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In the Line of Duty: Michael Kempf

BLET NEWS FLASH   INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 7 — BLET member Michael Kempf, a member of BLET Division 35 in Jacksonville, Fla., was killed when his Amtrak train collided with a CSX train tied down in a siding near Columbia, S.C., on February 4, 2018. Brother...

Heitkamp introduces two-person crew bill in U.S. Senate

  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 1 — On January 30, 2018, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) introduced S. 2360, a bill that would mandate a minimum crew size for freight trains in the United States. The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,...

BLET Statement on Not-Guilty Verdict in Lac-Megantic Trial

BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6060 (The following is a statement from Dennis R. Pierce, National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and President of the Teamsters Rail Conference.) INDEPENDENCE,...

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund

BLET NEWS FLASH James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund begins accepting applications from sons and daughters of Teamsters for 2018 http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6057 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 8 — The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is now...

Harrison remembered for his unparalleled impact on railroading

Rail News Home  Railroading People 12/18/2017 Rail News: Railroading People E. Hunter Harrison Rail industry leaders hailed the late E. Hunter Harrison for his influence on the rail industry during his 50-plus-year career. Harrison, president and chief executive...