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DOT gives $6 million to speed Portland-Seattle Amtrak service
(The following story by Dylan Rivera appeared on The Oregonian website on September 30.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A project intended to speed Amtrak service between Portland and Seattle landed the biggest grant among a $30 million pool of rail grants awarded today by the U.S....
Feds award $1 million to Arizona for rail study
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The federal government is giving $1 million to Arizona to launch a study of proposed new passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson. Arizona has to come up with $1 million to...
Improvements on track for busy Amtrak routes
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 1.) CHICAGO — About 30 minutes will be shaved off the 5 1/2 -hour Amtrak trip between Chicago and St. Louis when train speeds increase to 110 m.p.h. within about a year on parts...
State rail projects get boost as driving declines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Larry O’Dell on September 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — The federal government is chipping in nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country as Americans continue to drive less and take the train...
DOT Secretary announces funding to improve intercity passenger rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — As Americans continue a historic cut back on driving and turn to other forms of transportation like rail and transit, a new approach to funding intercity passenger rail...
DM&E sale won’t mean layoffs, exec says
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad President Kevin Schieffer says today's Surface Transportation Board approval of the DM&E's sale to the Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation...
STB regulators approve CP Rail purchase of DM&E
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on September 30.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — U.S. regulators gave Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd the green light on Tuesday to take control of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp, which could eventually bring a third...
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 3...
Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 9.) CHICAGO — Railroad employees who are planning to retire should be aware of what steps to take and what documents are required when applying for an annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board...
CP Rail’s Spirit Train rekindles Olympic memories
(The following story by Cailynn Klingbeil appeared on the Calgary Herald website on September 28.) CALGARY — Jennifer Smart was just 15 years old when Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, but she still remembers the excitement that captured the city. "The whole...
