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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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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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Railroad history to steam into Fort Worth this week

(The following story by Gordon Dickson appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on April 7, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Railroad fans will get a chance to take a close look at a majestic piece of history. On Friday, locomotive No. 844, the last steam engine...

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Cold train links Pacific Northwest, Chicago

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backers are calling it their “cold train,” a four-day-a-week run of refrigerated intermodal cargoes from the Port of Quincy, Wash., to Chicago that...

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UP’s SPRB coal train count climbed in March

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 7, 2010.) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 993 trains in the southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 937 trains in March 2009. The Class I boosted loadings despite a derailment...

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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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