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BNSF track gangs to replace rail in New Mexico
(BNSF Railway issued the following on October 29.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Beginning tomorrow, BNSF Railway Company will replace more than 5.6 track miles of rail between Vaughn and Yeso, N.M. The project is expected to use almost 60,000 feet of steel rail, cost $2.5...
BNSF completes two major infrastructure projects in Illinois
(BNSF Railway issued the following on October 29.) FORT WORTH, Texas — 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 utilized tie cranes,...
Weight, repairs blamed for 2007 space shuttle train derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jay Reeves on October 29.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A train hauling pieces of space shuttle rockets derailed last year because of inadequate repairs to a railroad bridge and the enormous weight of the load, according...
Editorial: Get on board Amtrak
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 30.) PHILADELPHIA — Here's a question that Northeast Corridor commuters should ask themselves in the voting booth Tuesday: Which presidential candidate is more likely to improve the...
Three Class Is to cut fuel surcharges next month
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 29.) It’s been eight months since CSX Intermodal’s monthly fuel surcharge has dipped below 30 percent. The November surcharge will break that streak. On Monday, CSXI will begin to apply a 26.5...
Shareholder sues CSX, hedge funds over short-swing profits
(Dow Jones circulated the following story by Chad Bray on October 29.) NEW YORK — A shareholder has sued CSX Corp. (CSX) and two hedge funds over sales of CSX shares before the funds publicly disclosed plans to shake up the railroad operator's board in a proxy fight...
Railroad Retirement Board: Dual benefit payments
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7.) CHICAGO — The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not...
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. OCTOBER Friday, October 31...
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 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...
