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Opinion: Deadly trains
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on February 7.) NEW YORK -- Amid a steady toll of lethal railroad accidents, lawmakers in Washington are proposing tougher oversight of the industry to rein in the derailments and grade-crossing...
Opinion: Saving as many as he could
(The following column by Steve Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 7. Bruce A. Gray is a member of BLET Division 20 in Los Angeles.) LOS ANGELES -- Scott Cox told me he was not very religious. But when a blond-haired man raced up the stairs of...
Failing pension plans push union to review retirement age for pilots
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on February 6.) WASHINGTON -- The airline industry's financial crisis and the collapse of some pension plans are leading the nation's biggest pilot union and some aviation experts to...
VRE seen as model for Metro on service
(The following article by Annie Gowen was posted on the Washington Post website on February 6.) WASHINGTON -- As Metrorail carries out a major campaign to improve customer service for its 600,000 daily riders, the new chairman of the transit agency's board says Metro...
April trial date set in BNSF dispute
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 5.) ABERDEEN, S.D. -- An April 26 trial date has been set in a dispute between the South Dakota Railroad Authority and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad over use of a key rail interchange at...
D.C.’s ban on hazardous freight resonates locally, nationally
(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on February 5.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- When the District of Columbia Council approved a ban this week on shipments of certain dangerous chemicals through Washington, supporters hailed it as a...
Cities may follow D.C. hazmat shipment ban
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 6.) WASHINGTON -- Washington's decision to ban shipments of deadly chemicals and explosives through its neighborhoods may inspire other cities to follow suit -- to the railroad industry's dismay. The...
Lawyers seek out victims of Metrolink crash
(The following article by Solomon Moore was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on February 7.) GLENDALE, Calif. -- Enter the lawyers. Smoke was still rising from the derailed Metrolink trains two weeks ago when investigators from the State Bar of California...
U.S. Senator Joseph Biden sees increased rail security as a priority
(The BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following news release on February 4.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has found a strong ally in their continuing efforts to see rail security addressed. The...
Pa. train derailment impacts fish life
(The following article by Karl J. Power was posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 6.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Public health was a valid concern Monday when 13 cars of an 84-car Norfolk Southern train derailed from the tracks in East Deer beside...
