BLET News
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Daily Headlines
Amtrak’s St. Louis-Kansas City service resumes after floods
(Source: Associated Press, January 3, 2016) ST. LOUIS — Amtrak service between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, is operating again, now that floodwaters have subsided. Full story: ABC News
Rail industry may be given until 2020 to install PTC
(Source: New York Times, December 30, 2015) NEW YORK — When Congress in October gave railroads extra time to install a badly needed speed-control system, officials at the Federal Railroad Administration vowed to move aggressively to make sure the safety technology...
Two years later, still no final report on Casselton oil train crash
(Source: Inforum, December 29, 2015) CASSELTON, N.D. — Two years after a fiery oil train derailment here, federal investigators still have not released their final report on what caused it Full story: www.inforum.com
Top oil train stories from 2015
(Source: PublicSource, December 31, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — In 2013, an unmanned train carrying fracked American crude oil ran off the rails in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, incinerating the center of the tiny Canadian town and killing 47 people — most of whom were burnt to...
Railroad Retirement and unemployment insurance taxes in 2016
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Longevity of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, December 9, 2015) CHICAGO — Every three years, the Railroad Retirement Board’s Chief Actuary conducts a study of the longevity of its annuitants, as part of a valuation of future revenues and benefit payments. The...
BNSF moves cargo from one of the world’s largest container ships
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 28, 2015) NEW YORK — The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port, CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, December 26. Full story: Railway Track & Structures
Editorial: Riding (speedier) rail cars
(Source: Boston Herald editorial, December 26, 2015) BOSTON — Visions of aircraft-swift passenger trains in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor seem to be floated with some regularity, the latest being one last month from the Federal Railroad Administration for...
Norfolk Southern closing Ashtabula docks
(Source: Star Beacon, December 24, 2015) ASHTABULA, Ohio — Norfolk Southern plans to consolidate operations of its coal docks on Lake Erie by closing its Ashtabula coal pier and shifting operations to Sandusky. The change means 21 people will lose their jobs, though...
BNSF temporarily furloughs employees
(Source: Associated Press, December 30, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A BNSF Railway spokeswoman says the company is temporarily furloughing some employees in response to a reduction in customers' freight transportation needs. Full story: www.twincities.com
