Archive for September 2017
UP streamlines six business units, merges four subsidiaries
(source: Progressive Railroading 09/19/2017) Union Pacific Railroad is consolidating six major business units and four subsidiaries as part of a restructuring of its marketing and sales organization to address “evolving customer needs,” the Class I announced late last week. The business units are being consolidated into four: agricultural products, energy, industrial and premium. The agricultural products…
Read MoreNorfolk Southern on hot seat after house fire
(Source: Commonwealth Journal, September 19, 2017) SOMERSET, Ky. — A home on Cox Lane in Tateville was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. No one was injured in the blaze, but some people connected to the incident say that emergency response was hampered by a slow-moving Norfolk-Southern train blocking the best entrance to the area. Full…
Read MoreOpinion: Unions offer equal opportunity
(Source: Letter to the Editor by retired BLET member Joan Bockholt, published in the Las Vegas Sun on September 18, 2017) LAS VEGAS — My union was the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it guaranteed that I made the same hourly wage as any male engineer. The job you were able to hold and the…
Read MoreSuspected train thieves caught red-handed
(Source: Visalia Times-Delta, September 15, 2017) VISALIA, Calif. — A suspected thief was caught red-handed by Tulare County sheriff’s deputies this week. Full story: Visalia Times-Delta Monday, September 18, 2017
Read MoreBakken oil in demand after Hurricane Harvey
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, September 15, 2017) BISMARCK, N.D. — Bakken crude and other light, sweet crude oils are in demand in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a North Dakota official said Friday. Full story: Bismarck Tribune Monday, September 18, 2017
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