Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Call To Action IL HB3755
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen/ Illinois State Legislative Board Legislative Action CALL TO ACTION: 99th Illinois General Assembly We write to let you know that HB3755 ( Sen. Sandoval), a bill to maintain two persons on a freight train might be...
BLET calls for FRA action, two-person crews in aftermath of Amtrak derailment
In light of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) decision earlier this week on the probable cause of Amtrak's fatal derailment in May 2015, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has renewed its request that the Federal...
Metra restarts work on BNSF Line extension, expands ‘train observation’ team
Metra is resuming engineering and environmental studies to extend the BNSF Line past Aurora, Ill., following a suspension of the work last year. In June 2015, the commuter railroad temporarily put the studies on hold to determine if there was consensus among...
Illinois Workers’ Memorial Day Events
On Thursday, April 28, working families across the nation recognize Workers Memorial Day. I encourage you to join your union brothers and sisters as they honor those who have lost their lives on the job and pledge to continue the fight for safer workplaces....
In The Line of Duty
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen In the Line of Duty: BLET member Jeffrey A. Harsh, a member of BLET Division 882 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was killed in a railroad accident on March 26, 2016. Brother Harsh was 43 years old. Click to read the full...
Illinois Railway engineers, trainmen ratify first BLET contract
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified their first union contract with the Illinois Railway LLC last week, the union announced. Negotiations for an agreement began after the railroad's train and engine service employees voted...
FRA advances rulemaking for two-person train crews
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5818 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 15 — On Tuesday, March 15, The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) establishing minimum requirements for the size of train...
Shuster & Comstock Respond to Metrorail Closure
PRESS RELEASE Shuster & Comstock Respond to Metrorail Closure For Immediate Release: March 15, 2016 Contact: Jim Billimoria, Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 Washington, DC - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and...
Amtrak Train Heading to Chicago Derails in Kansas; At Least 29 Injured
DODGE CITY, Kan. (WLS) -- At least 29 passengers were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas overnight. Amtrak Southwest Chief Train No. 4 was supposed to arrive in Chicago at 3:10 p.m. Monday from Los Angeles. But just after midnight, seven...
Metra expands close call reporting system
All 13 of Metra's labor unions have agreed to implement the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, the agency announced Tuesday. Metra is now the first U.S. commuter railroad to have a confidential reporting system that includes every union involved in its...