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 Midwest ridership steams ahead
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on July 17.) GALESBURG, Ill. — If there is any good news about $4 per gallon gasoline, it is that ridership on Amtrak is booming. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is working with Amtrak’s CEO...
Oil prices, economy expected to batter freight transportation results
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on July 17.) MONTREAL — Rapidly rising fuel prices and the sluggish North American economy are expected to batter truck and train companies´ second-quarter results, says RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin. Declining...
Passengers of Operation Lifesaver train not aware of death
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on July 17.) RICHMOND, Va. — The 90 or so public officials and others aboard a rail-safety excursion out of Roanoke on Wednesday received all the latest casualty statistics on...
AAR: Carload freight up, intermodal down during most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on July 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carload freight was up but intermodal volume was down on the nation's railroads during the week ended July 12 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 17 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Missouri after severe storms and flooding caused major damage in the following counties: Clark, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls and St....
RRB financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment...
Police defend mooning crackdown
(The following story by Peter Schelden appeared on The Orange County Register website on July 16.) SANTA ANA, Calif. — About 9,000 partygoers peacefully drove off after Saturday's 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak was shut down by the Orange County Sheriff's Department....
NJ Transit promotes safety at rail crossing
(The following story by Sharon Leff appeared on the Red Bank Hub website on July 16.) RED BANK, N.J. — After issuing 67 tickets to pedestrians for illegal crossings at the Red Bank Train Station in 2007, NJ Transit officials are aiming to lower the number of...
2 on MTA board urge on-time finish of LIRR third track
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on July 16.) NEW YORK — A third track will be constructed on schedule "come hell or high water" along the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, MTA board member Mitch Pally said Wednesday, a week after...
Illinois congressmen trying to halt CN expansion
(The following story by Matt Kiefer appeared on the Pioneer Local website on July 17.) CHICAGO — Members of Illinois' congressional delegation are getting behind a bill that would halt Canadian National from expanding freight traffic in the outlying suburbs....
