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Ports climbing out of shipping slump

(The following story by Kristopher Hanson appeared on the Long Beach Press-Telegram website on April 1, 2010.) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Maybe there was nowhere to go but up. After suffering through their worst two-year stretch in history, local ports have begun climbing...

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DOT stimulus payouts hit $10 billion

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 31, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation has paid out $10 billion to states for highway repairs and other transport project work completed under last year’s...

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CTA says it has beefed up security

(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 1, 2010.) CHICAGO — The CTA has heightened security on buses and trains in light of the subway attacks this week in Moscow that killed 39 people, officials said. CTA officials say more uniformed and...

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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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Famous UP locomotive to steam through Lawrence, Kan.

(The following story by Mark Fagan appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on March 30, 2010.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — The last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad will be chugging through the area Sunday. The 66-year-old No. 844 engine will be expected...

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UP honoring the Boy Scouts with locomotive

(The following story by Matt Stephens appeared on The Courier website on March 30, 2010.) HOUSTON, Texas — In the nearly 150 years of the Union Pacific Railroad Corporation, the company has released only 10 commemorative locomotives. Among them, one train commemorates...

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NJ Transit may rethink budget cut proposals

(The following story by Winstina S. Hughes appeared on the New York Times website on March 30, 2010.) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit announced today that they will rethink their budget-cutting proposals, including the 25 percent fare hike, after listening to the public...

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NAFTA trade soared in January

(The following story by Thomas L. Gallagher appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico soared...

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