Archive for June 2020
BLET members urged to act on INVEST in America Act
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 25 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET Auxiliary, retirees, and their family members are urged to contact their legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the INVEST in America Act. Formally titled the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation…
Read MoreUnion Pacific to announce Q2 2020 results on July 23
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 25, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation’s second quarter 2020 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. WHAT: Union Pacific Corporation’s First Quarter 2020 Earnings Release…
Read MoreFreight-rail traffic decline continued in Week 25
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/25/2020) U.S. freight railroads hauled 457,278 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending June 20, a 12.9 percent decrease compared with volumes transported during the same week in 2019, Association of American Railroads data. Total carloads for the week were 201,823, down 21.8 percent, while intermodal volume was 255,455 containers and trailers, down…
Read MoreRail union warns members about coronavirus exposure
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/24/2020) The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division-IBT announced late last week a rash of positive coronavirus cases among its members at several major railroads. The BMWED estimated 109 members were affected by a coronavirus exposure. Of those,15 individuals tested positive, while the remaining 94 are on required self-contained quarantine, union officials announced…
Read MoreBNSF adds intermodal option between Pacific Northwest, Ohio Valley
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/24/2020) BNSF Railway Co. earlier this month introduced a new direct intermodal service option between the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio Valley region. The new container-only service initially is being offered five days a week for eastbound and westbound freight originating and terminating at BNSF’s South Seattle Intermodal Facility. Customers who originate shipments…
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