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Unions tell regulators that Class I railroads’ hiring efforts are misleading
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2023) The Class I railroads are still far under the employment levels needed to provide exceptional rail service, let alone grow network capacity, an attorney representing seven freight rail unions argued in a Monday filing to the...
BLET’s tentative deal with UP will improve schedules and address quality-of-life concerns
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2023) A pilot project in the Kansas City area showed that the 11/4 work-rest schedule helped reduce the number of days engineers took off at the last minute and kept some engineers from walking away from the railroad. Full story:...
12 labor unions, NS, commit to working together to enhance rail safety
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 23, 2023) ATLNTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan H. Shaw and leaders of 12 Norfolk Southern labor unions sent a joint letter Tuesday underscoring their shared goal of partnering together to drive...
Laredo and Houston concerns prompted UP lawsuit over STB’s CP-KCS merger decision
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 25, 2023) Union Pacific is suing the Surface Transportation Board because the agency’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger didn’t fully protect cross-border competition at the Laredo, Texas, gateway or address the...
Western coal producer seeks STB intervention against BNSF
(Source: Freight Waves, May 25, 2023) A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the common carrier obligation. Full story: Freight Waves
NTSB to hold June investigative hearing on East Palestine
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 24, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing open to the public in East Palestine, Ohio, on June 22-23. During the hearing, the NTSB...
High-speed rail between LA and Vegas can break ground by end of the year, CEO says
(Source: USA Today, May 24, 2023) There are typically two ways travelers move between Los Angeles and Las Vegas: By car, drivers risk sitting in traffic that can double the four-hour drive time. Air travel comes with the typical risks of lost luggage, canceled or...
BLET News
President Hall exposes dangers of long trains in Washington Post interview
Schulz reelected Chairman of Wisconsin State Legislative Board
Driscoll reelected Conrail General Chairman
BLET to host virtual Secretary-Treasurer training June 12-13
Two-person crew becomes law in Minnesota
New STF Investigators complete training at BLET National Division
BLET and Union Pacific reach historic agreement to improve work schedules and time off for locomotive engineers
Registration open for BLET’s Myrtle Beach regional meeting, August 14-18, 2023
BLET and Norfolk Southern reach first deal on engineer paid sick leave
Daily Headlines
Unions tell regulators that Class I railroads’ hiring efforts are misleading
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2023) The Class I railroads are still far under the employment levels needed to provide exceptional rail service, let alone grow network capacity, an attorney representing seven freight rail unions argued in a Monday filing to the...
BLET’s tentative deal with UP will improve schedules and address quality-of-life concerns
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2023) A pilot project in the Kansas City area showed that the 11/4 work-rest schedule helped reduce the number of days engineers took off at the last minute and kept some engineers from walking away from the railroad. Full story:...
12 labor unions, NS, commit to working together to enhance rail safety
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 23, 2023) ATLNTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan H. Shaw and leaders of 12 Norfolk Southern labor unions sent a joint letter Tuesday underscoring their shared goal of partnering together to drive...
Laredo and Houston concerns prompted UP lawsuit over STB’s CP-KCS merger decision
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 25, 2023) Union Pacific is suing the Surface Transportation Board because the agency’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger didn’t fully protect cross-border competition at the Laredo, Texas, gateway or address the...
Western coal producer seeks STB intervention against BNSF
(Source: Freight Waves, May 25, 2023) A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the common carrier obligation. Full story: Freight Waves
NTSB to hold June investigative hearing on East Palestine
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 24, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing open to the public in East Palestine, Ohio, on June 22-23. During the hearing, the NTSB...
High-speed rail between LA and Vegas can break ground by end of the year, CEO says
(Source: USA Today, May 24, 2023) There are typically two ways travelers move between Los Angeles and Las Vegas: By car, drivers risk sitting in traffic that can double the four-hour drive time. Air travel comes with the typical risks of lost luggage, canceled or...
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