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Education and Training
Slide Presentations
• Mergers and Their Effects on You
• Locomotive Engineer Certification & Decertification
• Engineer Fatigue and Work/Rest Cycles
• A Brief History of Rail Labor
• Safety Task Force
• Contract Negotiations and Mobilization
• Constitution Overview
• Structure of the BLE
• Goals and Objectives of the BLE
• Slide Tour of the International Division

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DAILY HEADLINES
November 20, 2009

•	AAR: U.S. rail freight volume down during Veterans Day holiday week

•	CN train crew now resting comfortably at home after hitting a rock/mud slide

•	TWU set to vote on SEPTA contract

•	Rail shippers, carriers see 2010 recovery

•	FRA study shows freight rail fuel efficiency up more than 20% since 1999

•	Buffett's Berkshire secures $8 billion loan for BNSF deal

•	Amtrak adding trains on Cascades route for Thanksgiving holiday

•	Montana sues BNSF over grain hauls

•	Opinion: New locomotives are green machines

•	Grand Central Terminal for Atlanta?

•	Report: 70 percent of Metra bridges need upgrades

•	Florida lawmakers confident about the passage of SunRail

•	CSX introduces ultra-low emission locomotives in Indiana

•	NS plan to run trains through park angers W.Va. officials

•	Amtrak extends fare promotion on Northeast Regional service

•	Rail grinding stirs some confusion

•	SEPTA moves ahead on extending R3 rail line

•	New York MTA sets final spending plan for 2010

•	UP derailment investigation continues in Ill.

•	Driver mistakes BNSF railroad tracks for road

•	Operation Lifesaver films distracted driving public service announcements

•	Midwest Association of Rail Shippers to host January meeting

•	Wisconsin land owner injured in ground collapse sues CSX

•	Union Pacific, San Antonio River Authority agree on new drift removal practices

•	CSX gives city $22,125 to plant trees along tracks

•	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

•	Final RRB Informational Conference of 2009 is Dec. 11

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