May 16, 2022 | BNSF, Hi-Viz, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 16 — BNSF Railway’s newly announced changes to its Hi-Viz attendance policy are little more than fluff. Hi-Viz has been an abject failure. This unreasonable policy which keeps locomotive engineers and other railroaders on call day after day,...
May 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: More Perfect Union, May 13, 2022) BNSF Railway workers have been stripped of almost all time-off, including weekends, under an extreme new attendance policy. They’ve been working for 3 years with no contract and no raises. A federal judge barred workers from...
May 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Television station WQAD, May 15, 2022) FORT MADISON, Iowa — Three months after a judge prevented BNSF workers from striking, a group rallied in Fort Madison to protest a controversial attendance policy. Video: www.wqad.com
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) MISSOULA, Mont. — BNSF Railway has joined the group seeking to restore passenger rail service in southern Montana, a move welcomed because of the railroad’s role as primary host railroad for the proposed service. Full story:...
May 12, 2022 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, May 11, 2022) CHICAGO — National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra’s first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing in Clarendon Hills. The crash occurred after 8...
May 11, 2022 | 2-man Crews, BNSF, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 11, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Service and labor issues are generally the defining issues for current public appearances by railroad officials, and so it was Tuesday when BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer spoke to the North American Rail...
May 10, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, May 6, 2022) NEW YORK — On May 5—a little more than a week after its April 26-27 “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” hearing—the Surface Transportation Board, voting unanimously, has issued updated, more-comprehensive rules for reporting...
May 6, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Montana Free Press, May 5, 2022) Brady Wassam knew what to expect when he took a job on the railroad. Wassam, 30, of Columbia Falls, came from a family of railroaders who have spent years moving freight over the mountains of northwest Montana. But Wassam says...
May 4, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2022) The Port of Long Beach in California last week announced the completion of the Double Track Access project from Pier G to Pier J, which added a second rail line to boost capacity. Full story: Progressive...
May 4, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KBTX, May 3, 2022) SOMERVILLE, Texas — Concerns are mounting over trains blocking crossings in Somerville. For some, It’s an inconvenience but for others, they say it’s a safety hazard. Residents say sometimes multiple crossings near the...
