BLET News
BLET reaches tentative agreement with Carrollton Railroad
Arbitration win at BNSF is about more than a single case; It shows what BLET can accomplish when we work together
Rhode Island governor signs BLET-backed two-person crew bill
Arbitrator sides with the union: BLET wins case where the BNSF tried to eliminate rest options for locomotive engineers
President Wallace on Senator Andy Kim: “He gets it when it comes to AI and automation”
Expanded programming set for next month’s Eastern Regional Meeting
President Wallace on Senator Bernie Moreno: “He’s our guy on introducing cross border legislation in the Senate”
BLET reaches tentative agreement with Illinois Railway
President Wallace on Senator Jon Husted: “He revived the Railway Safety Act when it was dead”
President Wallace on Senator Cory Booker: “He had our back when we needed him”
Commonsense reform for Railroad Retirement finds common cause between Democrats and Republicans, labor and management
BLET National President Wallace and First Vice President Best meet with Senator Roger Marshall
Latest merger filing with the STB again shows that UP takeover of NS clearly is not in the public interest; U.S. Senators also voice concern
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Union Pacific reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, January 27, 2026) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 fourth quarter and full year results on January 27, 2026. Highlights included: Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.11 and adjusted diluted EPS* of $2.86...
CSX announces Q4, full-year 2025 results
(Source: CSX press release, January 22, 2026) CSX Corp. announced fourth quarter 2025 operating income of $1.11 billion and net earnings of $720 million, or $0.39 per share. Fourth quarter operating income and earnings per share include approximately $50 million and...
Railroads thwart safety fixes, costing lives
(Source: Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland, January 12, 2026) Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Behind those numbers, the...
Associated Press: BLET, BMWED oppose UP-NS merger
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2025) The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will jeopardize safety and jobs, raise...
UP, NS shareholders support $85 billion merger
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2025) Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.Roughly 99% of both railroads’ shareholders voted to support the...
NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal accident involving BLET member working as a BNSF conductor
(Source: Trains.com, November 13, 2025) Video shows a BNSF conductor struck and killed by a passing train was walking in the “foul” of the track — the area extending four feet on either side of the rails — prior to being struck, the National Transportation Safety...
CN reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: CN press release, October 31, 2025) Canadian National Railway has reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The railway said revenue was C$4,165 million, an increase of C$55 million, or 1%, and that its...
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