Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Teamsters offer disaster relief assistance in Missouri
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5810 CLEVELAND, February 17 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is offering assistance to members living in Missouri after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding caused major damage to homes and...
IDOT, Amtrak Reach Agreement on Train Service
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Amtrak announced today that they have reached an agreement to keep in place existing service levels on state-supported routes at a savings to taxpayers and without having to raise fares on the...
Positive Train Control FRA releases status of railroads’ PTC timelines
2/4/2016 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday released a status report on freight and passenger railroads' targeted timelines for full implementation of positive train control (PTC) technology. The timeframe extends from 2016 through 2020. Late last...
2016 BLET Scholarship Directory
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5803 CLEVELAND, January 29 — Each year, the BLET National Division compiles a list of scholarship opportunities available to the children of BLET members. Numerous financial aid opportunities are published here in the 2016...
Weick reelected to 2nd term as Chairman of North Dakota State Legislative Board
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5802 CLEVELAND, January 25 — Brother Charles D. Weick was reelected by acclamation to his second term as Chairman of the BLET’s North Dakota State Legislative Board during its quadrennial meeting in Bismarck, N.D., January...
BLET prepares to move into new headquarters
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5798 CLEVELAND, January 15 - Renovations are proceeding rapidly at the BLET's new headquarters in Independence, Ohio, and the National Division expects to be moved in by early to mid-March. The BLET sold the historic...
Illinois State Legislative Board accepting applications for Don Little Memorial Scholarship
The BLET’s Illinois State Legislative Board is currently accepting applications for its Don Little Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was established in 2013. One $1,000 and two $500 scholarships will be awarded to applicants whose parent or guardian is a BLET member...
Positive Train Control AAR outlines PTC progress, sets goals for 2016
Positive train control (PTC) implementation is expected to cost the freight railroad industry $9 billion to $10 billion, according to a PTC progress update released yesterday by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). As of Dec. 31, 2015, the freight...
Labor Rail unions petition FRA for uniform speed signs
1/13/2016 The SMART Transportation Division and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have submitted a petition to the Federal Railroad Administration for a rulemaking that mandates uniform warning speed signs in advance of a permanent...
Railroading People Murphy named Operation Lifesaver president, CEO
Bonnie Murphy, a former commuter-rail and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) official, will succeed Joyce Rose as the next president and chief executive officer ofOperation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI), the organization announced yesterday. Bonnie Murphy...