BLET News
Opinion: Unions offer equal opportunity
(Source: Letter to the Editor by retired BLET member Joan Bockholt, published in the Las Vegas Sun on September 18, 2017) LAS VEGAS — My union was the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and it guaranteed that I made the same hourly wage as any male engineer. The job you were able to hold and the…
Read MoreSuspected train thieves caught red-handed
(Source: Visalia Times-Delta, September 15, 2017) VISALIA, Calif. — A suspected thief was caught red-handed by Tulare County sheriff’s deputies this week. Full story: Visalia Times-Delta Monday, September 18, 2017
Read MoreBakken oil in demand after Hurricane Harvey
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, September 15, 2017) BISMARCK, N.D. — Bakken crude and other light, sweet crude oils are in demand in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a North Dakota official said Friday. Full story: Bismarck Tribune Monday, September 18, 2017
Read MoreUP’s plan to cut 500 management jobs is complete; 250 other positions to be eliminated by end of September
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, September 16, 2017) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific said Friday that its plan to eliminate approximately 500 management positions is complete. Full story: Omaha World-Herald Monday, September 18, 2017
Read MoreAAR: Traffic up 0.8 percent over 2016 for week ending September 9
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 13, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 9, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,474 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total…
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