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Amtrak on target to break ridership record

(The following story by Melissa Hincha-Ownby appeared on the Mother Nature Network website on April 11, 2010.) Amtrak’s 2010 fiscal year began in October 2009, and since then the rail company transported 13,619,770 passengers, which puts it on target to break an...

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Cops step up vigilance after fatal Metra crashes

(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 11, 2010. Doug Davidson is the BLET’s Assistant Director of Arbitration and a member of BLET Division 96 in Chicago.) CHICAGO — It wasn't a good day for Caine Hlavaty, who was...

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Benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security

(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain...

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Ottawa Via Rail lands to be developed

(CBC News circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) OTTAWA — Shops, homes and offices could soon surround Ottawa's passenger train station. Via Rail has selected Canderel Property Management as a partner to help it develop about 3.4 hectares of its 9.3-hectare...

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Amtrak bill for public records: $6,080

(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — A labor union seeking Amtrak records on a Connecticut bridge project says the rail service wants a $6,080 fee for compiling the public documents. The New London- Norwich Building and...

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CN wants to cut its contribution to Aurora overpass

(The following story by Jamie Sotonoff appeared on the Daily Herald website on April 9, 2010.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway is trying to scale back its contribution to the most expensive of the 182 projects it's required to do as part of the 2008 EJ&E takeover....

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Revamped NS tunnel open for larger loads

(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on April 9, 2010.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The formidable Cooper Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern mainline in Mercer County will be open this morning for larger loads, opening another key...

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Amtrak ridership on pace to set new record high

(The following appeared at ABCnews.com on April 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says ridership is on a record pace this year. The rail carrier says ridership was up 4.3 percent during the first half of fiscal 2010 with a record 13.6 million passengers. Amtrak says...

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