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Police say man jumped on freight train, attacked locomotive engineer with knife in Minnesota
(Source: Television station KMSP, September 21, 2022) A man is facing felony charges for allegedly attacking a train engineer with a knife, causing the victim to flee by jumping from a moving locomotive Tuesday near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Full story:...
AAR: Carloads up, intermodal down for week ending September 17
(Source: Railway Age, September 21, 2022) While U.S. carloads rose for Week 37 (ending Sept. 17, 2022), intermodal volume fell, bringing total traffic down compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Sept. 21. Traffic...
BNSF says it can’t be sued by Amtrak crash victims
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 22, 2022) BNSF Railway has asked a federal court to rule that those who have sued over the June derailment of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief must settle matters through arbitration rather than lawsuits, and asked that state suits be...
UP to announce Q3 2022 results on October 20
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 22, 2022) Union Pacific Corporation will release third quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company's management team will host a conference call and live webcast...
Chicago’s CREATE lands $70 million federal grant for Westside project
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 21, 2022) Chicago’s CREATE Program will receive $70 million in federal funding for a $170 million project to modernize a 2-mile stretch of Union Pacific track on the city’s west side, the partners in the Chicago Region Environment...
Class Is log U.S. employment surge for August 2022
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 20, 2022) Class Is employed 117,014 workers in the United States as of mid-August, a 0.52% increase from July’s employment level and a 2.26% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five...
Coal mining companies complain about rail service, particularly in the East
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 20, 2022) The trade group representing coal mining operators has asked federal regulators to take action regarding erratic rail service, particularly in the east on CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern. Mines have had to curtail...
BLET News
BLET Advisory Board Resolution on Tentative National Freight Agreement
Laveing reelected Chairman of Pennsylvania State Legislative Board
BLET announces timeline for balloting in Tentative National Agreement
BLET, SMART-TD reach tentative agreement with railroads
SMART-TD, BLET Joint Statement on Rail Embargo
BLET, SMART-TD joint statement on Labor Day 2022
Ballots to be mailed in tentative BNSF-MRL implementing agreements
Update on PEB 250 recommendations to national agreement negotiations
Make your voice heard on FRA’s proposed two-person crew rule
Daily Headlines
Police say man jumped on freight train, attacked locomotive engineer with knife in Minnesota
(Source: Television station KMSP, September 21, 2022) A man is facing felony charges for allegedly attacking a train engineer with a knife, causing the victim to flee by jumping from a moving locomotive Tuesday near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Full story:...
AAR: Carloads up, intermodal down for week ending September 17
(Source: Railway Age, September 21, 2022) While U.S. carloads rose for Week 37 (ending Sept. 17, 2022), intermodal volume fell, bringing total traffic down compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Sept. 21. Traffic...
BNSF says it can’t be sued by Amtrak crash victims
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 22, 2022) BNSF Railway has asked a federal court to rule that those who have sued over the June derailment of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief must settle matters through arbitration rather than lawsuits, and asked that state suits be...
UP to announce Q3 2022 results on October 20
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 22, 2022) Union Pacific Corporation will release third quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company's management team will host a conference call and live webcast...
Chicago’s CREATE lands $70 million federal grant for Westside project
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 21, 2022) Chicago’s CREATE Program will receive $70 million in federal funding for a $170 million project to modernize a 2-mile stretch of Union Pacific track on the city’s west side, the partners in the Chicago Region Environment...
Class Is log U.S. employment surge for August 2022
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 20, 2022) Class Is employed 117,014 workers in the United States as of mid-August, a 0.52% increase from July’s employment level and a 2.26% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five...
Coal mining companies complain about rail service, particularly in the East
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 20, 2022) The trade group representing coal mining operators has asked federal regulators to take action regarding erratic rail service, particularly in the east on CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern. Mines have had to curtail...
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