BLET News
BLET’s District of Columbia Legislative Board hosts 20th anniversary celebration
Illinois legislature approves $1.5 billion spending bill to fund mass transit, avert fiscal cliff
Bob Peters elected General Chairman of NS-Northern Lines GCA as Dewayne Dehart retires after a dozen years in the elected office
BLET reaches tentative agreement with Western New York & Pennsylvania
Mark your calendars: 2026 BLET regional meetings to provide training, fellowship
In the line of duty: BLET mourns the loss of Brother Daniel P. Peterson
Railroad Retirement Board Q&A: Applying for a retirement annuity
National Division begins taking requests for 2026 Time Books
Ongoing Federal government shutdown taking its toll on initiatives to improve rail safety
PEB 253 recommends raises and back pay for BLET members at LIRR
Local Chairman class Q&A: Three training class participants encourage others to attend
PEB 253 expected to issue recommendations today in BLET-LIRR contract dispute
Wisconsin: Lieutenant Governor joins annual BLET Team Building Session
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Rail Industry News
Union Pacific reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 23, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 third quarter net income of $1.8 billion, or $3.01 per diluted share. Results include merger costs of $41 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Adjusted 2025 third quarter...
Norfolk Southern reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 23, 2025) Norfolk Southern Corporation announced its third quarter 2025 financial results on October 23, 2025. For the quarter, revenue was $3.1 billion, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, operating ratio...
CSX reports Q3 2025 results
(Source: CSX press release, October 16, 2025) CSX Corp. announced third quarter operating income of $1.09 billion and net earnings of $694 million, or $0.37 per share. Excluding a non-cash goodwill impairment of $164 million in this year’s third quarter results,...
Railroads spurn C3RS, a safety system designed to prevent accidents
(Source: Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, August 23, 2025) Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call...
NS agrees to give Amtrak highest priority over freight trains and make its delay records for Amtrak trains available to the DOJ
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice press release, September 9, 2025) The Justice Department today announced a settlement with Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (together, Norfolk Southern) to resolve allegations that Norfolk Southern...
Trump nominates rail consultant Kloster to STB, re-nominates Schults
(Source: Freight Waves, September 11, 2025) President Trump has nominated railroad industry consultant Richard Kloster for an initial five-year term as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, and re-nominated current member Michelle Schultz, FreightWaves has...
Trump fires STB Board member Robert Primus
(Source: Trains.com, August 28, 2025) President Donald J. Trump yesterday fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus, breaking a 2-2 partisan split at the rail regulator while leaving it two members short of full strength just months before it is...
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