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$9.7M released for NS rail yard expansion in Toledo, Ohio
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on July 14, 2010.) TOLEDO, Ohio — A state agency has given a green signal to a $12.3 million expansion of a Norfolk Southern Railway rail yard in South Toledo, a project intended to boost the...
Genesee & Wyoming June traffic tp 15.4 percent
(The following appeared at DailyMarkets.com on July 13, 2010.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) Wednesday said that traffic for June rose 15.4% from the same month last year, and traffic for the second quarter grew 16.8%. The...
RailAmerica says June shipments rose 11.8 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Short line freight railroad RailAmerica Inc. said Tuesday that shipments last month rose 11.8 percent over June 2009. The company said shipments increased in nine out of 12...
CSX sees further gains from economic recovery
(Reuters circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad company CSX Corp (CSX.N) expects to build on its better-than-expected second-quarter profit with good gains in the current quarter, as the economic recovery gains momentum, company...
CSX announces second quarter 2010 earnings
(CSX issued the following on July 12, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced second quarter earnings from continuing operations of $414 million, or $1.07 per share, versus $282 million, or $0.71 per share, in the same period last year. This...
CSX profit rises 36 percent to $414 million
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on July 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major eastern-U.S. railroad CSX posted a $414 million profit in the second quarter. That was up 36 percent from the 2009 period, while its $2.663...
35-year-old railroader killed in accident at Pan Am yard in Deerfield, Mass.
(The following story by George Graham appeared on The Republican website on July 13, 2010.) DEERFIELD, Mass. — A 35-year-old New Hampshire man, caught under a railroad car early Tuesday morning as he and others attempted to uncouple it from a second car while they...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, July 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: Benefit rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $66 from $64 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2010. Benefits are...
New benefit year for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 21, 2010.) CHICAGO — A new benefit year under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2010. Administered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), this Act provides two kinds of benefits for...
Police to enforce trespassing laws on railroad property near Ann Arbor
(The following story by Heather Lockwood appeared at AnnArbor.com on July 13, 2010.) ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police kicked off a campaign this month to enforce trespassing laws on railroad property and say anyone caught walking along railroad tracks could be cited for a...
Alaska Railroad barred from spraying weed killers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A judge on Monday extended an order preventing the Alaska Railroad from spraying weed killers on a section of track until Alaska's high court can review the state-issued permit....
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad on clean air mission
(The following story by Rick Stouffer appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on July 13, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A pair of locomotives that date to the mid-20th century soon will be switching rail cars inside AK Steel's Butler Works -- while using less...
Sen. Byrd’s death, holiday recess put short-line tax credit extension on temporary hold, ASLRRA says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 12, 2010.) Legislation aimed at extending the short-line tax credit recently stalled in Congress because of one expected and one unexpected event. Long-time U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) passed...
Union Pacific note exchange ends
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Monday its offer to exchange cash and new notes for debt expiring in 2019 has ended. The company said holders agreed to exchange $375.9 million in old notes. It...
BNSF tracks open again after derailment near Bismarck
(The following story by Christopher Bjorke appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on July 12, 2010.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Freight trains resumed rolling past Brian Ternes' house in the Apple Creek area early Monday morning following a derailment Saturday afternoon. "By...
Union Pacific derailment in Kansas spills 43 cars of coal
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) SILVER LAKE, Kan. — Union Pacific crews have been working to clean up mounds of coal that spilled in northeast Kansas when 43 rail cars derailed. Authorities said no injuries were reported in the wreck,...
VRE makes transition to new rail operator
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virginia Railway Express has a new operator. Amtrak has operated VRE trains since the system started in 1992, but Keolis Rail Services America, the U.S. subsidiary of a French company,...
2 indicted in BNSF false invoice scheme
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) ABERDEEN, Miss. — Two Smithville men face a September trial on charges they defrauded the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that 47-year-old Kenny...
Illinois panel to look into Metra accountability, openness
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 13, 2010.) CHICAGO — A legislative committee plans to look into "accountability and openness" at Metra in response to disclosures of abuse of authority and inadequate oversight at...
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