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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. SEPTEMBER Friday, September...
Plan ahead for your safety
(The following story by Laura Ring appeared on the Leduc Representative website on September 11.) LEDUC, Alberta — Families may have a plan if a tornado was to touch down nearby, if a fire started in their house, or if something was to happen while a child was home...
No injuries in UP derailment near Hawkins, Texas
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 12.) HAWKINS, Texas — Nobody has been hurt in the East Texas derailment of at least 15 cars of a Union Pacific freight train, spilling loads of rice. A dispatcher with the Wood County sheriff's department...
Train crossing crackdown targets drivers on Tucson’s NW side
(The following story by Brian J. Pedersen appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on September 11.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Drivers on the Northwest Side got a crash course in railroad-related traffic laws Thursday morning, as the Marana Police Department teamed up with...
Lawsuit seeks to scrap Va. rail yard plans
(The following story by Tim Thornton appeared on the Roanoke Times website on September 11.) ROANOKE, Va. — The state's plan to give Norfolk Southern Corp. more than $31 million to build an intermodal rail yard in Elliston violates Virginia's constitution two ways....
County sues over plan for new NS rail yard
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 11.) CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Montgomery County officials have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state's plan to spend $40 million on a new Norfolk Southern rail yard. A county spokeswoman said Thursday that...
EJ&E plan bashed at rail hearing
(The following story by Bob Okon appeared on the Herald News website on September 12.) JOLIET — Opponents to the Canadian National Railway plan questioned why the company should be allowed to profit at the expense of local residents and taxpayers. Frankfort Mayor Jim...
Third quarter miss expected from CP Rail
(The following story by Jonathan Ratner appeared on the National Post website on September 11.) OTTAWA — A late harvest, the strike at Potash Corp. and mine and port shutdowns in the third quarter are being blamed for lower-than-expected volumes in grain, coal and...
California seeks $10 billion bond for high-speed rail
(The following story by Steve Schmidt appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on September 9.) SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Even in a state known for dreaming big, the idea's a doozy: a train so swift that it could speed from San Diego to San Francisco in a little less...
Teamsters praise House for voting to ban unsafe Mexican trucks
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa commended the 395 members of Congress who voted today to close the border to dangerous trucks from Mexico. The House of...
