Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining...
BNSF marks first distributed-power train to feature ECP brakes
BNSF marks first distributed-power train to feature ECP brakes BNSF Railway Co. recently completed the maiden run of a distributed-power train equipped with the latest generation of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes. BNSF hauls coal for Southern Co....
Deadline for Don Little Memorial Scholarship
2024 updated Illinois_SLB_Scholarship_[11528] The deadline to submit your application in May 1, 2024! Brother Don Little a Locomotive Engineer with Metra Commuter Rail and a proud BLET member of Division 294 for over 35 years. Don graduated from Lake Park High School...
Regulators end probe of Union Pacific’s use of embargoes, but slam railroad’s ‘delay and obfuscation’
Regulators end probe of Union Pacific’s use of embargoes, but slam railroad’s ‘delay and obfuscation’ WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board today closed the book on its investigation of Union Pacific’s record use of congestion-related embargoes in 2022 – but...
AFL-CIO urges Norfolk Southern shareholders to vote against activist investor’s proposals
AFL-CIO urges Norfolk Southern shareholders to vote against activist investor’s proposals WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO today became the latest organization to oppose an activist investor’s bid to gain control of Norfolk Southern. “In our view, Ancora’s business plan to...
NTSB surveys Norfolk Southern employees on company’s safety culture
NTSB surveys Norfolk Southern employees on company's safety culture The National Transportation Safety Board is conducting a survey of Norfolk Southern Railway's workforce to evaluate the Class I's safety culture. The survey is part of the NTSB's special investigation...
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary,...
NTSB Releases December 2022 NS Accident Report
NTSB Releases December 2022 NS Accident Report The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on April 9 issued the final report for its investigation of a Dec. 13, 2022, accident, in which a Norfolk Southern (NS) employee was killed and another injured when a...
CTA Says Red Line Extension a ‘Top Priority’ for Biden Administration, on Track to Begin Construction Next Year
CTA Says Red Line Extension a ‘Top Priority’ for Biden Administration, on Track to Begin Construction Next Year Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter said the agency is on track to hit a major milestone in the Red Line Extension project by the end of the...
Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act
Elon Musk hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. In late November, at a New York Times DealBook Summit where the aspiring-to-be-rich gather to get pointers from the actually rich, the Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea...