Rail Industry News
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...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 9 — 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....
New scrubber system would cut Durango & Silverton emissions
(The following story by Shane Benjamin appeared on the Durango Herald website on September 9, 2010.) DURANGO, Colo. — The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has announced preliminary plans to install an enhanced filtration system to reduce smoke emissions...
Canadian railroads seeing steady pickup in freight volumes
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Caroline Van Hasselt on September 8, 2010.) TORONTO — Canada's two major railroad companies are seeing a steady pickup in freight volumes, reflecting growing demand for commodities, such as potash, iron ore, coal...
New trains should be U.S. made, DOT’s LaHood says
(The following story by Mike Lindblom appeared on the Seattle Times website on September 9, 2010.) SEATTLE, Wash. — In the wake of the Great Recession, the trains that are ridden in the U.S. should be built in the U.S., federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
U.S. plays catch-up on high-speed rail
(The following story by Kate Galbraith appeared on the New York Times website on September 5, 2010.) AUSTIN, Texas — Spanish trains whisk passengers from Madrid to Barcelona in little more than two and one-half hours. Japan has bullet trains. China is building a vast...
Historic locomotive to make whistle stop in Green River
(The following appeared on the Green River Star website on September 8, 2010.) GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — Union Pacific Railroad’s historic steam locomotive No. 844 will travel more than 2,300 miles from its base in Cheyenne on a 15-day, three-state tour to the Pacific...
Wheels are turning for North Platte Rail Fest
(The following story by Diane Wetzel appeared on The North Platte Telegraph website on September 9, 2010.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Dave Harrold can be forgiven if he is a little bit compulsive about checking the Weather Channel these days. Harrold and other members of...
KCSM opens transload facility in Mexico
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 8, 2010.) On Aug. 31, Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) and chemical supplier Nitroamonia de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Orica Ltd.) marked the opening of a jointly developed...
Fans of MLB’s Padres warned about railroad safety
(The following story by Debbi Baker appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on September 8, 2010.) SAN DIEGO — As the Padres game gets underway Wednesday evening, police will be conducting an education blitz to warn the public about the dangers of illegally...
Study favors downtown Des Moines train depot
(The following story by William Petroski appeared on the Des Moines Register website on September 8, 2010.) DES MOINES, Iowa — The historic Rock Island Lines' depot in downtown Des Moines should be restored as the city's train station — if Chicago-to-Des Moines...
Mechanical failure suspected in fire that damaged CSX locomotive in Va.
(The following story by Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) GOOCHLAND, Va. — Fire officials believe mechanical failure sparked a fire on a CSX locomotive in Goochland County. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the fire caused an...
Port of Albany forges railway alliance
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on September 9, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Longshore workers are taking on new tasks at the Port of Albany in an innovative arrangement with Norfolk Southern Railway. Since midsummer, they've...
FreightCar buying DTE Rail Service assets
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America signed a definitive agreement to buy the business assets of DTE Rail Services, a railcar repair and...
Norfolk Southern, CSX say volumes rise, demand holds
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Craig Trudell on September 8, 2010.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. said shipping volumes have risen more than 10 percent in the current quarter as demand remains strong in most markets. Volume...
Ohio’s Rickenbacker terminal part of NS’s improved rail route to the East Coast
(The following story by Marla Matzer Rose appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on September 9, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trains are nothing new in central Ohio, but they are poised to play a economy. Beginning today, Norfolk Southern will use the revamped Heartland...
US rails haul highest volume since autumn 2008
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads hauled more bulk railcar loads and intermodal containers or trailers in August than any time since the autumn of 2008, said the...
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 8 — 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...
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