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Norfolk Southern rail car releases vapor in Roanoke

(The following story by Jorge Valencia appeared on the Roanoke Times website on April 7, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Roanoke firefighters closed a 14-block stretch of Shenandoah Avenue early this evening when a rail car in the adjacent Norfolk Southern yard apparently...

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Railroad shares mixed at the close of April 6 trading

(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 6, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX fell $.15 or .3 percent, to $52.46. Canadian National fell $.59 or 1.0 percent, to $61.38. Canadian Pacific fell...

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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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Ohio River port hires RailAmerica unit

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Perry County Port Authority, which operates an Ohio River cargo facility at Tell City, Ind., has contracted with a RailAmerica short line to run...

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Longtime Amtrak spokesman Cliff Black retires

(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on April 5, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — L. Clifford Black retired from his job as Amtrak’s chief spokesman at the end of March, according to a report from the National Corridors Initiative’s...

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Philly firefighters douse Septa train fire

(The following story by Ben Finley appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 5, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A train car on one of Septa’s Regional Rail R-7 trains caught fire earlier tonight, causing firefighters to descend upon Bristol’s Septa station...

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120 out of work at Progress Rail in Raceland, Ky.

(The following appeared at WSAZ.com on April 6, 2010.) RACELAND, Ky. — One hundred and twenty employees at Progress Rail in Raceland, Ky are now out of a job. The workers were told of the indefinite furloughs during a 6 a.m. meeting Tuesday. One hundred of the workers...

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Higher temps bring heat restrictions for MARC trains

(The following story by Stephanie Mlot appeared on the News-Post website on April 2, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Warmer weather means spring is in the air, but it also indicates heat restrictions for MARC trains. Friday's 33-degree change in temperature led CSX to...

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Shipping rates going up for Montana wheat farmers

(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 2, 2010.) HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s wheat farmers will have to pay more to ship their crops this year. The Montana Grain Growers Association says starting Aug. 1, BNSF Railway Co. will increase its shipping rates...

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Nebraska court derails suit against Union Pacific

(The following story by Paul Hammel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on April 2, 2010.) LINCOLN, Neb. — A legal complaint about employees who "goosed" co-workers' rear ends and called female colleagues "Rail Dogs" who bore their babies was derailed by the...

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