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AAR: Rail freight volume shows small increase
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up slightly during the week ended October 4 in comparison with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Louisiana following Gustav
CLEVELAND, October 9 — 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...
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...
BNSF rolling 25 clerical jobs in to Topeka
(The following story by Michael Hooper appeared on The Capital-Journal website on October 9.) TOPEKA, Kan. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is moving 25 clerical jobs to Topeka from St. Paul, Minn., a company official said Wednesday. It is the positions, not the...
Editorial: Move chemical trains out of town
(The following editorial appeared on The Bay City Times website on October 9.) BAY CITY, Mich. — Wheels turning in Congress and the Federal Railroad Administration could address the biggest concern that played out in a mock derailment of a railroad train carrying...
Calif. High Speed Rail Authority hit with lawsuit
(The following story by Michael Cabanatuan appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on October 9.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A group opposing Proposition 1A, the high-speed rail bond measure, filed suit against the California High Speed Rail Authority on...
Amtrak no longer skunk at the party
(Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on October 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak felt like an unwelcome relative throughout President Bush's two terms, and even feared for its existence after he threatened to shut it down. But in the final...
DM&E’s Schieffer to leave company being bought by CP Rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 8.) NEW YORK — The trustee for the Canadian Pacific Railway Corp.'s acquisition of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad says DM&E President and Chief Executive Kevin Schieffer has left the company to...
Durbin discusses bailout, rail merger
(The following story by Nathaniel Zimmer appeared on the Southtown Star website on October 9.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin defended his vote on the recent bailout bill and reiterated his opposition to Canadian National Railway's purchase of the Elgin Joliet &...
