some places in pouring rain. Voters who queued up Tuesday and the millions...
New Congress turns more — much more — Democratic
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Laurie Kellman on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats broadened their control of Congress in Tuesday's elections, though in the Senate they fell short of the 60 votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority...
Obama is elected President as racial barrier falls
(The following story by Adam Nagourney appeared on the New York Times website on November 5.) NEW YORK — Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the...
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...
