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Beset by congestion, BNSF to limit carload traffic bound for California
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway will limit carload traffic bound for California through the end of July as it struggles to overcome congestion related to crew shortages and bad weather along portions of its Southern Transcon....
AAR: Rail traffic declines for 17th straight week as of June 18, 2022
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 22, 2022.) BLET Editor’s Note: This is the 17th consecutive week that total traffic has declined. Total traffic gains were last seen in Week 7, which ended Feb. 17, 2022. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association...
Rail carloads rise a little, but intermodal falls a lot
(Source: Railway Age, June 23, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 18, 2022 (Week 24) was 501,207 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads were 232,921, up 0.4%, while U.S. intermodal volume...
Federal Maritime Commission members urge STB to reject CP-KCS merger
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three of the Federal Maritime Commission’s five members have urged the Surface Transportation Board to reject the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, saying the deal would hurt U.S. ports....
UP to announce Q2 2022 earnings on July 21
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, June 23, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference...
CSX kicks off Chicago intermodal yard expansion project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 23, 2022) CSX and Chicago officials earlier this week held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of the 63rd Street intermodal container storage yard. The more than $25 million facility, expected to begin operations in...
RRB Q&A: Medicare for railroad families
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 20, 2022) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad workers and their families, just as it does for workers under social security. Medicare has the...
BLET News
Ballots for strike authorization being mailed June 24 to BLET members at Class I railroads
BLET to hold strike authorization vote
BLET members ratify new contract with DM&E; Wages to increase 27%
Deadline approaches for BLET’s Baltimore regional meeting
FRA publishes rule on fatigue management
United Rail Unions statement on proffer of arbitration, June 15, 2022
BLET opens Denver regional meeting
United Rail Unions statement on national bargaining, June 9, 2022
Arrangements announced for former BLET VP Paul Wingo
Daily Headlines
Beset by congestion, BNSF to limit carload traffic bound for California
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 24, 2022) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway will limit carload traffic bound for California through the end of July as it struggles to overcome congestion related to crew shortages and bad weather along portions of its Southern Transcon....
AAR: Rail traffic declines for 17th straight week as of June 18, 2022
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 22, 2022.) BLET Editor’s Note: This is the 17th consecutive week that total traffic has declined. Total traffic gains were last seen in Week 7, which ended Feb. 17, 2022. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association...
Rail carloads rise a little, but intermodal falls a lot
(Source: Railway Age, June 23, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 18, 2022 (Week 24) was 501,207 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads were 232,921, up 0.4%, while U.S. intermodal volume...
Federal Maritime Commission members urge STB to reject CP-KCS merger
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 23, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three of the Federal Maritime Commission’s five members have urged the Surface Transportation Board to reject the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, saying the deal would hurt U.S. ports....
UP to announce Q2 2022 earnings on July 21
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, June 23, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference...
CSX kicks off Chicago intermodal yard expansion project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 23, 2022) CSX and Chicago officials earlier this week held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of the 63rd Street intermodal container storage yard. The more than $25 million facility, expected to begin operations in...
RRB Q&A: Medicare for railroad families
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 20, 2022) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad workers and their families, just as it does for workers under social security. Medicare has the...
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