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DAILY HEADLINES
November 6, 2009

•	VRE's ouster of Amtrak is approved; 5-year contract goes to French company

•	AAR: Traffic remains down on U.S. railroads

•	SEPTA Strike, Day 4: Could a settlement be near?

•	SEPTA, TWU are talking, but not with each other

•	SEPTA track inspector hit, killed by regional train

•	8 Union Pacific cars derail in Salt Lake City switching accident

•	Fitch negative on BNSF-Berkshire Hathaway

•	American Railcar profit slides 85 percent

•	JB Hunt signs intermodal deal with Norfolk Southern

•	CN growing “green” wood pellet traffic at double-digit rates

•	California workers hope BNSF purchase gives RR boost

•	Stored UP rail cars seen as blight on Brentwood

•	Opinion: Amtrak's divine lounge car comes to the rescue

•	One UP freight train hits another in South Texas

•	CSXT, chemical shipper complete track upgrades

•	NS announces Thanksgiving holiday operations

•	BNSF to boot up new Umler system on November 7

•	No Railroad Retirement benefit increase in 2010; Most retiree earnings limits remain at 2009 levels

•	Railroad Retirement annuities and pensions from work not covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement

•	RRB: Medicare Part B Premiums for 2010

•	2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences

•	CSX becomes first transportation provider to join Maryland Green Registry

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