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Fiscal hawk blocks train safety bill
(The following story by Christopher Conkey appeardd on the Wall Street Journal website on September 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation that would mandate collision-avoidance systems for trains and boost funding for passenger rail service is being blocked by...
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...
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...
Law enforcement officials undergo train-crash training
(The following story by Jesse Fray appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on September 24.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Law enforcement officers from across the state were in Lawrence this week for a two-day crash course on train collisions. Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
CSX boots up ‘responsibility’ site to stress corporate citizenship
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 24.) To highlight the company's "wide-ranging, deeply held and ethics-driven corporate responsibility beliefs and practices," CSX Corp. has launched a new Web site. Accessible under a...
Amtrak wants to close bridge 5 nights for additional work
(The following story by Katie Warchut appeared on The Day website on September 25.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak is requesting the Thames River Railroad Bridge be closed for several nights in October while adjustments are made to its main counterweight ropes. The...
Opinion: UP’s mystery $149 million fuel-surcharge profit
(The following column by Barbara E. Hernandez appeared at BNET.com on September 24.) Railroad giant Union Pacific yesterday said reduced diesel costs and better operations will raise its profits this quarter, and investors cheered. But I was trying to figure out what...
Amtrak passenger found dead on train in Oakland
(The following story by Bill Brand appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on September 24.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a passenger on Amtrak's Coast Starlight passenger train this morning. The investigation has forced...
Calif. bond would launch bullet train project
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Steve Lawrence on September 24.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A century and a half after California built its first railroad, the Golden State may be about to launch the most ambitious rail project undertaken by any state—a...
Los Angeles city, county officials lobby for new train safety measures
(The following story by Steve Hymon and Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 25.) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink should add a second engineer to its locomotives, install anti-collision technology and place an additional video camera in the cab...
