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August 18 is deadline for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 18 — 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...
Opinion: Don’t blame other ports for Halifax woes
(The following column by Roger Taylor appeared on the Chronicle Herald website on July 18.) HALIFAX, N.S. — The Port of Halifax developed pneumonia when the U.S. economy caught a cold and the result has been a decline in port traffic here while other East Coast ports...
UP removes 102-year-old bridge truss in Texas
(The following story by Christina Burke appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on July 17.) REFUGIO, Texas — Union Pacific Railroad crews removed the 102 year-old 303,000 pound truss on the bridge spanning the Mission River parallel to U.S. Highway 77 on Monday. It...
Editorial: Six Amtrak stops a week in Palm Springs is inadequate
(The following editorial appeared on The Desert Sun website on July 18.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The potential benefits of having a rail system, with a regular schedule, linking the Coachella Valley and the Los Angeles area are plentiful. The valley currently has...
Milestone for tunnel linking LIRR, Grand Central
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on July 18.) NEW YORK — One hundred forty feet below Grand Central Terminal, in a muddy, slippery tunnel filled with mind-boggling machinery, a recommendation graffitied onto the wall advises...
Town studying cost of overpasses in EJ&E sale
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 18.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Village officials have created what they believe is another tool to fight the potential increase in freight trains rumbling through town should the...
Public asked for input on EJ&E railroad sale
(The following story by Louise Brass appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 18.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — The public can voice its opinions on the potential sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad to Canadian National at a meeting at 6 p.m. July 23 at...
Study: Don’t let BNSF blast in Glacier National Park
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 17.) HELENA, Mont. — Glacier National Park officials recommend BNSF Railway not be allowed to use explosive shells that would blast snow and keep it from sliding onto tracks along the park's southern edge. Glacier...
Richmond riders flock to Amtrak
(The following story by Peter Bacque appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on July 17.) RICHMOND, Va. — In the era of $4-a-gallon gasoline, travelers are flocking to ride Amtrak. But the national passenger rail service, dogged by delays and aging equipment,...
