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CSX reports third quarter earnings from continuing operations
(CSX issued the following on October 14.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation [NYSE: CSX] today reported third quarter 2008 earnings from continuing operations of $382 million, or 94 cents per share. This represents a 40 percent increase from the same period last...
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 17...
Teamsters offer Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief assistance in Louisiana, Texas
CLEVELAND, October 14 — 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...
Tomorrow is deadline for Disaster Relief assistance for Hurricane Gustav
CLEVELAND, October 14 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Gustav damaged homes and property on September 1. Assistance is available to individuals and households in the...
Musicians wax lyrical about opposition to CN rail plan
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 8.) CHICAGO — Musicians Dan and Jenny Kortmann have a motto: "Whenever there's a wrong that needs righting, there's a song that needs writing." The Lake Zurich couple think the...
Editorial: The legacy of DM&E’s Kevin Schieffer
(The following editorial appeared on The Mankato Free Press website on October 14.) MANKATO, Minn. — For many people in southern Minnesota, Kevin Schieffer was an evil railroad baron, intent on bullying through a plan to build a coal line without enough consideration...
Genesee & Wyoming: ‘Same railroad’ carloads slip in September, third quarter
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 13.) In September, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s (GWI) traffic from continuing operations totaled 65,999 carloads, up 3.2 percent compared with September 2007’s total. However, same-railroad traffic...
UP invests $4 million for track improvements to its West Chicago line
(Union Pacific Corp. issued the following on October 13.) OMAHA, Neb. — Motorists will spend less time at crossings waiting for trains to pass as a result of $4 million in track improvements made by Union Pacific Railroad to its West Chicago Line. The track...
Editorial: Better days for Amtrak
(The following editorial appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on October 14.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Now here's a quaint thought. Imagine President Bush, leaving Washington and heading back to Texas — by train. Truly, the soon-to-be-former President would be a most...
