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FRA Administrator Ron Batory addresses BLET Advisory Board, State Legislative Board Chairmen

March 20, 2018

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 19 — The BLET’s National Association of State Legislative Board Chairmen (NASLBC) kicked off its 43rd annual meeting in New Orleans on March 12, 2018. Ron Batory, the newly-confirmed Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), delivered remarks to the group, with the BLET’s Executive Committee and Advisory Board also in attendance.…

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Potential fraud alert: United Healthcare members receiving scam calls

March 15, 2018

http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=6084 (From a United Healthcare press release.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 15 – It has been brought to our attention that some United Healthcare members have received unsolicited phone calls from Tennessee and Georgia area codes from individuals posing as United Healthcare representatives. These calls have been identified as a scam. The caller from the Georgia…

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TriMet’s FY2019 budget calls for light-rail upgrades, security boost

March 15, 2018

(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/15/2018) The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) yesterday released its fiscal-year 2019 proposed budget, which includes continued investments in the MAX light-rail system. The proposal details $710.1 million for the agency’s overall operating expenses, along with $274.2 million for TriMet’s capital improvement program. The FY2019 budget includes funds for station renovations along the…

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U.S. railroads’ carload, intermodal traffic up in Week 10

March 15, 2018

(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/15/2018) U.S. railroads logged a 6.2 percent traffic increase in the week ending March 10, with growth reported in both carload and intermodal activity compared with the same week a year ago. Total carloads for the week rose 1.6 percent to 256,075 carload compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S.…

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