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Two charged with lying during probe of NY Amtrak attack
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 28, 2010.) IRVING, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have charged two people with lying during an investigation of an attempt to sabotage an Amtrak line on Indian territory in western New York. The FBI has been probing...
Metra conductors bar riders who ignore gates, lights
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — As a Union Pacific conductor on Metra commuter trains, Gordon F. Bowe has seen too many people rushing around closed safety gates to get to their trains. He has also known people...
High-speed rail rules dropped in face of freight rail opposition
(The following story by Bruce Rushton appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 27, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal transportation officials have backed off a demand that freight railroad companies, such as the Union Pacific Railroad, either pay back...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 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....
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
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...
KCS announces operations and sales and marketing department promotions
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on August 26, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), today announced the promotions of Mark A. Redd from general manager Southwest Division to vice...
LIRR says Cannonball to Montauk will be running
(The following story by Andy Newman appeared on the New York Times website on August 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — The good news from Long Island Rail Road is that its summer Cannonball trains to Montauk (via the Hamptons and other weekend destinations) will be running as...
Florida high speed rail meeting planned in Lakeland
(The following appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on August 25, 2010.) LAKELAND, Fla. — A public information meeting regarding the Tampa-Orlando high speed rail project is scheduled for Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at The Lakeland Center's Lake Hunter Room. Registration...
Great train station robbery: Lawrence depot sign stolen
(The following story by Cory Smith appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on August 27, 2010.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Lawrence police are investigating the disappearance of the neon “Lawrence” sign from the roof of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Depot in east...
Wife of N. Charleston mayor could benefit from his rail plan
(The following story by Robert Behre appeared on the Post and Courier website on August 26, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — A new neighborhood is taking shape at the northern end of the three-mile-long railroad line that North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey is pushing to...
Judge orders EPA not to destroy records UP wants
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 26, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop destroying records Union Pacific requested about lead contamination in Omaha, and she's appointed an expert to...
Department of Transportation’s transport policy trail
(The following by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on August 26, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was touring the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center complex this summer in Pueblo,...
UP takes wraps off prototype AutoFlex multi-level car
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 26, 2010.) Yesterday, Union Pacific Railroad unveiled a prototype 90-foot-long AutoFlex™ convertible multi-level rail car designed to transport vehicles in a bi- or tri-level formation. The...
Short line railroads see traffic on the rise
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 26, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short line and regional railroads are reporting freight traffic gains on the rise since mid-summer, a contrast to the wave of weak...
AAR: Weekly rail intermodal volume sets new 2010 record
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 26, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported rail intermodal volume on U.S. railroads for the week ending Aug. 21, 2010 set a new 2010 record for the...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 26 — 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....
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
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...
Railfest 2010 on track at Steamtown
(The following story by Josh McAuliffe appeared on the Times-Tribune website on August 26, 2010.) SCRANTON, Pa. — Steamtown National Historic Site will be a bountiful train lover's paradise Labor Day weekend when the National Park Service hosts its fourth annual...
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