Archive for February 2020
BLET National Auxiliary spearheads challenge for 2020 Election
(Source: BLETAuxiliary.net 02/17/2020) Voter apathy is a hard thing to overcome, but the BLET National Auxiliary is spearheading a challenge for the upcoming 2020 election to inspire and promote participation. In order to promote activism from now until November 3, 2020, we have organized a way to get involved so as to be eligible for…
Read MoreFRA issues ‘risk reduction’ rule for freight railroads
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/19/2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule that launches the Risk Reduction Program to support an increasing standard of safety for Class Is, agency officials announced yesterday. The final rule requires the nation’s largest freight railroads to develop and implement an FRA-approved risk-reduction plan that identifies and analyzes hazards and associated risks…
Read MoreA look back at 2019, gearing up for 2020
By Dennis R. Pierce, BLET National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from the January 2020 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 14 — As we begin 2020, the month of January gives us a chance to look back…
Read MoreCOAST Autonomous to deploy first self-driving vehicles at rail yard
(Source: The Robot Report ) By The Robot Report Staff | July 16, 2019 This groundbreaking collaboration is the first deployment of self-driving vehicles at a U.S. rail yard, said the companies. Harbor Rail and COAST teams have identified a number of areas where autonomous vehicles can add value, including staff transportation, delivery of supplies and equipment, perimeter security, and…
Read MoreU.S. railroads post traffic decline; Canadian, Mexican railroads post gains in Week 6
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/13/2020) While U.S. freight railroads’ traffic slump continued during the week ending Feb. 8, Canadian and Mexican railroads reported traffic increases, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. railroads logged 485,329 carloads and intermodal units for the week, down 6.6 percent compared to the same week last year. The railroads hauled 232,116…
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