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UP plans track improvements in Western Illinois
(Union Pacific issued the following on March 20.) OMAHA — Union Pacific Railroad is spending $6.6 million this year on track improvements between Nelson, Ill. and Peoria. When the project is complete, crews will have removed and installed 47,000 ties, replace the rail...
UP increases speeds from Houston to Nome
(The Union Pacific issued the following on March 20.) SPRING, Texas — Union Pacific recently increased the maximum train speeds on certain segments of its rail line from Houston to Nome, Texas. Following Federal Railroad Administration regulations, the railroad...
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 25 — 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...
Rail crossing closed after crashes
(The following story by Sharon Dunten appeared on the Hattiesburg American on March 25.) JACKSON, Miss. — The Church Road railroad crossing on Eastabuchie Road in southern Jones County will be closed today following two separate car-train accidents Monday that led to...
Study blames diesel fumes for cancer risk in Oakland
(The following story by Denis Cuff appeared at InsideBayArea.com on March 24.) OAKLAND, Calif. — West Oakland residents face an elevated risk of cancer because of diesel exhaust from trucks, ships, trains and other sources, according to a recently released study. The...
Planning group backs rail tunnel but recommends it go further
(The following story by Tom Feeney appeared on the Star-Ledger website on March 25.) NEWARK, N.J. — A new commuter rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River would be good. Extending it from the West Side of Manhattan to the East Side would make it better. That's the...
Revenue shortfall delays LIRR service improvements
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on March 25.) NEW YORK — Just three weeks after MTA Chief Elliot Sander promised service improvements on the Long Island Rail Road, subways and other agencies, poor real estate tax revenues have...
CSX Corp sells $1 billion in debt
(Reuters circulated the following on March 24.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. sold on Monday $1 billion in debt in a two part sale, said a source familiar with the deal. The first tranche consisted of $600 million in seven-year notes, priced at 99.943 to yield 3.375 percentage...
