March 28, 2023 | News, Regional Meetings
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 28 — Registration is now open for the BLET’s first regional meeting of 2023, which will be held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, June 26-30, 2023. The BLET National Division is planning a meeting filled with educational opportunities and...
March 23, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, March 22, 2023) A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Full...
March 23, 2023 | Employment Data, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 22, 2023) Class Is operating in the United States employed 120,210 people in February, a 0.81% increase over January’s employment levels and a 5.19% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data....
March 23, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, March 22, 2023) On the heels of deals at other Class I railroads, Union Pacific has reached agreements with eight unions to provide workers up to seven paid sick days. The agreement goes into effect April 1. According to a prepared statement...
March 23, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, March 22, 2023) U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 18 (Week 11) dipped 9.4% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported March 22. U.S. Class I railroads hauled a total of 453,500 carloads and...
