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General Research

• American Sleep Apnea Association

• George Meany Center for Labor Studies

• NASA Ames Research Center Fatigue Countermeasures Program

Legal and Government Sites

• Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Democratic Caucus)

• House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Ground Transportation (includes railroad issues)

• National Mediation Board

• Railroad Retirement Board

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• The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

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• Transport Canada

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• Thomas: Congressional Bills, Congr. Record, Library of Congress Bill Digest

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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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