Archive for February 14, 2019
Carload volume a drag on total U.S. rail traffic in Week 6
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/14/2019) U.S. railroads’ total carload traffic fell 3.3 percent to 242,266 units for the week ending Feb. 9 compared with the same week in 2018, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Intermodal volume helped boost total traffic levels for the week, however. Intermodal levels rose 3.4 percent to 277,513 containers and trailers, for…
Read MoreRRB announces spring 2019 Pre-Retirement Seminars
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 14 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced its schedule of Pre-Retirement Seminars for the spring of 2019. Designed for railroad employees and spouses planning to retire within five years, Pre-Retirement Seminars will familiarize attendees with the retirement benefits available to them, and also guide them through the application process.…
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