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Two Utah museums are honoring the Golden Spike’s 150th anniversary
(Source: Deseret News, April 7, 2019) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared 2019 the Year of the Train, and the Beehive State has taken that declaration to heart. While May 10 will mark 150 years since the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads joined at Promontory Summit in Box Elder County…
Read MoreUnion Pacific EVP Knight sells 10,000 shares of company stock
(Source: Highlight Press, April 8, 2019) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. EVP Robert M. Knight, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 4. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.01, for a total value of $1,700,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president…
Read MoreU.S. rail interests see China as major security risk
(Source: Freight Waves, April 8, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — China’s push for industrial market share around the world to prop up the country’s employment base is heightening concern about the country’s potential to infiltrate the U.S. freight rail system. Full story: Freight Waves Monday, April 8, 2019
Read MoreU.S. carload, intermodal volumes fell in March
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/04/2019) U.S. rail traffic continued its slump in March, falling 5.2 percent to 2,022,934 carloads and intermodal units compared with volumes in March 2018, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. carload volume for the month dipped 8.9 percent to 957,144 units versus a year ago, while intermodal levels dipped…
Read More2018 BLET Bylaws available online
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 3, 2019 — An electronic copy of the 2018 edition of the BLET Bylaws is now available in the Members Area of the Brotherhood’s website. The Bylaws book is available for download and printing as a PDF, and reflects changes approved by delegates to the BLET’s Fourth National Convention, which was held…
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