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Deadline is August 18 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 22 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Missouri after severe storms and flooding caused major damage in the following counties: Clark, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls and St....
RRB financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment...
$30,000 walkway would eliminate Amtrak safety concerns
(The following story by Bob Stiles appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on July 22.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Mike Langer says it's up to Amtrak. The president of the Westmoreland Cultural Trust said Monday that getting approval from officials of the...
MTA may hike LIRR fares about 8 percent next year
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on July 22.) NEW YORK — Long Island Rail Road riders could face a roughly 8-percent fare hike next summer as part of a round of systemwide increases if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's...
Smoke fills some SEPTA trolley cars in tunnel fire
(The following appeared on the Delaware County Times website on July 22.) PHILADELPHIA — Transit officials in Philadelphia say eight people aboard a trolley car were sickened by smoke when overhead electrical wires came down and started a fire in a tunnel....
Rarely-seen NS caboose draws stares in Va.
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on July 22.) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Something unusual was attached to the Norfolk Southern Corp. train headed out of Portlock Yard on a recent Friday morning. The boxy rail car hanging on the...
Suspicious man, package closes Richmond BART, halts Amtrak service for hours
(The following story by Robert Salonga appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on July 21.) RICHMOND, Calif. — A man dressed like Indiana Jones left a suspicious backpack with wires sticking out on a westbound Capital Corridor Amtrak train, halting BART and Amtrak...
Amtrak’s Downeaster ridership goes up 28 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 21.) PORTLAND, Maine — Rail officials say high gas prices played a role in a 28 percent gain in ridership for Amtrak's Downeaster during the latest fiscal year. Executive Director Patricia Quinn of the Northern...
DOT announces $1 million grant to reduce highway/rail crossing deaths
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deputy Secretary of Transportation Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett today announced a $1.015 million grant to continue federal support of public education efforts to reduce...
FRA proposes rule to ramp up roadway worker protection procedures
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 21.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking targeted at protecting roadway workers from train or equipment movements on an adjacent track. The...
