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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, March 26 — 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...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 26 — 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...
Mass. refuses liability shield in CSX deal
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on March 25.) TAMPA, Fla. — Massachusetts lawmakers are refusing to shield CSX from liability in passenger train accidents, unlike key Florida lawmakers who agreed to CSX's liability terms...
Town: Slam brakes on MOM rail route
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on March 26.) RED BANK, N.J. — The Borough Council officially opposed the Red Bank route of the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line because its 30 trains a day would gridlock local...
U.S. railways forecast decline in industrial materials shipments for ’08
(The following story by Adam Ledlow appeared on the Canadian Transportation & Logistics website on March 26.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific is forecasting a decline in industrial materials shipments in 2008 because of the slowing US economy, the Toronto Star reports....
N.M. paying $2.8 million for right-of-way
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Barry Massey on March 26.) SANTA FE, N.M. — The state is paying $2.8 million to private landowners to route the Rail Runner commuter train across their property near Santa Fe. About seven miles of track will be...
BLET member Jones a U.S. Senate candidate; Criticizes opponent
(The following story by David Clouston appeared on the Salina Journal website on March 26. L.D. Jones is a former BLE International Vice President & U.S. National Legislative Representative. He is a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and a member of BLET Division 335...
Report: Rail plan is worth a look
(The following story by Tim Moran appeared on the Modesto Bee website on March 26.) MODESTO, Calif. — PCCP West Park LLC's short-haul rail proposal still lacks some detail, but it is a creative plan that "is certainly worth a careful look," according to a study...
CN supervisors sues railway for overtime
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 26.) TORONTO — A lawsuit alleges that more than 1,000 current and former supervisors at Canadian National Railway Co. who worked unpaid overtime deserve to be compensated because they...
