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Senate revives transport programs as Bunning relents
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 3, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four days after blocking a temporary jobs and transportation measure and forcing a two-day shutdown of Department of Transportation highway programs, Sen. Jim Bunning,...
In Canada, CN and CP customers slam rail freight service
(The following story by Scott Deveau of the Financial Post appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on March 4, 2010.) MONTREAL — Customers of Canada largest railways have issued a damning review of the quality of service they have received in recent years with nearly...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of March 3 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 3, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX fell $.49 or 1.0 percent, to $47.98. Canadian National rose $.27 or .5 percent, to $55.11. Canadian Pacific rose...
Kansas City Southern CEO: No contact with possible acquirers
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on March 3, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The head of Kansas City Southern (KSU) said the railroad hasn't been approached by any potential buyers since Warren Buffett's deal to buy Burlington Northern...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Editorial: Union Station moving in the right direction
(The following editorial appeared on The Kansas City Star website on March 3, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The superbly renovated Union Station turns 100 years old in 2014. So will that birthday be a cause for celebration — or for lamenting what might have been? Be...
In Winter Haven, CSX industrial park moves forward
(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on March 2, 2010.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Winter Haven Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to revise the city's growth map to accommodate the planned next phase of the CSX...
KCSM to update transportation service plan
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 2, 2010.) Kansas City Southern de México S.A. de C.V.’s (KCSM) transportation department is working with the railroad’s international service design team to update the transportation service plan....
UP car leaks 30,000 gallons of ethanol in Iowa
(The following story by Greg Eckstrom appeared on the Boone News Republican website on March 2, 2010.) BOONE, Iowa — Officials from several departments across Boone and Greene Counties, as well as Haz Mat crews from Des Moines, were in Boone this morning helping with...
Judge: UP has no right to communicate with injured employee
(The following story by David Yates appeared on the Southeast Texas Record website on March 3, 2010.) BEAUMONT, Texas — Union Pacific Railroad has no right to contact an employee to ascertain when he might be able to return to work, Judge Bob Wortham ruled Monday,...
New SEPTA rail car makes first trip, sort of
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 3, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — One of SEPTA's new Silverliner V Regional Rail cars made its first trip in Philadelphia today, but it went by road, not rail. The pilot car, loaded on the back of a flatbed...
Railroad experts focus on efficiency
(The following story by John Norton appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain website on March 3, 2010.) PUEBLO, Colo. — Some of the world’s top experts in railroad technology came to Pueblo this week to hear about the latest research from what many acknowledge is the...
Spanish train maker picks Milwaukee for plant site
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Dinesh Ramde on March 2, 2010.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — A Spanish train company that agreed to build an assembly plant in Wisconsin has chosen a site in Milwaukee, creating about 125 new jobs in the city. The company...
NJ Transit plans 200 layoffs, executive pay cuts
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 3, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — As NJ Transit prepares to raise fares and cut bus and train service, agency officials said yesterday that they also would lay off more than 200...
Railroad to hire workers to repair local short line
(The following story by Emily Hagedorn appeared on the Louisville Courier-Journal website on March 3, 2010.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A railroad company that owns a short line that goes into Bullitt County has received a federal grant, which will result in local jobs. The...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of March 2 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 2, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.15 or .3 percent, to $48.47. Canadian National rose $.98 or 1.8 percent, to $54.84. Canadian Pacific rose...
Norfolk Southern camp cars questioned in Va. General Assembly
(Television station WDBJ posted the following on its website on March 2, 2010. To view a video of this report, please visit: RICHMOND, Va. — You've probably seen them along Norfolk Southern tracks in western Virginia: the mobile camps where maintenance crews stay...
BMWED efforts preserve strong whistleblower protection for rail workers
(The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division issued the following on February 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After months of effort and engagement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Department of Labor (OSHA), BMWED’s substantial...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Pair charged with stealing 500 railroad spikes in Henderson County
(The following story by Josh Boatwright appeared on the Asheville Citizen-Times website on March 2, 2010.) FLAT ROCK, N.C. — Henderson County Sheriff's deputies caught two men pulling up hundreds of steel railroad spikes from a section of active train tracks near Flat...
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