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Where Clinton, Obama are on transit
(The following story by Catherine Lucey appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on April 11.) PHILADELPHIA — For more than a year, the Democratic presidential candidates have traveled around the country by bus, train and plane to meet voters. Although transit...
BNSF Railway shows off new all-electric cranes
(The following story by Bob Young appeared on the Seattle Times website on April 11.) SEATTLE, Wash. — Six stories above the Seattle waterfront, peering through a glass floor at trucks and cargo containers below, Lee Marlenee drove a new $3 million crane, one of the...
Study: Amtrak’s Downeaster an economic engine for Maine, NH
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 10.) PORTLAND, Maine — The Amtrak Downeaster passenger train will generate billions of dollars in economic benefits in Maine and New Hampshire over the coming decades, according to a new study. The study, "Amtrak...
New tracks easing rail congestion
(The following story by Xochitl Peña appeared on The Desert Sun website on April 11.) COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. — A second set of railroad tracks is being laid from Palm Springs to Thermal in response to increased rail transportation across the southern United States....
CSX standoff continues in Mass. over liability issue
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on April 11.) WORCESTER, Mass. — In response to pressure from the state’s congressional delegation, railroad company CSX Corp. has outlined three conditions the state must follow if it...
KCS looks to Mexico for growth
(The following appeared at CNN.com on April 10.) Railroad operator Kansas City Southern (KSU) cleared a 10-month base in huge volume on March 25. Since then, it has eased just below its 39.82 buy point 14 below-average weekly trade. Its Transportation-Rail industry...
AAR: Rail carload freight up at start of April
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on April 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thanks to gains in carload freight total freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the first week of April was in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the...
CSX plans facility improvements for Erwin, Tenn.
(CSX issued the following on April 10.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) has announced facility expansions and enhancements at its Erwin, Tenn., facility as the railroad moves forward with an initiative to further improve the delivery of coal and...
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...
