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More jobs, locomotives on the way, UP says

November 6, 2014 Union Pacific Railroad has boosted hiring plans and aims to add 200 new locomotives next year to improve network congestion, the company said at an investor conference Wednesday in Chicago. “We have been short of train crews,” acknowledged Chief Operating Officer Lance Fritz, [...]

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UnitedHealthcare holds enrollment under GA-23111

November 5, 2014 During November and December 2014, UnitedHealthcare will hold an open enrollment under Group Policy GA-23111. During this period, any individual who is eligible for coverage under one of the GA-23111 plans can enroll and will be accepted for coverage without any medical under [...]

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Win A Dream Wyoming Antelope Hunt for Two!

November 5, 2014 The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and Remington are teaming up to send one lucky USA member and a guest on a dream 2015 Wyoming antelope hunt at The Ranch at Ucross, armed with a brand-new Remington Model 700 CDL SF in 7mm Mag! The prize package, valued at approximately $7,000 [...]

Rail retiree earnings limits to rise in 2015

November 4, 2014 Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2015 without having their benefits reduced as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed to average national wage increases. Like Social Security benefits, some railroad retirement benefit [...]

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Railroad Retirement benefits to increase in 2015

November 4, 2014 Most railroad retirement annuities, like Social Security benefits, are scheduled to increase in January 2015 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2013 to the corresponding period of the current year. Cost-of-living increases are [...]

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New oil train safety rules divide rail industry

November 3, 2014 Three days after an oil train derailed and exploded in 2013 in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, killing 47 people, Greg Saxton wandered through the disaster site inspecting tank cars. For Saxton, the damage was personal. Some of the tank cars were built by Greenbrier, an Oregon-based ma [...]

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Gov. Dayton to convene Minn. Rail Summit Nov. 17

November 3, 2014 Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday, Nov. 17 will convene a Rail Summit with railroad, agriculture, and industry leaders from across Minnesota. Elected officials, emergency managers, and key members of the Governor’s Cabinet will also participate in the discussion. Read the complete s [...]

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Train could whisk you from D.C. to N.Y. in an hour

November 3, 2014

Metro-North, railroad regulators criticized on safety

November 3, 2014 Three senators and a top federal safety official delivered a blistering critique on Tuesday of the Metro-North Railroad and regulators in Washington for lapses in maintenance and oversight that led to five accidents that killed six people in less than a year. Led by Christoph [...]

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Unknotting rail congestion compels investment

October 31, 2014 Unraveling the knot restricting rail network fluidity cannot be achieved through Surface Transportation Board (STB) intimidation of rail CEOs, or by the agency’s issuance of an emergency service order instructing one railroad to operate over the tracks of another, or by [...]

Tags Amtrak, Frank Wilner, rail congestion