Archive for April 2019
Deadlines approaching for BLET regional meeting in St. Louis
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 12 — As a reminder, registration is ongoing for the BLET regional meeting at the Hilton at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Mo., June 24-28, 2019. The deadline to make hotel reservations is May 2, and the last day to register for the regional meeting is May 22. Guests will stay at…
Read MoreFTA allows Sound Transit to advance Federal Way light-rail extension
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) Sound Transit yesterday received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to advance its light-rail extension project to the engineering phase — a step toward securing a critically important federal grant. With FTA’s approval of Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension project into the engineering phase, FTA locked in the Capital Investment Grant (CIG)…
Read MoreUnion Pacific to mark transcontinental railroad anniversary
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) Union Pacific Railroad will host a celebration May 9 in Ogden, Utah, to mark the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s completion. The ceremony will be held at Ogden Union Station, a day ahead of Utah’s celebration at Promontory Summit where the “golden spike” was originally tapped into place, according to a…
Read MoreU.S. railroads logged fewer carloads, intermodal units in Week 14
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/11/2019) U.S. railroads reported a 2.8 percent decline in carload and intermodal volume for the week ending April 6 compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association for American Railroads (AAR) data. Combined, the railroads logged 510,192 carloads and intermodal units during the week. The total number of transported carloads fell…
Read MoreWhen Military Service is Creditable G-177B
(Source: RRB.gov) G-177B (04-08) g177b.pdf (83.18 KB) Certain military service (M/S) may be used in the same way as railroad service months to provide eligibility for, or to increase the amount of benefits payable to railroad employees and their survivors. Credit is given only for active duty service in the Armed Forces of the United States. For M/S to…
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