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UP faces discrimination lawsuit
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 20.) NEW YORK — An Omaha woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad, saying the company discriminated against her because of her disability, race and gender. Kimberly Norman, who is black,...
Canadian farmers to demand ‘fairness’ from rail companies
(The following story by Larry Kusch appeared on the Winnipeg Free Press website on March 24.) WINNIPEG — Prairie and national farm leaders will demand this morning that Ottawa conduct a formal review of rail grain handling costs in light of what they say are...
Mexico plans big splash with new Baja port
(The following story by Marla Dickerson and Ronald D. White appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 25.) PUNTA COLONET, Mexico — Mexico's government is preparing to open bidding on the largest infrastructure project in the nation's history, a $4-billion...
Railroad stocks: The little sector that could
(The following story by Luke Mullins appeared on the U.S. News & World Report website on March 24.) Free-falling home prices and logjammed credit markets have hammered most stocks, but the railroad industry has chugged right along in 2008. While the Standard & Poor's...
Railroad Retirement annuitants must file a 2007 tax return to receive 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 24 — 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...
CSX coal train derails in Chicago, ignites fire
(The following report appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on March 23.) CHICAGO — Flames of up to 15 feet high shot out of tons of coal after a train in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood derailed Sunday morning, rupturing an underground gas line. The...
On one key route, Amtrak is up, airlines down
(The following by Dave Demerjian appeared at Wired.com on March 21.) BOSTON — Looking for a bit of good Amtrak news? Look no further than Boston. Last year, Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express train carried a record 593,000 passengers from Boston to New York. An Amtrak...
Former president of Greenbrier files $50 million CSX lawsuit
(The following story by Christian Giggenbach appeared on the Beckley Register-Herald website on March 21.) LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The former president of The Greenbrier filed a $50 million lawsuit Friday against railroad giant CSX Corp. — the resort’s parent company —...
