April 20, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Cowboy State Daily, April 19, 2023) Union Pacific railroad is so short-handed it’s offering a sign-on bonus larger than some annual salaries in Wyoming, ranging between $40,000 to $50,000. The three Wyoming locations eligible for this sign-on bonus are...
April 20, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WBUR, February 19, 2023) Federal regulators ordered the MBTA to overhaul its strategy for keeping crews safe when they are on or near subway tracks following five “near misses” between trains and workers, plus a separate employee injury, in the...
April 20, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 19, 2023) BNSF is conducting further testing on a piece of fractured rail involved in the March 30 derailment of one of its trains in Raymond, Minnesota. The derailment, which occurred approximately 106 miles northwest of Minneapolis,...
April 14, 2023 | 2-man Crews, News, Organizing, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 14 — Paid sick leave and rail safety were among the topics of discussion as members of the BLET’s National General Chairmen’s Association (NGCA) concluded their annual meeting, which was held at the BLET National Division headquarters on...
April 13, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, April 12, 2023) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local business owners, rail union workers, and officials to call for swift passage of his bipartisan Railway Safety...
