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BLET opens Myrtle Beach regional meeting

BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5983 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., August 15 — More than 360 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and their families convened here this morning for opening ceremonies of the BLET’s second...

No More Napping on the Railroad, Says New CSX Boss

Hunter Harrison breaks with longstanding practice of paying workers for 45-minute naps; safety vs efficiency A southbound CSX freight train travels down Main Street in La Grange, KY. The change instituted by CEO Hunter Harrison eliminated more than two decades of...

Union Station is on its way back, but it needs one more thing

GREG HINZ ON POLITICS A rendering of a proposed residential tower above the headhouse, looking southeast. For Chicago rail buffs and anyone else who commutes via Union Station, the announcement that $1 billion-plus will be invested in and around the historic terminal...

Memorial Day 2017

BLET NEWS FLASH By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 26 — As we observe Memorial Day 2017, I ask all members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to say a special prayer for the women and men who have given their lives...

Metra breaks ground on Romeoville station

Metra Executive Director and CEO Don Orseno (at far right) joined local officials for the groundbreaking ceremony. Photo – Village of Romeoville Metra yesterday broke ground on a new Heritage Corridor Line station in Romeoville, Ill. The station will be the first new...

BLET VP Tolman testifies for rail infrastructure investment

SHARE NEWS FLASH INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 26 — The need for proper infrastructure funding was a key point for Vice President and National Legislative Representative John P. Tolman as he delivered testimony on behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and...