General Chairman Correspondence
General Chairman Update 06/26/18
Below is an update from General Chairman Steve Leyshon.
Read MoreIce to STB: “We are prepared”
(Source: Railway Age 03/28/2018) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief BNSF is the first U.S. Class I (and the second overall) to respond to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on each railroad’s 2018 service outlook. In a March 22 letter to STB Chairman Ann Begeman and Vice Chairman Deb Miller, BNSF President…
Read MoreSTB: Class I employment up a bit since January
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 23, 2018) As of mid-February, Class Is in the United States employed 144,815 workers, up 0.34 percent as of mid-January, but down 2.71 percent compared with mid-February 2017’s employment, according to the Surface Transportation Board. Five of six employment categories reflected workforce increases in mid-February compared with mid-January including transportation (train…
Read MoreUPDATED: Amtrak Silver Star wreck claims two, injures 116
(Source: Railway Age 02/05/2018) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The engineer and conductor of Miami-bound Amtrak train 91, the Silver Star, were killed and 116 people on board were injured early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, when the train entered a siding at Cayce, S.C., on CSX’s Columbia Subdivision and struck a stationary CSX autorack train. The National…
Read MoreWRGCA Inward Facing Camera Claims
Brothers and Sisters, Below is a memo that was sent out to all of the BLET UPWRGCA Local Chairman on January 30, 2018 regarding the Inward Facing Camera Claims: MEMO To: Division Local Chairmen RE: Inward Facing Cameras claims Brothers, As you know, we have been involved in a dispute with the…
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