BLET News
Registration open for BLET’s Monterey regional meeting
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 27 — Registration is now open for the BLET regional meeting at the Hyatt Monterey Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif., June 18-22, 2018. The BLET National Division is planning a meeting filled with educational opportunities and entertaining leisure time activities. Guests will stay at the Hyatt Monterey Hotel & Spa (1…
Read MoreTwo-thirds of U.S. commuter railroads may not meet PTC deadline: report
(Source: Reuters, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office is expected…
Read MoreDevelopers end effort for oil terminal along Columbia River
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2018) VANCOUVER, Wash. — A project to build a massive oil-by-rail terminal in southwest Washington officially ended Tuesday when the project’s developers and the Port of Vancouver terminated a lease for a site along the Columbia River. Full story: Longview News-Journal Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Read MoreBNSF posts higher revenue, lower operating ratio in 2017
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 27, 2018) BNSF Railway Co. posted fourth-quarter and full-year operating income of $2 billion and $7.3 billion respectively, an increase of 11 percent and 10 percent, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2016, the Class I reported yesterday. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6 percent to $5.6 billion, while full-year revenue increased…
Read MoreBNSF to double track line linking Spokane Valley and Hauser, Idaho
(Source: Spokesman-Review, February 26, 2018) SPOKANE, Wash. — In response to increasing train traffic expected to nearly double by 2035 BNSF Railway is planning to install a second track from Hauser, Idaho, to the Spokane Valley. Full story: Spokesman-Review Monday, February 26, 2018
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