BLET Newsletter
Walmart tests pilot program that calls for more rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/23/2019) Walmart has launched its own fleet of intermodal containers and is using its own drivers to move ...
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U.S. rail carload, intermodal traffic fell in Week 7
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/21/2019) U.S. railroads' combined carload and intermodal volumes dropped 3 percent to 523,915 units for the week ...
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PSR isn’t really all that new
Written by David Schanoes, Contributing Editor The late, now-legendary, Hunter Harrison. (Source: Railway Age 02/20/2019) Not that long ago, E. Hunter Harrison’s ...
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45-G permanence inches closer
(Source: Railway Age 02/15/2019) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Rep. Earl Blumenauer On Feb. 11, HR 510, which calls for permanence ...
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FRA report: All railroads met statutory PTC requirements by 2018’s end
A graphic touts BNSF’s accomplishments with PTC implementation through 2018. Photo – Source: BNSF Railway Co. (Source: Progressive Railroading 02/19/2019) ...
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Trump administration to cancel California’s high-speed rail funds
President Trump Photo – whitehouse.gov (Source: Progressive Railroading 02/20/2019) President Trump's administration intends to cancel $929 million in federal grant ...
Read More UP employees step up to help laid off employee battling breast cancer
(Source: Television station KETV, February 19, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — JoAnna Draper doesn't have a job; she lost it last Tuesday ...
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NTSB recommends new safety measures following tank car chlorine incident
The incident occurred when 178,000 pounds of liquefied compressed chlorine was released over two-and-a-half hours after a DOT-105 tank car ...
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AAR calls for higher gas tax, weight-distance fee to shore up trust fund
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/15/2019) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is calling on Congress to implement a federal gas tax increase and ...
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PSR and the rail car: Commentary by Richard Kloster
Richard Kloster is senior vice president and chief commercial officer of AllTranstek LLC. He also is a principal at FTR ...
Read More Many companies, including Union Pacific, get waivers for steel tariffs amid tough trade talk
(Source: Associated Press, February 15, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite President Donald Trump’s tough talk on trade, his administration has granted ...
Read More Single mom with breast cancer speaks about struggles after being laid off by Union Pacific
(Source: Television station KETV, February 14, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific laid off 150 workers at its Omaha headquarters Tuesday. ...
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