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Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Vintage locomotive steams in for sesquicentennial stop
(The following story appeared on the Trading Markets website on October 5, 2010.) The celebration of Sedalia’s sesquicentennial is chugging along. Union Pacific Railroad’s largest operating steam locomotive No. 3985 will roll into the Sedalia Amtrak Station at 3 p.m....
UPDATE: Deputy Attended Wedding Before Death
(The following story by Dessislava Yankova appeared on the MetroNews website on October 4, 2010.) CUMBERLAND, Maryland — The 24-year-old Hampshire County sheriff’s deputy who was hit by a train and killed early Sunday morning was last seen with friends following a...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $776 Million in ‘State of Good Repair’ Dollars for Nation’s Urban and Rural Bus Systems
(The following story was circulated by the Department of Transportation on October 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a combined $776 million for urban and rural transit providers in 45 states and the District of Columbia...
Train slows as Allentown police seek man along tracks
(The following story by Frank Warner appeared on The Morning Call website on October 5, 2010.) ALLENTOWN, Penn. — Allentown police searching for a confused man along the railroad tracks on Monday night feared an approaching Norfolk Southern train might hit the man,...
Take A Ride On Union Pacific
(The following story appeared on the Forbes website on October 4, 2010.) An improving U.S. economy, massive surge in automotive shipments, and a sharp rebound in many end-markets are expected to fuel the future growth of the railroad industry. Freight rail is a...
Rail Service Expansion Imperiled at State Level
(The following story by Michael Cooper appeared on The New York Times on October 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — Republicans running for governor in a handful of states could block, or significantly delay, one of President Obama’s signature initiatives: his plan to expand the...
Norfolk Southern to host third-quarter earnings conference call
(The following story was circulated by NS Corp. on October 4, 2010.) NORFOLK, VA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2010 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The...
Man suffers head trauma in Gallatin train accident
(The following story by Dessislava Yankova appeared on the Gallatin News Examiner website on October 4, 2010.) GALLATIN, Tenn. — A male suffered serious injures in a train accident in Gallatin on Monday, Oct. 4. The male, who was still unidentified at 9:30 p.m.,...
Man driving on tracks struck by train
(The following story appeared on the WOFL, FOX 35 website on October 5, 2010.) ORANGE CITY, Fla. — A man driving an SUV on some railroad tracks in Volusia County was struck by a train early Tuesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Clifford Kelley Jr.,...
Fact Finder: Amtrak launching big security initiative this week, ‘will be noticeable’
(The following story by Chris White appeared on the WRGB website on October 5, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak is launching a big security exercise this week that will involve all levels of law enforcement and be noticeable when and where it happens, according to a...
BNSF worker killed by train was not on cell phone
(The following story was circulated by the Associated Press on October 4, 2010.) ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — The Anoka County sheriff’s office now says a railroad worker who was struck and killed by a Northstar commuter train last month was not on his cell phone as originally...
Back to old schedule on Metra UP North A few trains reported late
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 4, 2010.) Some customers said to be confused CHICAGO — Aside from a few late trains and some uninformed riders, Metra Union Pacific North commuters on Monday welcomed back their...
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Woman killed by SEPTA bus
(The following story by Robert Moran appeared on The Inquirer website on September 30, 2010.) Philadelphia — An unidentified woman was killed Thursday afternoon when she was run over by a SEPTA bus, authorities said. The accident occurred about 5:35 p.m. when the...
Teen from Mountain View High School dies after hit by train
(The following story by KGW Staff appeared on the KGW website on October 1, 2010.) VANCOUVER, Wash. — A 17-year-old Vancouver girl was struck and killed by a train Thursday evening. The victim has been identified as Mindy Doster, a junior at Mountain View High School....
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