BLET News
Butler Yard eliminates positions as UP streamlines operations
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 5, 2019) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The rail yard that contributed to the beginnings of the village of Butler will soon be pared down. Union Pacific Railroad announced that, effective Feb. 5, the Butler Yard will reduce operations and close its mechanical shop. The yard is at 11926 W. Hampton Ave.…
Read MoreCrew injured, diesel fuel spilled into river when BNSF train derails in remote Wyoming canyon
(Source: Wyoming Star-Tribune, February 5, 2019) CASPER, Wyo. — A coal train collision on Monday sent two locomotives partially into the North Platte River, potentially contaminating the waterway with thousands of gallons of diesel in a remote canyon north of the Guernsey Reservoir, according to state officials. Two BNSF employees, an engineer and a conductor,…
Read MoreBLET Initiates Online Division Secretary-Treasurer & Local Chairman Training in February 2019
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 6 — 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. During the BLET Fourth National Convention, National President Dennis R. Pierce announced to the delegates “This is an important step in…
Read MoreCP Rail identifies workers killed in B.C. derailment
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 4, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — The three Canadian Pacific Rail workers killed in a train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border on Monday have been identified as a Calgary-based crew. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell and trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer suffered fatal injuries when a westbound freight train left the tracks about…
Read MoreNTSB publishes its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Most Wanted List, the NTSB’s premier advocacy tool, identifies the top safety improvements that can be made across all modes to prevent accidents, minimize injuries, and save lives in the future. These issue areas are ripe for action now; if addressed, they…
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