May 6, 2022 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: National Parks Traveler, May 6, 2022) Re-enactments of the “meeting of the rails” back in 1869 will be staged at Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah on Saturday and next Tuesday. On May 10, 1869, locomotives from the Central Pacific and...
May 6, 2022 | Historic/Steam, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 6 — On May 8, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will mark its 159th anniversary. The BLET and its members are proud of our heritage as the oldest labor union in North America. The union was founded as the Brotherhood...
May 6, 2022 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News, STB, Unions
MAY 6, 2022 — While waiting for a response to our recent request to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration be issued by the Board to move our contract dispute to the next level, CBC unions participated in two additional days of mediated bargaining...
May 5, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 4, 2022) NEW YORK — Whatever was CSX CEO James M. Foote thinking when he testified before the STB’s “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” hearing April 26? His display of disdain for the agency — in particular, White House-nominated and...
May 5, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 4, 2022) Service disruptions at the Class I railroads have come to a head in recent weeks, and shippers and the unions representing rail workers are clamoring for changes to the freight rail industry of a magnitude to match the disruptions....
May 5, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 4, 2022) NEW YORK — “U.S. rail traffic in April had something for everyone,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President John T. Gray reported on May 4. “Optimists can point to autos, chemicals and scrap, all of which had...
May 5, 2022 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. High-Speed Rail Coalition press release, May 4, 2022) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three former U.S. Transportation Secretaries and a number of influential labor unions, progressive organizations and businesses have signed a letter urging State Senate and...
May 4, 2022 | News, Regional Meetings
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 4 — Those planning to attend the BLET’s upcoming regional meeting in Denver, Colorado, are reminded that the deadline to make hotel reservations is Friday, May 13, 2022. The meeting will be held June 13-17, 2022. Guests will stay at the Hilton...
May 4, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by Jim Blaze, May 2, 2022) NEW YORK — While this career-focused investigative reporter considerers the pros and cons offered in Washington D.C., I’m still trying to root for the rail freight growth and recovery success. However,...
May 4, 2022 | DOT, Headlines, Obituary
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2022) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal...
