Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Two-person crew becomes law in Minnesota
Two-person crew becomes law in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota is known for these numbers — 10,000 lakes and two-person crews. In a victory for railroad safety, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a two-person crew bill into law on May 24. The requirement was...
BLET and Union Pacific reach historic agreement to improve work schedules and time off for locomotive engineers
BLET and Union Pacific reach historic agreement to improve work schedules and time off for locomotive engineers OMAHA, Neb., May 24, 2023 – The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Union Pacific Railroad today announced a historic tentative...
U.S. safety board to hold Norfolk Southern derailment investigative hearing
U.S. safety board to hold Norfolk Southern derailment investigative hearing WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a two-day investigative hearing June 22-23 on the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment in East...
US House Ranking Members Larsen, Payne, Jr., and T&I Colleagues to Chairman Graves: Hold a Rail Safety Hearing!
T&I Members sent a letter urging the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Graves (R- TX) to promptly schedule a hearing on rail safety. “…We disagree that the Committee should wait to advance rail safety legislation until after the [NTSB]...
8th Circ. Won’t Revive Service Dog ADA Case
Union Pacific Railroad can forbid a military veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder from bringing his dog with him while he works on trains, an Eighth Circuit panel ruled Friday, upholding the district court's ruling in an engineer's disability bias suit.
Illinois House Passes Resolution for an Integrated Rail Plan.
Illinois House Passes Resolution for an Integrated Rail Plan. On May 18, the Illinois House passed a resolution urging the Illinois Department of Transportation and the High Speed Railroad Commission to move forward in preparing a Statewide Integrated Network Plan....
Illinois, Ohio panels OK funds for grade crossing safety projects
Illinois, Ohio panels OK funds for grade crossing safety projects The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) this week collectively approved five grade crossing safety projects. The Illinois projects are: CSX will install...
Norfolk Southern: Rail Labor Shortage Crisis Will Continue To Hamper Profit Margins
Norfolk Southern: Rail Labor Shortage Crisis Will Continue To Hamper Profit Margins Summary The labor shortage among railroad workers presents a significant bottleneck in the broader supply-chain crunch since 2020. Railroad strike efforts in 2022 and the recent Ohio...
BLET and Norfolk Southern reach first deal on engineer paid sick leave
BLET and Norfolk Southern reach first deal on engineer paid sick leave INDEPENDENCE, OH, and ATLANTA (May 18, 2023) — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) announced Thursday that they have reached an...
Union Pacific Escapes Disparate Impact Disability Claim
Union Pacific prevailed over a disability bias claim a worker brought accusing the railroad of disparately applying its employment policies by removing him from work after a health episode, with a Nebraska federal judge ruling the railroad had medical evidence backing...