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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...
FRA weekly news digest
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on September 26.) FRA Partners with Norfolk Southern Railway to Monitor ECP Brake Performance The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding a $200,000 grant to Norfolk Southern Railway to monitor the...
Rockford leaders want a combined Amtrak, commuter rail route
(The following story by Thomas V. Bona appeared on the Rockford Register-Star website on September 26.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — Local leaders think Amtrak can get to Chicago faster through Belvidere than on the old Black Hawk line. They also think putting it on the same...
U.S. House fails to tighten rules on rail mergers
(Associated Press circulated the following on September 28.) CHICAGO - Legislation intended to tighten the rules on railroad mergers has fallen short of approval in the U.S. House, dealing a blow to opponents of the Canadian National Railway's plan to reroute more...
A train of thought in Richmond
(The following story by Peter Bacque appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on September 28.) RICHMOND, Va. — Train service at Main Street Station is a work in progress. And the work is going slowly. Richmond reopened the railroad station in Shockoe Bottom in...
Congressional delegation asks for help with Amtrak
(The following appeared on the Galesburg Register-Mail website on September 26.) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Members of the Illinois congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to the three major owners of rail systems used by Amtrak in Illinois asking that the companies...
Amtrak expansion gets a boost
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on September 26.) GALESBURG, Ill. — A vote Thursday evening in the U.S. House of Representatives may have moved Amtrak service for Peoria and the Quad Cities further along the track. State...
STB to assess environmental impacts of NS/Pan Am Railways’ Patriot Corridor
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 26.) The public has spoken and the Surface Transportation Board (STB) is listening. Because a number of public comments expressed environmental concerns about Norfolk Southern Corp.'s and Pan...
FRA seeks to strengthen bridge safety policy
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on September 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Enhanced bridge safety will be the result of the first standard railroad bridge inspection and maintenance agreement between railroads and the Federal Railroad...
TCRC negotiations with CP Rail, CN to start soon
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 29.) OTTAWA — Negotiations aiming at renewing collective agreements for CN locomotive engineers and rail traffic controllers are to start within the next few weeks. In addition, CP rail traffic...
