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
Rail station proposal gets boost
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Supporters of a proposed new Metro-North railroad station that would be built in West Haven or Orange are pleased with the inclusion of $14 million for the station in the new 20-year plan that the state Transportation Strategy Board forwarded to...
Commuter rail fares due for an increase
STAMFORD, Conn. -- A state transportation official says fares on the Metro North commuter rail line may have to go up at least 10 percent next year, the Associated Press reported. Harry Harris, chief of the state Department of Transportation's Bureau of Public...
Officials, property owners want railroad crossing reopened
O'HARA, Pa. -- A heavily-used railroad crossing remained closed Tuesday, nearly two weeks after Norfolk and Southern Railroad officials closed it to traffic, the Herald reported. But township officials and property owners are forging ahead with two plans to have it...
B.C. Rail unions demand inquiry in allegations involving senior executives
VANCOUVER -- Unions at B.C. Rail called Thursday for a public inquiry into allegations that senior executives of the railway are trying to ruin the carrier's finances, the Canadian Press reported. The Council of Trade Unions said the allegations were made by fired...
Rail freight traffic up
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up during the week ended December 14, in comparison with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on December 19. The gains were paced by a 12.3 percent increase in intermodal...
Airlines in new push to change labor law
WASHINGTON -- Major airlines are laying the groundwork for their biggest push yet to get Congress to change the law for resolving airline union contract disputes, claiming such action is necessary to help the industry recover from its worst financial downturn, reports...
Amtrak’s troubles shifting passenger load to states
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the short term, states are being asked to subsidize the unprofitable service provided to their communities by Amtrak. However, prodded by congressional Republicans and the Bush administration to find alternatives to Amtrak, states from the West...
CN Rail refinances $1 billion credit facility
MONTREAL -- According to Reuters, Canadian National Railway Co. has refinanced its $1 billion revolving credit facility for a three-year period, the company said on Wednesday. Canada's largest railway and the No. 5 in North America, CN said the new financing is...
Lanigan to join BNSF as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
FORT WORTH, Texas -- John Lanigan will be appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI - News; BNSF), it was announced today by Matt Rose, BNSF Chairman, President and Chief Executive...
Texas lawmakers agree to tap funds for rail
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that legislative leaders have agreed to tap $15 million in leftover funds from a defunct state program to pay for an eight-mile railroad spur deemed crucial to attracting a Toyota manufacturing plant to Texas,...
