Archive for February 21, 2018
STB: Class Is start 2018 with smaller workforce
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/21/2018) As of mid-January, Class Is in the United States employed 144,329 workers, down 0.75 percent since mid-December’s employment figure and down 2.76 percent compared with mid-January 2017’s level, according to the Surface Transportation Board. Five of six employment categories reflected workforce decreases in mid-January compared with mid-December. Those categories were executives, officials…
Read MoreNTSB Chair: No more delays on railway safety
(Source: The State opinion column by NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt, February 20, 2018) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Although the investigation is ongoing into the tragic Amtrak passenger train crash in Cayce, we knew immediately that a rail switch had been improperly set, diverting the Amtrak into a siding occupied by a stationary CSX train. Full story: The…
Read MoreBLET to conduct Legislative Representatives training class in July
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 21 — The BLET Education & Training Department, in conjunction with the National Legislative Office, will conduct a training class for BLET Division Legislative Representatives in Washington, D.C., from July 10-12, 2018. The class will take place at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters. Classroom training begins at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday,…
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