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Rail workers rally to demand new pact
(Source: People’s World, August 8, 2022) As the nation’s railroad worker unions presented their details for a new contract with the freight railroads to a Presidential Emergency Board, rank-and-file workers, upset with no contract since before the coronavirus...
BNSF Q2 2022 profit up 10% amid 15% increase in freight revenues
(Source: Freight Waves, August 8, 2022) BNSF’s second-quarter net profit rose 10% year over year amid higher freight revenue and despite lower rail volumes. Net income for the western U.S. railroad the second quarter of 2022 was $1.66 billion, compared with nearly...
Lawmakers seek to ban railroads from raising rates during service emergencies
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 8, 2022) Railroads would be prohibited from raising prices during service emergencies under a legislative package introduced this week meant to address the delays and high costs that have dragged down shipper operations for months....
Patriot Rail to acquire fellow short line railroad Pioneer Lines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 8, 2022) Jacksonville, Florida-based short line operator Patriot Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Denver-based Pioneer Lines from parent company BRX Transportation Holdings. Pioneer Lines operates 15 short-line railroads across 12...
Canadian officials solicit public input on Lac-Megantic rail bypass project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 9, 2022) Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra yesterday announced details of a new public consultation on hydrology and measures to mitigate the potential impacts of the Lac-Megantic rail bypass project in Quebec. Full...
SMART-TD President Ferguson: The truth behind the need for two person crews
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 5, 2022) In an August 5 message, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson counters rail industry propaganda regarding the FRA’s proposed rule that would require two-person train crews. He writes in part: “Common sense safety...
Fed up rail workers rally in Galesburg as potential national strike looms
(Source: The Real News Network, August 5, 2022) Last month, for The Real News, I reported on the egregious working conditions that rail workers on Class I freight railroads are facing, including punitive and inhumane attendance policies, chronic understaffing (after...
BLET News
TTD President: Rail labor welcomes Biden’s announcement of Emergency Board
President Biden appoints PEB to investigate national rail contract dispute
Carriers continue to stonewall at latest NMB hearings as IBT offers added support
BLET Strike Vote: The rest of the story
Deadline extended for BLET’s Baltimore regional meeting
Ballots for strike authorization being mailed June 24 to BLET members at Class I railroads
BLET to hold strike authorization vote
BLET members ratify new contract with DM&E; Wages to increase 27%
Deadline approaches for BLET’s Baltimore regional meeting
Daily Headlines
Rail workers rally to demand new pact
(Source: People’s World, August 8, 2022) As the nation’s railroad worker unions presented their details for a new contract with the freight railroads to a Presidential Emergency Board, rank-and-file workers, upset with no contract since before the coronavirus...
BNSF Q2 2022 profit up 10% amid 15% increase in freight revenues
(Source: Freight Waves, August 8, 2022) BNSF’s second-quarter net profit rose 10% year over year amid higher freight revenue and despite lower rail volumes. Net income for the western U.S. railroad the second quarter of 2022 was $1.66 billion, compared with nearly...
Lawmakers seek to ban railroads from raising rates during service emergencies
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 8, 2022) Railroads would be prohibited from raising prices during service emergencies under a legislative package introduced this week meant to address the delays and high costs that have dragged down shipper operations for months....
Patriot Rail to acquire fellow short line railroad Pioneer Lines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 8, 2022) Jacksonville, Florida-based short line operator Patriot Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Denver-based Pioneer Lines from parent company BRX Transportation Holdings. Pioneer Lines operates 15 short-line railroads across 12...
Canadian officials solicit public input on Lac-Megantic rail bypass project
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 9, 2022) Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra yesterday announced details of a new public consultation on hydrology and measures to mitigate the potential impacts of the Lac-Megantic rail bypass project in Quebec. Full...
SMART-TD President Ferguson: The truth behind the need for two person crews
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 5, 2022) In an August 5 message, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson counters rail industry propaganda regarding the FRA’s proposed rule that would require two-person train crews. He writes in part: “Common sense safety...
Fed up rail workers rally in Galesburg as potential national strike looms
(Source: The Real News Network, August 5, 2022) Last month, for The Real News, I reported on the egregious working conditions that rail workers on Class I freight railroads are facing, including punitive and inhumane attendance policies, chronic understaffing (after...
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