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CSX says hedge funds win 4 out of 5 seats
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on July 16.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. says preliminary results of the railroad's contentious board vote show that four out of five directors nominated by activist hedge fund shareholders TCI and 3G...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 16 — 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...
A train schedule for your cell phone
(The following story by Lauren Otis appeared on The Packet website on July 15.) PRINCETON, N.J. — Commuters know the drill well: You won’t make your regular train, and can’t remember when other trains depart, so you have to root around for a paper schedule that you...
Rail project presented in Stroudsburg, Pa.
(The following story by David Pierce appeared on the Pocono Record Writer website on July 16.) STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The proposed commuter rail line between Monroe County and New Jersey is close to qualifying — at least on paper — for half the money needed to build the...
NJ Transit cop faces marijuana charges
(The following story by Ron Marsico appeared on the Star-Ledger website on July 15.) NEWARK, N.J. — An NJ Transit police sergeant was arrested last week after authorities found 4 pounds of marijuana in the back seat of his vehicle in Newark, according to a State...
Ohio man arrested in NS derailment may face more serious charges
(The following story by Larry Shields appeared on the Salem News website on July 16.) LISBON, Ohio — The Salem man arrested in connection with the June 2 train derailment in Salem may be facing more serious charges after a fourth-degree misdemeanor count of disorderly...
New Amtrak ad campaign promotes re-launch of northeast regional service
(The following appeared at Webwire.com on July 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of Amtrak’s re-launch of its Northeast Corridor Regional service as Northeast Regional, the corporation has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor...
NS train hits oil tanker stuck on tracks
(The following story by Mark Boone appeared on the WCNC website on July 15.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tanker truck loaded with 6,100 gallons of oil was stuck at a railroad crossing and could not be dislodged before it was struck by an oncoming freight train, according to...
Jury spares the life of killer in Metrolink crash
(The following story by Ann M. Simmons and Jack Leonard appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on July 16.) LOS ANGELES — Ending a legal saga surrounding the deadliest train crash in Metrolink history, a Los Angeles jury decided Tuesday to spare the life of a...
