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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....
Amtrak hires communications firm for security info
(AAAE issued the following press release on August 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has chosen AAAE's PASS system to help communicate key security information to passengers as they board trains. Amtrak's PASS system shows a 1-minute, 40-second video that explains...
Port of Oakland’s rail plans can’t leave station
(The following story by Blanca Torres appeared on the San Francisco Business Times website on August 14.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Every day, ships bring thousands of cargo containers to the Port of Oakland where they are transferred to either trucks or trains and slip...
Resident drops rail tie toxins lawsuit
(The following report by Kristen Ross appeared on the KBTX website on August 14.) COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Somerville woman's lawsuit alleging that an area tie-plant exposed her late husband to dangerous levels of chemicals, has been dropped. Rebecca Ramirez asked...
Arizona cities work to silence train horns
(The following story by Dianna M. Náñez appeared on the Arizona Republic website on August 14.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Despite the spike in accidents and hefty price tag associated with whistle bans, Tempe and several Arizona other cities are working to silence train horns....
SEPTA to step up its service
(The following story by Brian Scheid appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on August 14.) PHILADELPHIA — The highest gas prices in American history have spurred the largest expansion of public transportation service in SEPTA history. At a press conference...
CP Rail sues Sask. government for century worth of taxes
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Angela Hall on August 14.) REGINA, Sask. — The Canadian Pacific Railway Company is suing the Saskatchewan government for taxes it believes it's been wrongly paying - for the past 128 years. A statement of claim...
CSX shares climb after analyst upgrades to ‘buy’
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 14.) NEW YORK — Shares of CSX Corp. rose Thursday after an analyst upgraded the railroad company to "Buy," saying the stock is attractively priced and is likely to gain on the back of the company's third-quarter...
Part of early railroad tunnel unearthed in upstate NY
(The following story by Kathleen Moore appeared on the Daily Gazette website on August 14.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — City Historian Don Rittner has finally found what he says is the country’s first rudimentary railroad tunnel, buried in the center of the historic Stockade...
Buffett boosts stake in Union Pacific
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 14.) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's holding company has revealed a new investment in power wholesaler NRG Energy Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. also has doubled its stake in Union Pacific...
