Archive for March 20, 2018
STB seeks Class Is’ response to rail service complaints
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/20/2018) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is asking all Class Is to send the board their service outlooks for 2018. The request, which the board sent to all Class I executives last week, was made in response to concerns the board has received from two major rail shipper associations about deteriorating service. “In recent…
Read More2018 BLET National Division Officer Elections: Documents & Forms
Pursuant to Section 48 of the National Division Bylaws, the National Secretary-Treasurer is charged with supervising the election of National Division officers. The duties of the National Secretary-Treasurer shall include the supervision of all phases of the National Division officer election in accordance with the BLET Bylaws, the IBT Constitution, and applicable federal law. To…
Read MoreNS clearing derailed freight cars after two trains collide head-on in Kentucky; 4 crew members were hurt
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2018) GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Norfolk Southern says it is moving derailed freight cars off the tracks after two trains collided in Georgetown, Kentucky. The company said in a statement on Monday that four train crew members taken to the hospital after the crash as a precaution have been released with…
Read MoreFRA Administrator Ron Batory addresses BLET Advisory Board, State Legislative Board Chairmen
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 19 — The BLET’s National Association of State Legislative Board Chairmen (NASLBC) kicked off its 43rd annual meeting in New Orleans on March 12, 2018. Ron Batory, the newly-confirmed Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), delivered remarks to the group, with the BLET’s Executive Committee and Advisory Board also in attendance.…
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