BLET News
LIRR unions in NMB public interest hearing tell labor board that PEB recommendations are a foundation for reaching a settlement
National Transportation Safety Board issues two safety advisories directed at conductors and other rail workers
BLET members ratify five-year deal with WNYP
BLET reaches tentative agreement with SEPTA
BLET reaches tentative agreement for CPKC Soo Line locomotive engineers
BLET holds Town Hall meetings in Pennsylvania, more dates added for the upcoming weeks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in a Sunday front page story, highlights safety concerns with the proposed rail merger
BLET Town Hall Meetings set for Spokane, Alliance, & Kansas City — Plus December Zoom Sessions
BLET to host Town Hall Meeting in Roanoke on November 21
Federal government shutdown ends after 43 days, the longest in U.S. history
Ballots mailed in tentative agreement with Indiana & Ohio Railway
Three Town Hall meetings set for next week to discuss tentative national agreement
Veterans Day 2025: BLET thanks all veterans and their families
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Rail Industry News
UP, NS shareholders support $85 billion merger
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2025) Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.Roughly 99% of both railroads’ shareholders voted to support the...
NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal accident involving BLET member working as a BNSF conductor
(Source: Trains.com, November 13, 2025) Video shows a BNSF conductor struck and killed by a passing train was walking in the “foul” of the track — the area extending four feet on either side of the rails — prior to being struck, the National Transportation Safety...
CN reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: CN press release, October 31, 2025) Canadian National Railway has reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The railway said revenue was C$4,165 million, an increase of C$55 million, or 1%, and that its...
CPCK reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: CPKC press release, October 29, 2025) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced its third-quarter results, including revenues of $3.7 billion. The railway reported that its revenues increased three percent to $3.7 billion from $3.5 billion in Q3 2024,...
BNSF reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: Trains.com, November 3, 2025) BNSF Railway’s third-quarter profits rose primarily due to higher rates and more efficient operations, corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway reported on Saturday. Pre-tax income rose 3.6%, to $1.91 billion, on flat revenue of $5.88...
Union Pacific reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 23, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 third quarter net income of $1.8 billion, or $3.01 per diluted share. Results include merger costs of $41 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Adjusted 2025 third quarter...
Norfolk Southern reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 23, 2025) Norfolk Southern Corporation announced its third quarter 2025 financial results on October 23, 2025. For the quarter, revenue was $3.1 billion, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, operating ratio...
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