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Oregon short line asked to explain closure
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 13.) COQUILLE, Ore. — Federal railroad officials have given the owners of a short line railroad linking Coquille and Eugene a month to prove it did not illegally abandon the route that is vital to south...
Metra fretting over EJ&E sale
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on April 12.) CHICAGO — It's not a collision course yet, but Metra leaders are wary of the Canadian National Railway's plans to purchase the EJ&E railroad. CN's decision last fall to buy...
Communities wrangle over CN’s EJ&E plans
(The following story by Josh Stockinger appeared on the Daily Herald website on April 13.) CHICAGO — For 38 years, Jim and Marilyn Griffin have had few complaints with the commercial railroad that passes by their house in the rural village of Wayne. Sure, they hear a...
Opposition to CN rail plan grows
(The following story by Regan Foster appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on April 13.) BARRINGTON, Ill. — Opposition is rising to a proposed $300 million rail buyout that could increase rail traffic in the northwest suburbs. A fledgling group of governmental...
Railroad Retirement annuitants must file a 2007 tax return to receive economic stimulus payments (rebates)
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 7.) CHICAGO — Starting in May, the U.S. Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments, often referred to as rebates, to more than 130 million individuals. Most taxpayers do not need to take any...
IRS issues economic stimulus Q&A for Railroad Retirement
(The Internal Revenue Service issued the following on March 5.) DID YOU RECEIVE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS LAST YEAR? You may be entitled to an economic stimulus payment, often referred to as a rebate, from the federal government. HOW MUCH WILL I GET? You could get...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Georgia
CLEVELAND, April 11 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Georgia after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding caused major damage from March 14-16. If you or someone you know needs help, please call...
Police say they’ll ticket drivers who try to beat the train
(The following story by Richard Walker appeared on the Times and Democrat website on April 11.) ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A compact car, a silver one, speeds across the train track beside Magnolia Street. A white one does the same. In the background, a 100-car train is...
Amtrak will bus passengers to Champaign
(The following story by Barton Lorimor appeared on the Southern Illinois University Daily Egyptian website on April 11.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Instead of directing Amtrak passengers to their seats onboard an idling train, conductors at the Carbondale depot pointed them...
Congressmen secure funds for MOM line
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on April 11.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The $1 million-plus check for MOM is in the mail. The $1.25 million for NJ Transit's proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex light rail service is in the federal...
