BLET News
Lambert elected General Chairman of UP-Eastern District GCA
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 25 — Chad M. Lambert, a member of BLET Division 364 (Wichita, Kan.), was elected General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Eastern District General Committee of Adjustment at the GCA’s quadrennial meeting on August 11, 2020. A third-generation railroader, Brother Lambert first joined the BLET on October 1, 1999. He has served BLET…
Read MoreUP derailment comes close to striking large propane tank in Wyo.
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 24, 2020) NEW YORK — Union Pacific has not set a timeline on when a line of track in Albany County, Wyo., will be reopened following a 57-car derailment over the weekend. Full story: Railway Track & Structures Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Read MoreNorth Dakota adjusts oil conditioning requirement following federal oil train decision
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, August 21, 2020) BISMARCK, N.D. — State regulators changed requirements for oil conditioning on Thursday to address part of a federal agency’s decision earlier this year regarding oil trains. The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted to require that oil’s vapor pressure be conditioned to no more than 14.7 pounds per square inch,…
Read MoreFRA, STB send joint letter to seven Class I railroads citing service problems
(Source: Railway Age, August 24, 2020) NEW YORK — Curiously timed with the start of the Republican National Convention (or perhaps not so curiously), the Surface Transportation Board and Federal Railroad Administration on Aug. 24 sent joint, identical letters to the CEOs of the seven North American Class I’s citing service problems and “increased communication…
Read More26 BLET families win Hoffa scholarships for 2020-21 school year, including five $10,000 winners
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 24 — Twenty-six BLET families have been awarded scholarships by the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund for the 2020-21 school year, including five $10,000 scholarship winners. The $10,000 awards are the highest honor bestowed by the Hoffa Scholarship Fund. There were five scholarships awarded in the $10,000 category:• Kaedon D. Tuomela,…
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