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CREATE PARTNERS ANNOUNCE $132 MILLION INFRA GRANT TO IMPROVE RAIL CONGESTION
The CREATE partners have received a $132 million federal grant for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (CIP). This investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will help separate several freight and passenger rail lines in the Englewood,...
FRA Administrator Ron Batory addresses BLET Advisory Board, State Legislative Board Chairmen
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 19 — The BLET’s National Association of State Legislative Board Chairmen (NASLBC) kicked off its 43rd annual meeting in New Orleans on March 12, 2018. Ron Batory, the newly-confirmed Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration...
Batory confirmed as FRA administrator
2/14/2018 Rail News: Railroading People Ron Batory speaking at RailTrends in 2016. Photo – Progressive Railroading The U.S. Senate last night approved President Trump's nomination of Ronald Batory as the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration...
Wednesday the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup
PRESS RELEASE Full Committee to Mark-Up Rail Data Security Legislation this Wednesday For Immediate Release: February 12, 2018 Contact: Justin Harclerode, Jeff Urbanchuk, or Keith Hall (202) 225-9446 Washington, D.C. - This Wednesday, the Transportation and...
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...
BLET President’s statement regarding Dec. 18 Amtrak derailment in Washington State
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6051 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 19 — The following is a statement by Dennis R. Pierce, National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), regarding the fatal Amtrak...
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...