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Documents available on this website are a partial representation of those comprising the Agreements in force between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Western Region General Committee of Adjustment and the Union Pacific Railroad Company as governed by the Railway Labor Act. This information is provided solely for the guidance and usage of Engineers and Trainmen represented by the BLET, Western Region General Committee of Adjustment. All rights, including those of copy or duplication, are reserved for this group. Scanning and reproduction errors are unintentional.

These materials are not to be cited as the ultimate authority on any matter contained in or relating to the Agreements; that capacity is reserved to the National President of the BLET and the WRGCA General Chairman. Questions regarding interpretation or application of the Agreement should be reduced to writing and forwarded to this office through your Local Chairmen.

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BLET Newsletter

AAR: ‘Long way to go’ before rail traffic returns to normal

August 6, 2020
(Source: Progressive Railroading 08/06/2020) U.S. freight-rail combined carload and intermodal volume declined 9.3 precent to 2,337,977 units in July compared ...
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Arbitrator approves replacing American crews with Mexican crews in Laredo

August 6, 2020
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 6 — A three-year contract struggle against actions by Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) and its ...
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Senior vice president of operations and mechanical at Norfolk Southern abruptly leaves company

August 5, 2020
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 4, 2020)NEW YORK — After a year of leading NS’s “clean sheeting” initiative in ...
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FTA awards grant for TOD plan along proposed TriMet light-rail route

August 5, 2020
Rendering of the proposed light-rail extension in Portland, Oregon’s Southwest Corridor. Photo – Oregon Metro Council (Source: Progressive Railroading 08/05/2020) ...
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L.A.-Vegas high-speed rail line obtains additional funding

August 5, 2020
XpressWest's first phase route would connect the 170 miles between Las Vegas and Southern California's Victor Valley. Photo – gobrightline.com ...
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Maratea elected TCU national president

August 4, 2020
Maratea Photo – TCU/IAM (Source: Progressive Railroading 08/04/2020) The Transportation Communications International Union (TCU)/International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) elected ...
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Pierce elected Chairman of CRLO

August 4, 2020
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 4 — BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been elected Chairman of the Cooperating Railway Labor ...
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Trump signs KCS permit for second international rail bridge in Laredo

August 3, 2020
The new structure will be a single-track span immediately adjacent to the existing U.S.-Mexico bridge in Laredo, Texas. Photo – ...
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Union Pacific police will no longer work with ICE

July 28, 2020
(Source: CBS Los Angeles, July 27, 2020)LOS ANGELES — Police for the Union Pacific Railroad will no longer collaborate with ...
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Norfolk Southern appoints Cindy Sanborn EVP & COO

July 28, 2020
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 27, 2020)NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced its board of directors has appointed ...
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New federal LNG-by-rail rule published, lawsuit likely

July 28, 2020
(Source: Kallanish Energy, July 28, 2020)HOUSTON — The Trump administration has published a new rule that authorizes the bulk movement ...
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Union Pacific eyes highway-to-rail conversion opportunities

July 27, 2020
(Source: Freight Waves, July 24, 2020)CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Union Pacific is looking for opportunities to take more market share away ...
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen - UP Western Region GCA represents locomotive engineers working in the Western Region of the Union Pacific Railroad, which encompasses Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and portions of Nevada. We also represent members on the Portland & Western Railroad as well as the Portland Terminal Railroad.

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