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 investigates cause of damage to train window
(Source: KTVU, August 13, 2014) RICHMOND, Calif. — Amtrak is investigating an incident that damaged one of its train cars. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon as a northbound Amtrak train that originated in Oakland was hit by what one viewer called “small gauge...
Diminished effectiveness of locomotive horn contributed to 2013 grade crossing fatality, Canada’s TSB determines
(Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada press release, August 12, 2014) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today released its investigation report (R13E0015) into the January 2013 collision between a Canadian National (CN) freight train...
No room for grain amid BNSF traffic jam
(Source: Bloomberg, August 14, 2014) NEW YORK — With the start of the spring-wheat harvest in Arnegard, North Dakota, a week away, the bins on Bob Wisness’s 11,000-acre farm are half full with last year’s crops that have been stranded by a train traffic jam. Full...
Why railroads are taking a fresh look at natural gas
(Source: Reuters, August 13, 2014) LONDON — Gas-fueled locomotives are not a new idea. Plymouth Locomotive Company built the first propane-fueled rail engine as early as 1936. Full story: Reuters
SEPTA reaches Regional Rail deal with IBEW Local 744
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA has reached a tentative labor agreement with the union that represents about 215 Regional Rail electrical workers, officials for the transit agency said Wednesday. The tentative deal must be...
Will the Supreme Court help Amtrak run its trains on time?
(Source: Streetsblog USA, August 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court has the chance to redeem its spotty record of late by making the trains run on time. Yes, it’s in their power. If you’ve noticed lately that Amtrak trains have been more delayed and more...
Rail CEOs to investors: Oil trains safe at almost any speed
(Source: DeSmog Blog, August 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The rail industry's position on speed limits for "bomb trains" is simple: they continuously claim velocity has nothing to do with oil-by-rail accidents or safety. Recent statements by rail industry CEOs during...
Runaway bulldozer rides the rails in New York
(Source: Albany Times Union, August 12, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak service west and north of Rensselaer came to a halt Tuesday afternoon after a worker abandoned a burning bulldozer and the machine traveled for miles along a single rail track connecting Albany and...
Crude by rail terminals to expand in Alberta, New Mexico
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 12, 2014) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP) last week announced its 50-50 joint venture with Imperial Oil Ltd. has entered into additional agreements with oil companies that will enable a planned expansion to move...
Pennsylvania crude oil train data still not going to right officials
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At least four Pennsylvania counties along the path of frequent crude oil train movements have had difficulty obtaining information about the shipments, in spite of a federal order that was supposed...
