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ATTENTION FLORIDA, GULF & ATLANTIC MEMBERS: If you haven’t received your ballot you can still request a replacement
Save the date for 2025 BLET regional meetings in Daytona Beach and Bellevue/Seattle
Florida: National Mediation Board formally recognizes Brightline as a rail carrier
In Memorium: Former Amtrak General Chairman Mark B. Kenny, 1951-2024
New Mexico: State Legislative Board members lobby for rail safety legislation, conclude quadrennial meeting
Illinois: Two-person crew, one life saved
Florida Gulf & Atlanic: Members begin voting on first-ever BLET contract
Veterans Day 2024: Recognizing BLET veterans
Amtrak: Ridership on new Borealis service reaches major milestone
BLET welcomes Carrollton Railroad workers as union scores sixth organizing win since 2023
Race to watch: Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn backs rail workers, two-person train crews
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BNSF wraps up Kansas double-tracking project, reaching milestone on Southern Transcon
(Source: Trains.com, November 19, 2024) BNSF Railway has reached a major milestone: The completion of the remaining section of double track on its Southern Transcon in Kansas. Only two short pieces of single track are left on the 2,200-mile former Santa Fe main line...
STB scolds Union Pacific for lack of cooperation
(Source: Trains.com, November 14, 2024) The Surface Transportation Board has taken Union Pacific to task for an ongoing lack of cooperation in a new decision regarding an issue with the railroad’s effort to construct a 6-mile rail line in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pinal...
NS makes deal with Ancora to prevent another fight for control of the railroad
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2024) Norfolk Southern announced an agreement Thursday with Ancora Holdings to keep the investor from launching a repeat of this year’s campaign to take control of the railroad. Under the deal, Norfolk Southern will add another...
DOT announces nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along Northeast Corridor
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 15, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today continued its historic investment in passenger rail with nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along the...
Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks
(Source: Associated Press, November 13, 2024) The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national...
TSA proposes new cybersecurity requirements for some railroads, other transportation systems
(Source: Trains.com, November 7, 2024) The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a rule that would require cybersecurity risk management and reporting requirements for some freight and passenger railroads, as well as rail transportation. The Notice of...
Norfolk Southern rule that rail cars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns
Norfolk Southern rule that rail cars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns (Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2024) Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week...
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