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
As trains move oil bonanza, delays mount for other goods and passengers
(Source: New York Times, October 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An energy boom that has created a sharp increase in rail freight traffic nationwide is causing major delays for Amtrak passenger trains and is holding up the transport of vital consumer and industrial goods,...
Canadian crude exports to U.S. top 3 million barrels per day for first time
(Source: Reuters, October 8, 2014) NEW YORK — Canadian crude exports to the United States topped 3 million barrels per day last week for the first time, suggesting delays to new export pipelines such as TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL were failing to check oil sands...
Hoffa: A clear choice in November
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, published in the Detroit News and at Teamster.org, October 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than a month from today, Michiganians will have an opportunity to head to the polls. While many might be tempted...
Rail line might help carry more freight along Texas 36 route
(Source: Houston Chronicle, October 7, 2014) HOUSTON — Officials in Fort Bend County are working to gather support for a rail business line that could run parallel to Texas 36 and portions of Texas 36A, once a route is determined. Full story: Houston Chronicle
MTA chairman seeks support for $32 billion capital plan
(Source: Associated Press, October 7, 2014) NEW YORK — The head of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority asked business leaders Tuesday to support the agency's $32 billion capital plan despite a $15 billion funding shortfall and a state board's veto. Full...
Solutions sought for chronic Amtrak, freight delays in northern Ohio
(Source: Plain Dealer, October 7, 2014) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Passengers sitting on the tracks one recent morning near an idled Lake Shore Limited train in Cleveland had a lot of time to kill. Their eastbound train was late getting out of Chicago Union Station and pulled...
Caltrain and California High-Speed Rail pursue level boarding, compatible platforms
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, October 7, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — Officials representing Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced that they’ll work closely together over the next several months to on a joint specification for train...
U.S. utilities say increased coal deliveries help, but more needed
(Source: Platts, October 7, 2014) HOUSTON — Despite data last week from the US Energy Information Administration showing a 9.3% increase in estimated coal production west of the Mississippi River, it has not eased concerns from some Midwestern utilities facing an...
Lac-Megantic victims died violent, avoidable deaths: coroner
(Source: Montreal Gazette, October 8, 2014) MONTREAL — The recommendations and reports of Quebec Coroner Martin Clavet were published this morning (October 8), bringing to an end the coroner’s investigation into the 47 deaths in Lac-Megantic on July 6, 2013. Full...
Government meddling in railways a ‘dangerous proposition,’ CP Rail executive says
(Source: Financial Post, October 7, 2014) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s chief operating officer slammed the federal government for interfering in the rail sector Tuesday, warning that too much intervention could lead to crumbling infrastructure and maybe...
