January 9, 2025 | 2-man Crews, Fatality, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The State, January 6, 2025) The wreck released about 60 tons of chlorine, which formed a toxic cloud that moved over Graniteville, killing nine people who breathed in the hazardous fumes. In addition to the nine deaths, more than 500 people went to the...
November 27, 2024 | 2-man Crews, News, Top News
Thanksgiving is a time for appreciation and gratitude, and there were many expressions of profound thanks as two BLET members were reunited yesterday for the first time since one Brother helped save the other’s life. On October 27, the quick-thinking and decisive...
August 29, 2024 | 2-man Crews, CSX, Fatality, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Remote Control
(Source: Associated Press, August 28, 2024) The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews. But that idea won’t be...
July 24, 2024 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 23, 2024) The Teamsters are proud to endorse the bipartisan Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 (H.R.8996) led by Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Seth Moulton (D-MA). This legislation...
July 24, 2024 | 2-man Crews, C3RS, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, Train Length
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 23, 2024) New bipartisan legislation to improve railroad safety following the East Palestine derailment was announced Tuesday as a House subcommittee held a three-hour hearing on what steps were needed to prevent a repeat...
May 23, 2024 | 2-man Crews, News, Railroad Safety
From left: Kyle Bagby, Trustee; Vince Verna, VP & NLR; Pat Driscoll, Trustee; Billy Lyons, VP; Randy Fannon, VP; Gary Best, VP; Eddie Hall, National President; Mark Wallace, First VP; Dave Estes, National S-T; Rick Gibbons, VP; and Dick Crow, Trustee....
May 17, 2024 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News
On May 7, the Rhode Island State Senate unanimously advanced a rail safety bill by a vote of 37-0. The bill, 2024–S 2736, would require two-person train crews. BLET New England Legislative Board Chairman Dan Cadogan said lobbying efforts will now begin to secure...
May 7, 2024 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News, Railroad Safety
Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District has been rated as one of the most competitive in the nation during this election year, but the incumbent seeking reelection, U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), must not care about the votes of union railroaders. Perry, along with...
April 25, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, News, Teamsters
As rail labor unions celebrated the Federal Railroad Administration’s new regulation requiring two-person crews on freight trains, airline pilot unions raised the question: Can the same policy continue for aircrafts? While current U.S. regulations require two pilots...
April 15, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, News, Railroad Safety
The Federal Railroad Administration’s two-person crew rule announced earlier this month — which requires railroads to “staff every train operation with a minimum of two crewmembers (including a locomotive engineer and an additional crewmember who will typically be a...
