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RRB names Director of Hearings and Appeals

September 24, 2020

(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 20, 2020) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed Spiridoula Mavrothalasitis as Director of Hearings and Appeals. In this position, Ms. Mavrothalasitis will be responsible for overseeing reviews of unfavorable claims determinations by hearings officers in the agency’s Bureau of Hearings and Appeals. The bureau is…

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Canadian crude by rail exports fall to another 8-year low in July

September 24, 2020

(Source: Canadian Press, September 23, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail fell to another eight-year low in July despite the gradual recovery of North American fuel demand from low levels due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Energy Regulator says rail shipments of oil in July fell…

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U.S. rail headcount rises on monthly basis

September 24, 2020

(Source: Freight Waves, September 22, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Class I rail employment levels rose between July and August on higher rail volumes. However, headcount totals are still significantly below year-ago levels. U.S. operations of the Class I railroads employed 117,764 people in mid-August, up 0.46% from July but down by nearly 15.5% from…

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Continuing resolution would extend FAST Act by a year

September 22, 2020

(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/22/2020) The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has issued a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund federal government programs from Oct. 1, the start of fiscal-year 2021, through Dec. 11. The CR includes a one-year extension of surface transportation funding legislation known as the Fixing America’s Transportation (FAST) Act, with an…

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