BLET News

(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 6, 2017) CSX Corp. shareholders attending the company’s annual meeting yesterday approved an $84 million compensation package for E. Hunter Harrison to serve as chief executive officer. Full story: Progressive Railroading

(Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, May 26, 2017) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Phillips 66’s fight against the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ decision to reject its oil-by-rail plan will continue after a favorable ruling from a local judge. Full story: San Luis Obispo Tribune Friday, June 02, 2017

(Source: Railway Age, May 31, 2017) Written by  Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor Railway Age The U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving BNSF Railway tightened rules on where injury lawsuits may be filed, making corporations less vulnerable to claims brought in plaintiff-friendly courts. In an 8-1 ruling Tuesday, the justices threw out a decision by a…

By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 26 — As we observe Memorial Day 2017, I ask all members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to say a special prayer for the women and men who have given their lives serving in our military and to honor them for defending…

(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 20, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,922 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.5 percent compared with the same week last year.…