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REMINDER ANOUNCEMENT! MAY 1st DUE DATE.
The annual ISLB Don Little Memorial Scholarships for 2023. The Illinois State Legislative Board will be awarding up to (3) $1000 scholarships to Illinois member’s children going to college. Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED by May 1st 2023. I have posted the documents in...
FRA wants train crews equipped with more hazmat equipment
NTSB head commends Federal Railroad Administration’s action to reexamine stalled proposed rule
CSX becomes first railroad to reach sick time deal with conductors’ union
CSX becomes first railroad to reach sick time deal with conductors’ union JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation has reached a tentative agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O union to provide trainmen and...
Union Pacific sued after firing rail worker on medical leave
Union Pacific sued after firing rail worker on medical leave OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific routinely hires private investigators to check out employees’ medical leave claims and then fires anyone who happens to leave their house while out on leave, according to a...
Illinois awards $200 million to freight mobility improvement projects
Illinois awards $200 million to freight mobility improvement projects Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week announced the award of $200 million to help fund 22 projects designed to improve the movement of freight. Five of the 22 projects are aimed at rail...
Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired in 2012. But in the past...
Remote trains carrying hazmat fall outside Congress’ push for rail regulation
Corrosive liquid and poisonous gas are among the hazardous materials these short-distance trains carry, without a conductor onboard.
The Illinois Senate finished its action Friday morning after sending 197 bills to the House this week.
The Illinois Senate finished its action Friday morning after sending 197 bills to the House this week. The Senate’s morning adjournment brought an early end to a busy week. Senate President Don Harmon pointed out that last week, when the House was on its third reading...
Historic milestone: Megan Mead first woman elected to BLET National office
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 31 — Megan C. Mead became the first woman in the 160-year history of the BLET to hold a National Division office when she was elected by acclamation to serve as Alternate National Secretary-Treasurer on October 12, 2022. “As we observe...
Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern over February train derailment in rural Ohio
The federal government is suing Norfolk Southern following a February train derailment that led to environmental concerns and evacuations of a rural Ohio town near the Pennsylvania border. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal district court in Ohio, the Department...