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House Transportation leaders urge FRA to act on fatigue, attendance policies
CLEVELAND (April 6) — Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure are asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to take action on a 2008 Congressional mandate to address rail worker fatigue at Class I carriers, with a specific reference to attendance policies such as those imposed at CSX, Union Pacific,…
Read MoreU.S. rail carloads held steady, intermodal volume fell in Week 12
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/31/2022) Intermodal volumes continued to weigh on U.S. freight-rail traffic totals during the week ending March 26, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. railroads logged 271,262 containers and trailers, down 6.2%, and 233,555 carloads, up 0.5% compared with totals from the same week a year ago. U.S. rail volume for the…
Read MoreU.S. railroads logged another traffic decrease in Week 11
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/24/2022) U.S. railroads reported volumes fell 2.7% to 499,362 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending March 19 compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Intermodal traffic was the culprit behind the decline: Volume dropped 5.7% to 266,592 containers and trailers. Carload volume climbed…
Read MoreGrain shippers complain about delays on BNSF, NS, and UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The trade group representing grain producers says severe delays on BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific have forced its members to shut down flour mills as well as feed mills that produce food for livestock. Full story: Trains Magazine
Read MoreUnion Solidarity, More Important Now than Ever
https://ble-t.org/news/union-solidarity-more-important-now-than-ever/ By Dennis R. Pierce, BLET National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from President Pierce has been excepted from the January-March 2022 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 28 — In the piece that I wrote for the January/February 2021 edition of the Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News, I closed with the…
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