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NTSB adds restricted cell phone use to Most Wanted List of safety improvements
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on October 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued its 2009 Federal Most Wanted List of safety improvements. Newly added to the list of 15 areas of concern were:...
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 24...
Railroad Retirement retiree earnings limits to rise
(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...
Montana rail project tied to coal mine quickly rounds into shape north of Billings
(The following story by Linda Halstead-Acharya appeared on the Billings Gazette website on October 26.) BROADVIEW, Mont. — Even against the vast backdrop of range and rolling farmland 25 miles north of Billings, the railroad project seems massive. And it has sprung up...
Deadline is today for Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief assistance in Louisiana, Texas
CLEVELAND, October 28 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in Louisiana and Texas after Hurricane Ike damaged homes and property in early September. Assistance is available to individuals and households in the...
Final CSX hearing set for first stage
(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on October 27.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After nearly two years of discussion, approval for the first phase of the planned CSX freight rail terminal in Winter Haven is headed for its final public...
Union Pacific bridge tested with electrochemical sensors
(MATECH Corp. issued the following on October 27.) MATECH Corp. announced that it has completed an inspection on one Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Bridge in Nebraska using its Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor (EFS) System. The EFS technology provides information about...
CN acquires new state-of-the art track geometry inspection vehicle
(CN issued the following on October 27.) MONTREAL — CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) today accepted delivery of a new track geometry vehicle for the electronic inspection of track curvature, alignment and cross-level of rail lines across its network. The state-of-the-art,...
