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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...
CN, employees generate over $460,000 to assist relief efforts in Haiti
(CN issued the following on February 18, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN announced today that its employee relief fund for Haiti has generated more than C$460,000 for the Red Cross to assist the agency's continued relief efforts in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake on...
FreightCar loses $5.6 million on plunging sales
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail equipment supplier FreightCar America posted a $5.6 million fourth quarter loss as it said sales of railroad cars fell “significantly” – by...
Montana and BNSF in legal battle over Central Montana Rail
(The following appeared at www.kfbb.com on February 19, 2010. To see a video report, click here: http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/84748002.html.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The railroad carried in a wave of settlers to Central Montana wheat country, with small farming...
BNSF bridge work shifts navigation span
(The following story by Christinia Crippes appeared on The Hawk Eye website on February 19,2 010.) BURLINGTON, Iowa — After a monthlong delay, work is under way again to replace a portion of the BNSF bridge, only now the project will be shifted 75 feet east. After...
UP train derailment cleanup is slow, but steady in La.
(The following story by William Johnson appeared on The Daily World website on February 19, 2010.) OPELOUSAS, La. — La. 749, known locally as Railroad Avenue in Opelousas, remains closed today as crews continue to remove tons of rocks and railcars spilled at the side...
Toledo Amtrak passengers sent on buses to Chicago after freight derailment
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 18, 2010.) BUTLER, Ind. — Amtrak passengers headed from Toledo to Chicago Thursday morning ended up riding buses after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed west of here. Nobody was hurt and no...
NS train jumps track at Butler, Ind.
(The following story by Michael Zennie appeared on The Journal Gazette website on February 19, 2010.) BUTLER, Ind. — Norfolk Southern officials are trying to figure out what caused a train to derail Thursday morning outside Butler. The train was headed from Chicago to...
Santa Fe mayor questions BNSF train speed limit after derailment
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Galveston County Daily News website on February 19, 2010.) SANTA FE, Texas — The speed of railroad traffic through Santa Fe has the mayor concerned for residents’ safety after Thursday’s 22-car derailment, the...
BNSF derailment in Santa Fe forces evacuations
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Daily News website on February 19,2 010.) SANTA FE — Although 22 train cars derailed Thursday in Santa Fe, prompting mandatory evacuations, only two overturned tankers leaked oil and solid waste. The evacuation...
AAR report: A healthy rail network critical to the nation’s recovery
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger said today that freight railroads are at a critical point in their history as the industry is...
Amtrak sets March 1 for start of Niantic bridge replacement
(The following story by Amy Renczkowski appeared on The Day website on February 19, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — Amtrak announced Thursday that the replacement of the Niantic River Bridge will begin March 1. Town officials are making preparations by closing a section of...
Pa. railroad project won’t get stimulus funds
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on February 18, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Not one cent of the $105 million in federal transportation stimulus money awarded Wednesday to railroad giant Norfolk Southern will be allocated to...
CSX bridge-tunnel projects snare $98M in U.S. funding
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 18, 2010.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Bridge and tunnel projects that will support rail freight transportation between a new terminal in North Baltimore and central Pennsylvania have been chosen to receive $98...
Norfolk Southern yard in Memphis lands federal dollars
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on February 19, 2010.) MEMPHIS — Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plan to build a $112 million intermodal facility in neighboring Rossville received a major boost today with the announcement that it would...
NJ Transit says cuts will be reasonable
(The following story by Steven Lemongello appeared on the Press of Atlantic City website on February 18, 2010.) TRENTON, N.J. — The language was grim but the specifics were few in Thursday’s Assembly hearing about $33 million in subsidy cuts for NJ Transit proposed by...
Final Minot derailment lawsuit settled
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 18, 2010.) MINOT, N.D. — The final known lawsuit stemming from the Canadian Pacific Railway derailment and chemical spill in Minot eight years ago has been settled. Details of the settlement between the...
Heartland Corridor on target for summer opening
(The following appeared on the Port of Virginia website on February 18, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Heartland Corridor double-stack rail project is on schedule to be completed by summer 2010, said a Norfolk Southern marketing representative speaking at the February...
Thousands of jobs expected as Colton rail project wins $34 million in stimulus money
(The following story by Michael J. Sorba appeared on the San Bernardino County Sun website on February 18, 2010.) COLTON, Calif. — More than 3,500 jobs could be headed to the Inland Empire after an infusion of federal stimulus dollars that will help pay for a critical...
Freight transportation stabilized in December
(The following story by Thomas L. Gallagher appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Freight Transportation Services Index indicated a stabilizing market as it remained unchanged at 96.2 in December, the Bureau of...
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