BLET News
Washington, D.C.: President-elect Trump announces cabinet picks to lead DOT, DOL
Indiana: BLET members ratify new contract with Indiana Southern Railroad
This holiday season a BLET family needs your generosity as a locomotive engineer recovers from brain surgery
Michigan: BLET members ratify new contract with Huron and Eastern Railway
Railroad safety: BLET participates in FRA’s Rail Share meeting
Health & Welfare: GA-46000 lifetime maximum adjusted for 2025
BLET Education & Training Department: Secretary-Treasurer refresher courses available via Zoom in December
Ballots mailed for vote on tentative contract with Indiana Southern Railroad
Ballots mailed in tentative agreement with Huron and Eastern Railway
BLET family needs your generosity as BNSF locomotive engineer recovers from brain surgery
President Biden orders second PEB in BLET-New Jersey Transit contract dispute
BLET Short Line Department: Florida, Gulf & Atlantic members ratify first union contract
Take action and tell the House to act on Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 before Congress adjourns
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Rail Industry News
Railroads ramp up the use of artificial intelligence
(Source: Trains.com, December 13, 2024) Artificial intelligence is weaving itself into the daily operations of big U.S. railroads, helping managers make data-backed decisions about operating plans and identify trends among virtually any t process. Full story:...
Supreme Court to hear argument on new U.S. rail line
(Source: Newsweek, December 9, 2024) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a proposed Utah railroad that could significantly increase crude oil transport along the Colorado River. The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect Utah oil fields to the...
The decline of North America’s hump yards
(Source: Trains.com, December 4, 2024) The number of hump yards operating in North America has dropped precipitously over the decades. Today there are 36 active hump yards operated by the big six Class I systems and terminal and switching railroads. That’s down from...
CSX’s appeal to Supreme Court tests reach of antitrust law
(Source: Reuters, December 4, 2024) Freight rail giant CSX has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its lawsuit accusing rival Norfolk Southern of denying access to a key East Coast terminal, costing CSX hundreds of millions of dollars in lost profits. CSX said in...
More people are riding Amtrak than ever before, and improvements are on the way
(Source: CNN, December 3, 2024) Amtrak has reached a historic milestone, carrying 32.8 million passengers on the passenger rail system in fiscal year 2024. That’s a 15% increase from the previous fiscal year when it carried nearly 28.6 million riders, according to a...
Amtrak notches ridership and revenue record for FY 2024
(Source: Trains.com, November 25, 2024) The increases weren’t large compared to pre-pandemic 2019, but more Northeast Regional frequencies enabled Amtrak to capture enough travel demand to beat the company’s previous overall record ridership in fiscal 2024. Also, a...
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...
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