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CN faces federal charges in Alberta spill
(Reuters circulated the following on March 19.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Ottawa has laid three charges against Canadian National Railway Co over a 2005 oil spill into a lake near Edmonton, Alberta, the federal government said on Tuesday. Environment Canada and Fisheries and...
CN to focus $1.5 billion on rail infrastructure
(The following story by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on March 19.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — CN Rail will spend $450 million on rail infrastructure projects this year in Western Canada as part of a $1.5-billion North American capital program, the...
Two injured in Carbondale train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 19.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Investigators are trying to pinpoint what caused a southern Illinois train derailment that injured two members of the train's crew. Both the train's engineer and conductor are...
Conductor seriously injured in Florida accident
(The following story by Bianca Prieto appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on March 18. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — All lanes on East Landstreet Road near South Orange Avenue were reopened around 7:30 this morning after a crash involving a cargo train and a...
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...
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...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 18 — 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...
EPA introduces higher emission standards for locomotives
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 18.) Federal air emission standards for locomotive engines will be stricter in less than four years. On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled new Tier 3 and 4 emission...
Brush fire disrupts PATH
(The following story by Charles Hack appeared on the Jersey Journal website on March 18.) KEARNY, N.J. — A four-alarm brush fire raged for several hours yesterday in the Meadowlands near the New Jersey Turnpike. The fire broke out shortly before 10 a.m. and burned...
Mudslide derails Amtrak train in Conn.
(The following appeared on the Hartford Courant website on March 17.) WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Amtrak planned to resume its normal train schedule between Hartford and Springfield Tuesday morning after a derailment forced service to be suspended Monday. The train was...
