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Union 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…
Read MoreUTA wraps up double tracking project on Salt Lake City streetcar line
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/10/2019) Utah Transit Authority (UTA) officials earlier this week marked the completion of construction on a new section of double tracking on the S-Line streetcar route, which connects the Fairmont Station in Salt Lake City to the Central Pointe TRAX light-rail station in South Salt Lake City. Begun in 2018, the project was…
Read MoreQ&A: Comparison of Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(Source: RRB.gov news release April 2019) Download the News Release here:QA1904 Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for career employees who have 30 or more years of service. The following…
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