BLET News
BLET initiates online Division Secretary-Treasurer and Local Chairman training
(Source: February/March 2019 Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News) The BLET’s Education and Training Department is proud to announce the availability of online video courses to provide convenient, repeatable, and cost-effective training for Division Secretary-Treasurers and Local Chairmen. The program made its debut on February 6, 2019. During the BLET Fourth National Convention, National President Dennis…
Read More2018 BLET Bylaws available online
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 3, 2019 — An electronic copy of the 2018 edition of the BLET Bylaws is now available in the Members Area of the Brotherhood’s website. The Bylaws book is available for download and printing as a PDF, and reflects changes approved by delegates to the BLET’s Fourth National Convention, which was held…
Read MoreNorth Dakota may sue Washington over oil train safety bill
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s oil regulator is planning to sue the state of Washington if it goes ahead with a proposal to reduce the volatility of Bakken crude oil transported by rail, saying it is not supported by science and would devalue the product. Full story: www.columbian.com Tuesday, April…
Read MoreUP storing locomotives in Klamath Falls rail yard
(Source: Herald and News, April 1, 2019) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Drivers, crossing the South Sixth Street overpass to the Union Pacific rail yard, can’t help but notice the string of UP locomotives lined up end to end. There looks to be more than 30 locomotives — likely more — covering about 2 miles of…
Read MoreMillennium bulk terminal dealt another blow in federal lawsuit
(Source: The Daily News, April 2, 2019) LONGVIEW, Wash. — In yet another blow to the proposed Longview coal export terminal, a federal judge Monday ruled that the state of Washington did not violate the foreign commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution when it denied Millennium Bulk Terminals a water quality permit. Full story: www.tdn.com Tuesday,…
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