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A garden grew till Amtrak got quite contrary
(The following story by Daniel Rubin appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 10.) PHILADELPHIA — Andris Peterson's not-so-secret garden took root 20 years ago, after he'd broken his leg while clearing the jungle of twisted giant vines that grew...
RRB announces field service management reorganization
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 9.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced a major reorganization of its field service to be effective October 1, 2008. The agency’s 53 field offices will no longer be...
Dems blast Bush Administration on security
(The following appeared on the Traffic World website on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bush administration has made little progress implementing congressionally mandated homeland security law, including several programs involving freight security, according to a...
Are folks along EJ&E being railroaded?
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on The Beacon News website on September 10.) AURORA, Ill. — Less than an hour into Tuesday night's hearing on a controversial railroad sale proposal, Aurora resident John Lieck stepped up to the microphone, air horn in...
Bill to block EJ&E sale gets rolling
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Daily Southtown Star website on September 10.) CHICAGO — The clock is ticking on legislation that could kill the controversial plan to sell the EJ&E Railroad and divert more trains to the suburbs. A Congressional...
CN CEO says House bill threatens merger
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway's CEO says a measure gaining bipartisan support in Congress could threaten its plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line in Chicago's suburbs. CN's...
CN Rail weighing next step after EJ&E ruling
(Reuters circulated the following on September 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway is weighing its next step after being rebuffed in the latest regulatory ruling on its planned purchase of the Chicago area's Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. The U.S....
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...
RRB: Medicare for railroad families
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 12.) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries....
W.Va. city demolishing historic train depot
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 8.) RAINELLE, W.Va. — Rainelle officials say the city had no choice but to tear down a historic train depot. City recorder Pete Adams says that while the city owned the building, it didn't own the property it...
