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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 Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 28 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Kentucky after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding caused major damage on February 5-6, 2008. Kentucky residents in...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Georgia
CLEVELAND, March 28 — 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...
Rock slide cleared from rails
(The following story by Bill Scanlon appeared on the Rocky Mountain News website on March 27.) DENVER, Colo. — Freight and passenger trains are running again on the Union Pacific railroad tracks through Gore Canyon, after a rock slide Wednesday halted traffic for...
Grants roll in for Pa. rail projects
(The following story by Andrew M. Seder appeared on the Times Leader website on March 28.) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The state has released more than $10 million in matching grants to assist the rail freight industry. Among the recipients are five projects in Luzerne...
SEPTA’s financial picture brightens
(The following appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on March 28.) PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in a decade, the Philadelphia area’s mass transit agency is not facing funding problems. SEPTA officials unveiled a $1.08 billion operating budget...
Durbin: EJ&E deal may threaten local lines
(The following story by Blackwell Thomas appeared on The Southern website on March 27.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — The proposed purchase of an 11-mile stretch of railroad in Chicago could have a big impact in Southern Illinois, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned Thursday. The deal...
Station plan put in doubt as garden opts to stay
(The following story by Charles V. Bagli appeared on the New York Times website on March 28.) NEW YORK — The dream of transforming Pennsylvania Station and creating a new financial district around it suffered a potentially fatal blow on Thursday when the owners of...
High-speed rail not on Toledo’s fast track
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on March 28.) TOLEDO, Ohio — High-speed passenger-rail is an almost certain part of the Great Lakes region's transportation future, but a modern system's construction somewhere else in the...
