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CSX recommends shareholders reelect the CSX Board of Directors
(CSX issued the following on June 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation NYSE: CSX today announced that it has sent a letter to all CSX shareholders in connection with the Company's annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. The CSX Board of...
Benefit rate increase for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 2.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $61 from $59 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2008. Benefits are...
Boy Scout victim of tornado was son of UP employee
OMAHA, NEB. — Thirteen-year-old Josh Fennen, one of four Boy Scouts killed when a tornado swept through Iowa's Little Sioux Scout Ranch campground June 11, was the son of UP employee Charles Fennen. Fennen is a senior project manager in the Network Planning group....
CSX train cars derail near Syracuse
(The following story by Matt Michael appeared at Syracuse.com on June 15.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No one was injured Sunday night when three CSX cars from two trains derailed after the trains collided on the tracks that run parallel to Ellis Street near the border of the...
Man injured after getting stuck between train cars and hauled from El Paso to Deming
(The following story by Kevin Buey appeared on the Las Cruces Sun-News website on June 15.) LA CRUCES, N.M. — A 58-year-old man sustained serious leg and foot injuries Thursday night when he became wedged in a space on a Union Pacific Railroad freight car and his feet...
Strong market lifts Pittsburgh railroad companies to record profits
(The following story by Ann Belser appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on June 15.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — L.B. Foster has been having a great few years in its railroad division. Stan L. Hasselbusch, the chief executive officer of the Green Tree-based company,...
In hot weather, MARC trains proceed with caution
(The following story by Cailin McGough appeared on the Frederick News-Post website on June 15.) FREDERICK, Md. — As temperatures climb above 100 degrees, heat restrictions can mean a slower ride home for MARC train riders. Restrictions limit speed on the track in case...
Editorial: $14 billion commitment to rail falls short
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on June 15.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Last week, the House of Representatives gave a big boost to the future of passenger rail service in this country. By approving the more than $14 billion, five-year spending...
SEPTA police back on job after deal
(The following story by Dwight Ott and Ashwin P. Verghese appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 16.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA transit officers returned to work at 7 a.m. yesterday after reaching a tentative agreement with the city late Friday, just hours...
Illinois lawmaker asks for examination of CN’s safety record in U.S.
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 14.) CHICAGO — An Illinois congresswoman wants federal officials to take a closer look at the safety record of the Canadian National Railway Co. after a critical report by the...
