7061 East Pleasant Valley Road, Independence, Ohio 44131 • (216) 241-2630 / Fax: (216) 241-6516

Contact BLET
BLET Main Page
IBT Main Page
IBT Rail Conference
TCRC Main Page
BLET Memorial Page
Membership

BLET Members Area
APPLICATION
BLET Job Bank
Disaster Relief
Benefits

RailroaderSleep.org
Express Scripts Formulary
401(k) Plan w / Merrill Lynch
401(k) ML Benefits Online
Sun Life Short-Term Disability
NS Short-Term Disability
Proof of Disability Form
Wabash Mem. Hospital Assn.
Iron Road Healthcare (UPREHS)
Fringe Benefits 2020 (PDF)
RRB Reminders 2020 (PDF)
Your Track to Health
United Behavioral Health
CARE Hospital Association
News and Issues

News Flash
Daily Headlines
Newsletter
Journal
High Alert: Rail Security News
Ryan Budget
High Speed Rail
Departments

Organizing
Education & Training
BLET Auxiliary
BLET Washington
Information

About the BLET
Officers
Staff
Becoming an Engineer
Secretary-Treasurer

Division Trustee Reporting
GCA Trustee Reporting
SLB Trustee Reporting
Merchandise

Merchandise
Vendor List (PDF)
BLET / GIA Rings
Communications

Public Relations
Journal
Scholarships
FELA

What is FELA?
Events

Regional Meetings
Hazmat Training
Links

BLET Affiliates
Railroad Companies
Labor Unions
Government/Research
Retirement
User Info

Web Policy

Opinion: Why California needs high-speed rail

(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012)

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, our country desperately needs new infrastructure development that will create jobs and economic growth while updating the American Dream and ensuring its environmental future. The answer is high-speed rail.

Full story: San Francisco Chronicle

Friday, January 6, 2012

Like us on Facebook at
Facebook.com/BLETNational

Sign up for BLET News Flash Alerts

© 1997-2020 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

 


Decertification Helpline
(216) 694-0240

National Negotiations

Sign up for BLET
News Flash Alerts

DAILY HEADLINES

• Opinion: Oil trains need big enough crew for safety
• “It’s infuriating... just corporate greed:” Why Norfolk Southern is downsizing in Roanoke
• Norfolk Southern transferring 85 Roanoke jobs
• Some laid-off Kansas City railroad workers still waiting on unemployment pay
• U.S. weekly coal carloads fall to seven-week low
• CN freight train leaks crude oil after derailing in Ontario
• CN “not panicking” about bottom line impact yet, but says it’s a victim of blockade crisis
• Canadian government further revises train regulations, speed limits for dangerous goods
• NJ Transit makes PTC advancement
• Opinion: Virginia shows vision for passenger rail, but where does NS stand?
• Cleanup continues at site of CSX derailment near Elkhorn City, Ky.
• Amtrak to begin high-speed testing of its new Acela trains
• Self-service options available for RRB customers
• Get the latest labor news from the Teamsters

More Headlines