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FRA proposes amendment to freight car safety standards in support of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 7, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proud to announce its proposal to advance a freight rail safety provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) amending the...
Federal grant to upgrade Empire Builder route in Montana
(Source: Trains.com, December 8, 2023) BNSF Railway will receive a federal grant for $14.9 million toward infrastructure improvements in and around Malta, Mont., U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Thursday. Full story: Trains.com
Pittsburgh-Harrisburg route improvements to receive $143.6 million federal grant
(Source: Trains.com, December 7, 2023) Infrastructure improvements to accommodate a second daily round trip of Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa., will receive more than $143 million in federal funding, the state’s two U.S. senators have...
AAR reports rail traffic for November and the week ending December 2, 2023
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 6, 2023) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 2, 2023, as well as volumes for November 2023. U.S. railroads originated 1,128,573...
Now in vogue: Class I railroads buying short lines and regionals
(Source: Trains.com analysis by Bill Stephens, December 7, 2023) It’s hard to say when a trend becomes a trend. But yesterday’s announcement that Canadian National will acquire the 253-mile Iowa Northern Railway suggests that short lines and regionals getting gobbled...
NTSB recommends backup cameras for maintenance machinery as a result of fatal accident
(Source: Trains.com, December 8, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for backup cameras on maintenance-of-way machinery, as well as other safety recommendations, as a result of a fatal accident involving a Norfolk Southern track gang at Reed,...
Canada, U.S. to form task force to get locomotive emissions to net zero
(Source: Freight Waves, December 6, 2023) The U.S. and Canadian governments plan to work together to reduce the railway sector’s greenhouse gas emissions via a task force that will explore accelerating the use of zero-emissions locomotive technologies, leaders from...
BLET News
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs: “We make it miserable for a lot of people”
BLET National Legislative Board: Setting the agenda for 2024
BLET members ratify new collective bargaining agreement with Amtrak
GA-46000 Lifetime maximum adjusted for 2024
BLET members ratify agreement with Keolis Rail Services Virginia
New Jersey: BLET testifies in favor of rail safety bill at Senate hearing
TTD urges Senate to act on NMB nominees
BLET members vote unanimously to authorize a strike at SEPTA
Rail Labor partners with High-Speed Rail Authority
Daily Headlines
FRA proposes amendment to freight car safety standards in support of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 7, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proud to announce its proposal to advance a freight rail safety provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) amending the...
Federal grant to upgrade Empire Builder route in Montana
(Source: Trains.com, December 8, 2023) BNSF Railway will receive a federal grant for $14.9 million toward infrastructure improvements in and around Malta, Mont., U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Thursday. Full story: Trains.com
Pittsburgh-Harrisburg route improvements to receive $143.6 million federal grant
(Source: Trains.com, December 7, 2023) Infrastructure improvements to accommodate a second daily round trip of Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa., will receive more than $143 million in federal funding, the state’s two U.S. senators have...
AAR reports rail traffic for November and the week ending December 2, 2023
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 6, 2023) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 2, 2023, as well as volumes for November 2023. U.S. railroads originated 1,128,573...
Now in vogue: Class I railroads buying short lines and regionals
(Source: Trains.com analysis by Bill Stephens, December 7, 2023) It’s hard to say when a trend becomes a trend. But yesterday’s announcement that Canadian National will acquire the 253-mile Iowa Northern Railway suggests that short lines and regionals getting gobbled...
NTSB recommends backup cameras for maintenance machinery as a result of fatal accident
(Source: Trains.com, December 8, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for backup cameras on maintenance-of-way machinery, as well as other safety recommendations, as a result of a fatal accident involving a Norfolk Southern track gang at Reed,...
Canada, U.S. to form task force to get locomotive emissions to net zero
(Source: Freight Waves, December 6, 2023) The U.S. and Canadian governments plan to work together to reduce the railway sector’s greenhouse gas emissions via a task force that will explore accelerating the use of zero-emissions locomotive technologies, leaders from...
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