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
BNSF’s net income up 5 percent, total revenue down 6 percent in 2Q 2015
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 11, 2015) BNSF Railway Co.'s total revenue in second-quarter 2015 fell 6 percent to $5.4 billion compared with $5.7 billion in second-quarter 2014, but net income rose 5 percent to $963 million compared with $916 million a year...
Amtrak, Septa on track to meet Positive Train Control mandate
(Source: www.nj.com, August 11, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Of the 41 railroads required to meet a federal mandate for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), SEPTA and Amtrak are among the 11 expected to complete the project by the end of this year. Full story:...
Wisconsin residents express concern over stalled oil trains
(Source: Associated Press, August 10, 2015) AUBURNDALE, Wisc. — Neighbors living near railroad tracks in Wisconsin are becoming increasingly concerned about long train blockages since an increase in sand and oil shipments have caused them to grow into a frequent and...
Thanks to rail, Midwest ships more crude oil than it receives
(Source: Bakken.com, August 11, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — The Midwest has become a net shipper of crude oil, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Due to increased rail shipments and pipeline reversals, the Midwest region now ships out more crude oil than it...
Tacoma rail trestle set for demolition; new bridge, platform to benefit Sounder and Amtrak passengers
(Source: The News Tribune, August 10, 2015) TACOMA, Wash. — Sound Transit on Tuesday (Aug. 11) will host a public meeting to present plans describing the design concepts and architectural elements that will guide construction of a steel-and-concrete bridge that will...
North Dakota hires BNSF manager as inspector for state rail safety program
(Source: InForum, August 10, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A manager for the railroad involved in two fiery oil train derailments in North Dakota during the past two years has been hired as the first track inspector for a new state-run rail safety program. Full story:...
Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Claremont Concord Railroad
(Source: Valley News, August 9, 2015) WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — The Claremont Concord Railroad, one of the smallest railroad lines in the country, is getting hitched to one of the world’s biggest rail carriers. Full story: Valley News
For ex-workers, there’s nothing sweet about Hostess’s resurgence
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost three years ago, just before Thanksgiving, Hostess Brand executives threw their then 18,000 union workers under the bus by blaming them for the need to declare...
Crews fighting grass fire in Oregon; Portland & Western train trestle fully engulfed
(Source: The Oregonian, August 11, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — Acrid smoke shrouded Sherwood on Monday evening as an infrequently used train trestle quickly burned along with the wetlands underneath, a Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue spokeswoman said. The trestle, near...
Cleaner locomotive prototype readied at Knoxville Locomotive Works
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, August 11, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Locomotive Works will soon meet a milestone in its previously announced three-year, $6 million expansion for the development of a cleaner engine for locomotives that meets new federal...
