BLET News
Education and Training Dept. to host officer training at 2025 BLET Regional Meetings
BLET, NJ Transit meet again this week
Verna touts the benefits of C3RS at TTD rail safety news conference
Vance visits East Palestine, pledges Trump administration’s support for the Railway Safety Act
Capitol Hill: Rep. Titus of Nevada renews call for rail safety legislation
2025 BLET Scholarship Directory: Financial aid is available to the dependents of BLET members
Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania appointed Vice Ranking Member of House Rail Subcommittee
Duffy sworn in as new US DOT Secretary; Tells the Senate he will back FRA two-person crew regulation
Teamsters Rail Conference calls on VP Vance to “hold railroad executives’ feet to the fire in pursuit of safer railroads”
BLET meets with new New Jersey Transit CEO
RRB news: Details on implementation of the REEF Act
Massachusetts: Chairman Cadogan raises BLET’s issues with Governor Healey
Attention retirees: New law can increase payments to recipients of public pensions
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Rail Industry News
CPKC dedicates new rail bridge between U.S., Mexico
(Source: Trains.com, February 6, 2025) Canadian Pacific Kansas City today (Feb. 6, 2025) held the official opening ceremonies for the new Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge, the second span crossing the Rio Grande at the busiest rail gateway between...
Washington state calls for more, faster Amtrak Cascades service
(Source: The Urbanist, February 6, 2025) New intercity passenger rail legislation filed in the Washington State Legislature would set ambitious targets for enhanced Amtrak Cascades service and accountability. Full story: The Urbanist
Two years after East Palestine derailment, rail leaders still urge safety reforms
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, February 4, 2025) On February 3, rail union leaders gathered for a virtual media briefing to call for safety reforms across the freight rail industry on the two-year anniversary of the toxic...
Two bills addressing hazmat rail movements reintroduced in U.S. House
(Source: Trains.com, February 6, 2025) U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) has reintroduced two bills stemming from the East Palestine derailment of 2023 — one broadening the definition of a “high-hazard flammable train” and setting reporting requirements for railroads...
Trump administration shakes up funding formulas for rail projects
(Source: Trains.com, February 4, 2025) If you thought Federal Railroad Administration grant programs for things like passenger service, shortline track maintenance, and grade crossing elimination projects would be the least likely place to become a front in the...
Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
(Source: National Public Radio, February 3, 2025) Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken...
Norfolk Southern reports Q4, full-year 2024 results
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 29, 2025) On January 29, 2025, Norfolk Southern Corporation its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. For the quarter, revenue was $3.0 billion, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, operating...
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