April 22, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 22, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — In a reflection of escalating tension between Class I railroads and their union workers — both as national contract negotiations drag on and because of friction arising from Precision Scheduled Railroading — the...
April 22, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, April 22, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Executives from the big four U.S. railroads — BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific — will take turns in the hot seat next week during two days of...
April 22, 2022 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, April 21, 2022) NEW YORK — BNSF has filed a Petition for Review with the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, naming the Federal Railroad Administration, FRA Administrator Amit Bose and the USDOT, of the FRA’s March 21, 2022 order...
April 20, 2022 | BNSF, DOT, Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: The Load Star, April 19, 2022) TORONTO — Concern over lengthening container dwell times at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has caused US transportation secretary Peter Buttigieg to call on the railways to work harder to tackle the backlogs. Full...
April 19, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Motherboard Tech by Vice, April 18, 2022) Conditions that result in extreme fatigue are by design in the modern freight rail industry and all too typical of the daily experiences of the people responsible for running trains safely. Motherboard has heard from...
April 19, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, April 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The railroads are also adding locomotives and limiting the number of cars in their networks in a bid to maintain network fluidity. Union Pacific has added 50 locomotives since January and will remove...
April 14, 2022 | BNSF, Contract Negotiations, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 14 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative on-property agreement with Montana Rail Link (MRL), National President Dennis R. Pierce announced today. Ballots are being mailed on April 15 to active...
April 8, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 7, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators have ordered officials from BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to appear a two-day hearing this month regarding ongoing rail service problems. Full story:...
April 8, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Colorado Sun, April 7, 2022) DENVER, Colo. — Thousands of railroad workers in Colorado can’t strike over a new attendance policy that two unions say is so punitive it could lead employees to clock in while sick or exhausted, potentially leading to accidents....
April 7, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR
(Source: VICE, April 5, 2022) On January 10, BNSF announced a new attendance policy called the “Hi Viz” program that was supposed to improve upon the old system. Hi Viz is intended to “provide more predictability for our train crews while also providing more reliable...
