General Information
Open enrollment for 2024 Health FSA to run from now to October 31, 2023
From now until midnight on October 31, 2023, you can enroll or change your Medical or Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefit selections for the 2024 benefit year. Members must enroll in the Health FSA every year — FSA enrollment is not automatic each year, and interested members should act soon so they do not…
Read MoreNTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads
(Source: Associated Press, October 12, 2023) Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the new rule is flawed because it excludes freight trains like the one that derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio earlier this year.…
Read MoreRRB Q&A: Dual benefit payments
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 2, 2023) The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not reported to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), can result in annuity overpayments which have to be repaid, sometimes…
Read MoreTri-Cities Intermodal to acquire UP’s Cold Connect warehouse
(Source: Progressive Railroading 10/11/2023) Tri-Cities Intermodal (TCI) yesterday announced it has signed a lease/purchase agreement to acquire the former Cold Connect warehouse and property, with plans to develop an adjacent intermodal ramp in Wallula, Washington. The plan represents a revival of plans previously announced by Tiger Cool Express before the company shut down operations in…
Read MoreNineteen state legislatures take on rail-safety bills
(Source: Progressive Railroading 10/10/2023) At least 19 states have considered or are considering bills on rail safety this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Many state legislatures are considering measures aimed at tightening rail-safety laws in response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway hazmat train in East Palestine, Ohio. Lawmakers…
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