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
Canada to hold talks on crude transport with oil producers, rail operators
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2018) CALGARY, Alberta — Alberta will hold talks with rail operators and oil producers aimed at smoothing the path to get more crude moving by rail amid a transportation bottleneck in the Western Canadian province, Alberta’s energy minister...
Amtrak service between Philly, D.C. resuming with delays after NS derailment
(Source: Associated Press, May 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak says a regular scheduled service is resuming between Philadelphia and Washington following an earlier freight derailment in southeastern Pennsylvania. Full story: www.wtop.com
Two injured when 30 CSX train cars derail near Elkhart, Ind.
(Source: Television station WSBT, May 3, 2018) ELKHART, Ind. — Two people were injured in a train derailment near Nappanee in Elkhart County overnight. Police say the damage extends about a quarter of a mile. A CSX official says this involved about 30 loaded cars and...
Metra takes steps in preventing trespasser deaths, suicide by train
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2018) CHICAGO — More than 60 railroad industry representatives, safety advocates, law enforcement officers and others recently convened a summit in Chicago to discuss ways to reduce trespassing and death-by-train incidents. Full story:...
Hoffa: Union pension fight heats up at Capitol
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, May 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters have been vocal in their call for multiemployer pension reform for years. But now the union and its members are redoubling our...
FRA seeking input on draft advisory regarding safe operations during temporary signal suspensions
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, May 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comment on a draft advisory regarding safe railroad operation during temporary signal suspensions. The advisory, according to a notice published in the...
RRB Q&A: Comparison of benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, April 2, 2018) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than...
NS VP Hurlbut sells $401,898 in company stock
(Source: Macon Daily, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk SouthernVP Thomas E. Hurlbut sold 2,762 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 27. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.51, for a total transaction of $401,898.62. Following the...
CSX freight train derails in Bullitt County, some cars on fire
(Source: WLKY, May 1, 2018) BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Multiple fire departments from several counties responded to the scene of a CSX train derailment and small fire on Collins Hill Road, just north of Lebanon Junction Elementary Tuesday. Two men were on board the CSX...
Metra’s new shop will crank out more refurbished rail cars for riders
(Source: Daily Herald, May 1, 2018) CHICAGO — With an average age of 28 years, Metra's rail cars have lived through the Gulf War, the dawn of the World Wide Web and the "Seinfeld" years. Full story: Daily Herald
