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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that the agencies are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating and treating rail workers and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The National…

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Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for “career” employees who have 30 or more years of service. The following questions and answers show the differences in railroad retirement…

As the March 13 deadline approaches, NJ Transit lays out a contingency plan that would leave a majority of riders without service. Read the complete story here.

CBS46.com reported that a downed tree on the tracks reportedly caused a commuter train in California to derail with its lead car falling into a creek; nine were reported injured. Read the entire story here.