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Amtrak apologizes for MARC 538 failure
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on June 22, 2010.) BALTIMORE — Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman released this statement today about Monday night's two-hour stranding of MARC Train 538 without air conditioning on the Penn Line tracks south...
Probe begins into stalled MARC train that stranded 900 near Union Station
(The following story by Katherine Shaver appeared on the Washington Post website on June 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials from MARC, Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration are investigating why a MARC train stalled eight minutes after it left Union...
Railroad shares down at the close of June 22 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $2.51 or 4.5 percent, to $53.48. Canadian National fell $2.03 or 3.2 percent, to $60.70. Canadian Pacific...
Union Pacific helps build U.S. economy
(The following story by Marc Gunther of Fortune magazine appeared at CNN.com on June 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — The strawberries on your cereal. Your laptop, cell phone, and TV. The coal that's burned to power them. The car you drive. The roof over your head. We may work...
DOT, railroads come closer to high speed rail agreements
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expects to quickly nail down some accords with Class I freight railroads, to spur intercity passenger rail...
RRB issuing statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
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...
Vero Beach could move on Amtrak station Thursday
(The following story by Ed Bierschenk appeared at TCPalm.com on June 21, 2010.) VERO BEACH, Fla. — Amtrak service could potentially start in fall 2013 at the site of the Historic Train Depot if the City Council passes a resolution in support of the location on...
Train enthusiasts flock to Scranton for annual rail history convention
(The following story by Josh Mrozinski appeared on the Times-Tribune website on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mike Bischak works as a locomotive engineer for the Reading & Northern Railroad but took this week off to volunteer at the annual convention of the...
Paoli rail yard solar project gets $1 million from Pa.
(The following story by Julia Terruso appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 22, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — The state has granted $1 million to build a solar-power field on part of a Superfund site at the Paoli rail yard, as part of a plan for a new...
Las Vegas train: Will it ever happen?
(The following story by Jay Jones appeared on The Los Angeles Times website on June 20, 2010.) LAS VEGAS — Terry Mullery and his wife, Lisa, of Burbank, love an occasional weekend in Las Vegas. It's the boring and often-arduous drive on Interstate 15 they hate. "We...
Ag, coal and intermodal carloads should climb in second half, Baird says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 21, 2010.) With the year's first half nearing an end, North American rail volume is up 17 percent year over year. Yet, second-half traffic could be a tad stronger, according to a “Domestic Truck,...
Via Rail makes contingency strike plans
(Reuters Canada issued the following on June 21, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Via Rail Canada will run a skeleton schedule of train services across Canada if ticketing vendors and maintenance staff go on strike, the passenger rail company said on Monday, unveiling...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of June 21 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 21, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $1.04 or 1.9 percent, to $55.99. Canadian National rose $.24 or .4 percent, to $62.73. Canadian Pacific...
2 sent to hospital after MARC train loses power
(The following report by Allene Moody appeared at WJLA.com on June 22, 2010.) CHEVERLY, Md. — Hundreds of MARC passengers are upset after they were stranded on a train for hours in sweltering heat, which sent two people to the hospital. The disabled train, MARC 538,...
Railroad job growth slows a bit in May
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top seven railroads in the U.S. added just 218 jobs from mid-April to mid-May, the smallest increase since the Class I carriers began adding jobs...
Slain CSX conductor was saving money for formal wedding
(The following story by Robin Fitzgerald appeared on the Sun Herald website on June 22, 2010.) BILOXI, Miss. — Relatives of a train conductor fatally shot in an attempted robbery said he lived in Biloxi and was saving money for a formal wedding. CSX Railroad employee...
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....
RRB issuing statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable...
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