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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...
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...
No pets allowed on train — even little ones sitting in your purse
(The following story by Zoe Barker appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 28, 2010.) CHICAGO — A woman riding Metra with a small dog in her purse balked when a conductor told her she'd have to get off a train in Highland Park, delaying the southbound...
$1.45 million settlement OK’d in 2005 Metra derailment
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 27, 2010.) CHICAGO — Metra has agreed to pay $1.45 million to a Joliet woman injured when a speeding train derailed in 2005, a lawyer said Monday. Catherine Kozi-O'Donnell...
GE Transportation sells 115 locomotives in Brazil
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Locomotive builder GE Transportation said it signed the largest locomotive delivery deal in Brazil’s history as Brazilian rail operator MRS...
Mayor Daley: Chicago needs high-speed train from downtown to O’Hare
(The following story by Fran Spielman appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 27, 2010.) CHICAGO — Mayor Daley is back from his week-long trade mission to China and Korea more convinced than ever that Chicago needs a high-speed train from downtown to...
Sen. Lautenberg says Gov. Christie refuses to let NJ Transit, U.S. officials meet on Hudson tunnel project
(The following story by Mike Frassinelli appeared on The Star-Ledger website on September 28, 2010.) TRENTON — When it comes to the planned multibillion-dollar commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River, Gov. Chris Christie isn’t doing much to build bridges, U.S....
To modernize signals, LIRR schedules two weekends of replacement work
(The following story by Michael M. Grynbaum appeared on the New York Times website on September 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — Attention, Long Islanders: Your weekend plans in the city have been canceled. The Long Island Rail Road — coming off a biblically bad two-month run of...
Bomb squad responds to suspicious device on Union Pacific property in Nebraska
(The following appeared on the Kearney Hub website on September 28, 2010.) COZAD, Neb. — Officials are investigating after a suspicious device was found on Union Pacific Railroad property Monday. The device was found about 1:30 p.m. on UP property about eight miles...
Potash, Asia shipments boost CP Rail volumes
(Reuters circulated the following story by Nicole Mordant on September 26, 2010.) VANCOUVER — Volumes of goods moved by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd are up 14 percent so far this year thanks to a recovery in potash exports and a "surprise" leap in intermodal shipments...
Railroad shares down at the close of September 27 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $.30 or .5 percent, to $55.84. Canadian National fell $.37 or .6 percent, to $64.13. Canadian Pacific...
CN, TCRC meet with mediator as deadline nears
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian rail shippers are anxiously waiting to see if Canadian National Railway and 2,700 union workers in the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference...
Is CN inevitably heading toward a work stoppage?
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 27, 2010.) OTTAWA — Despite the insistence shown by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) to negotiate, a strike or lockout at Canadian National (CN) could be inevitable. Either party could...
Shippers favor STB, rail reform
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly three-fourths of rail shippers want Congress to pass a regulatory reform bill, according to a Wall Street analyst’s survey, and many...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 27 — 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....
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...
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...
Pa. bridge upgrade causes Amtrak train cancellations, schedule changes
(The following story by Barbara Miller appeared on the Patriot-News website on September 25, 2010.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Numerous Amtrak schedule changes and train cancellations will occur Oct. 1-4 for trains operating between Philadelphia and Harrisburg due to a...
DOT says more NTSB recommendations completed in 2010 than in last five years
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that, in keeping with his commitment to make safety the top priority of the U.S. Department of...
Burlington, N.C., Amtrak station gets money for improvements
(The following appeared on the Times-News website on September 25, 2010.) BURLINGTON, N.C. — Work to improve Burlington’s train station should begin this fall or winter, with about $685,000 worth of improvements being added there. The station, an Amtrak hub on the...
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