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BRS members ratify Amtrak agreement
(The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen issued the following on March 10.) CHICAGO — Signalmen employed on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) ratified a new contract by greater than a 5-to-1 margin. On January 18, 2008, the General Chairmen approved...
NS police on the track of crime
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on March 11.) ROANOKE, Va. — Officer Pete Ramey, railroad lawman, stops three young men in a downtown Roanoke rail yard. "Stay off railroad property, all right?" he says. The men get a written...
Opinion: CSX’s Ward warns against hedge fund investors
(The following column by Michael J. Ward appeared on the Washington Times website on March 11. Mr. Ward is chairman, president and CEO of CSX.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America's railroads are solving real problems for the nation — big problems like traffic congestion on...
S.C. firm sues NS for $420 million in Graniteville wreck
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Meg Kinnard on March 11.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A textile company that closed after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill in 2005 wants the railroad to pay $420 million in damages, an attorney said Monday in opening...
CN vows it won’t leave Amtrak on hook for costs
(The following story by Lorene Yue appeared on Crain’s Chicago Business website on March 10.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) told key Illinois lawmakers that it won’t leave Amtrak holding the bag to maintain tracks CN shares with the cash-strapped...
Rahall concerned about future of CSX
(The following story by Fred Pace appeared on the Register-Herald website on March 11.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When it comes to the transportation systems in the U.S., ownership of only 4 percent of the shares of a railroad company can still cause deep concern in...
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...
CN offers to spend $40 million for Illinois overpasses in EJ&E bid
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 11.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway Co. is offering to spend $40 million for overpasses in suburban areas facing major increases in freight train traffic under its plan...
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...
