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Suspect in murder of CSX conductor arrested for shooting deputy
(The following story by Masako Hirsch appeared on The Times-Picayune website on June 24, 2010.) NEW ORLEANS — A man who shot a Jefferson Parish deputy Wednesday night is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of a CSX train conductor on Father's Day, according to New...
Sen. Durbin calls on banking committee to quickly draft safety bill
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 24, 2010.) Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) urged the Senate Banking Committee to work quickly in drafting rail safety legislation. In stressing the need for such legislation, Durbin...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, June 25 — 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 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...
Multi-state police force conducts rail security drill in Chicago
(The following appeared on the Beacon-News website on June 24, 2010.) CHICAGO — Police officers are expected to be hundreds of Amtrak and Metra stations Thursday morning, as part of a counterterrorism drill. The multi-force security surge across suburban Chicago,...
Md. Governor’s ride on MARC train turns into political debate
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on June 24, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A ride on the Penn Line by Gov. Martin O'Malley to atone for Monday night's passengers stranded on a sweltering "hell train" turned into a vituperative...
BNSF to clean up pollution from 1963 derailment
(The following story by Tammy Sakry appeared on the Coon Rapids Herald website on June 24, 2010.) COON RAPIDS, Minn. — In 1963, there was a train accident on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Rail line in what is now Ramsey and drums of powdered lead arsenate...
AAR: Rail intermodal volume reaches highest level since November 2008
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on June 24, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported that intermodal volume on U.S. freight railroads for the week ended June 19, 2010, reached its highest level...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, June 21 — 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 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...
Four California rail yards may face emission reductions
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Noaki Schwartz on June 23, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — State air regulators this week are expected to consider voluntary emission reductions over the next decade at four rail yards in Southern California. Since 2005 the...
Norfolk Southern raises speed limit for trains through Fort Wayne
(The following story by Lindsey Mohlman appeared on the News-Sentinel website on June 24, 2010.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Norfolk Sourthern is raising the speed limit for its local trains to expedite movement through Fort Wayne. Between the city and Fort Wayne International...
Grief, bitterness at ceremony marking year anniversary of D.C. Metro crash
(The following story by Ann Scott Tyson appeared on the Washington Post website on June 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Metro remembrance ceremony for last June's Red Line crash was supposed to serve as a tribute to the victims, survivors and rescue personnel....
Japanese firms announce rail pact
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Juro Osawa and Hiroyuki Kachi on June 23, 2010.) TOKYO — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday they have reached a basic agreement to cooperate in the railway-systems business in overseas...
Maryland Governor to ride MARC, talk with riders
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on June 23, 2010.) BALTIMORE — Gov. Martin O’Malley is planning to venture into the lion's den - so to speak. The governor is planning to ride the MARC Penn Line and talk with rail commuters this morning – three...
S&P gives Kansas City Southern 2-notch boost amid debt cuts
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following on June 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services gave a two-notch upgrade to junk-level Kansas City Southern (KSU), citing the regional railroad's recent debt reduction and improved capital structure and...
Senate confirms 2 labor board nominees
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jim Abrams on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed two candidates to be members of the National Labor Relations Board, breaking a stalement that has disrupted the labor board's...
Crews cleaning Union Pacific diesel spill in northeast Nevada
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 23, 2010.) ELKO, Nev. — Officials say Elko firefighters and Union Pacific crews are cleaning up a 3,600-gallon diesel fuel spill in the northeast Nevada hamlet of Osino. Elko Deputy Fire Chief Mike Hecht said a...
Rock slide buries part of BNSF train near Libby, Mont.
(The following story by Jo Dee Black appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on June 24, 2010.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A rock slide 30 miles east of Libby buried two BNSF Railway freight cars and derailed 14 others Wednesday morning, shutting down the railroad's...
Bill would expose Calif. high-speed train contractors with Holocaust ties
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on June 22, 2010.) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Train companies and foreign governments that helped support the Holocaust could be barred from working on the California high-speed railroad...
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