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Amtrak’s Montana ridership up for fifth consecutive year
(The following story by Zachary Franz appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on April 10.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — An increase in the number of Amtrak riders at Montana's small stops more than offset a decrease at the largest stop, in Whitefish, to boost the state's...
BNSF wants memo on railroad-tie plants to be sealed
(The following story by Max B. Baker appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on April 9.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway wants a Tarrant County judge to seal a document showing that the railroad did not have a companywide program to warn its employees about...
In Australia, train driver tells of burden of deaths on the job
(The following story by Maggie Tait appeared on the Australian website stuff.co.nz on April 10.) Former train driver Brownie Bristowe of Upper Hutt lives near the railway – a constant reminder of the two people who died under the wheels of his trains. The 62-year-old...
In Canada, feds take hard look at rail service
(The following appeared on the Today’s Trucking website on April 9.) OTTAWA — Transport Canada has begun its long-awaited review of rail freight service levels in this country. Transport Canada is now inviting comments from interested parties on the draft terms of...
NYPD commissioner seeks Penn Station security barrier
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on April 10.) NEW YORK — Calling Penn Station "the single most critical transit hub in the United States," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Madison...
Stalled security plan for Penn Station roils riders
(The following story by Kate Rudish and Dave Goldiner appeared on the New York Daily News website on April 10.) NEW YORK — Angry commuters have a message about Penn Station security - Just do it! "I don't know why they can't put the politics aside and do what's right...
No fault? No way, CSX told
(The following story by Ralph Ranalli appeared on the Boston Globe website on April 10.) BOSTON — All 12 members of the state's congressional delegation have sent a strongly worded letter to the CSX Corp., threatening legislation if the rail-freight giant continues to...
Commuter rail plan survives in Florida Senate budget
(The following story by Aaron Deslatte and John Kennedy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on April 10.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Central Florida's commuter-rail deal survived an assault in the state Senate Wednesday, as lawmakers scrambled to find cash in an austere...
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...
