Archive for March 2018

(Source: CBC News, March 28, 2018) OTTAWA — Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of grain, lumber and other products are sitting idle in northern B.C. due to a months-long backlog on CN rail lines, causing industry groups to warn Canada is losing its competitive edge in international trade. Full story: CBC News Thursday, March 29,…

(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 24, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,521 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total…

By Dennis R. Pierce National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from the March 2018 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News. On March 27, 2018, shortly after this article was written, the BLET requested that a proffer of arbitration be made by the…

(Source: Union Pacific press release, March 28, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation’s first quarter 2018 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. What: Union Pacific Corporation’s First Quarter 2018 Earnings Release…