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Public Transport · Philadelphia

Pennsylvania House Passes $1 Billion Transit Funding Bill Ahead of SEPTA Deadline

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California: Locomotive engineers report too many near misses with pedestrians, criticizes UP for slow-walking public trail to Mossbrae Falls | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

An increasingly popular attraction north of Dunsmuir, California, Mossbrae Falls draws thousands of tourists each year — many of whom trespass on UP tracks to get there, causing daily stress and trauma for BLET locomotive engineers. Photo by Anurag Jajoo ____________________ As the summer tourist season peaks, BLET members in California are expressing growing frustration with the Union Pacific Railroad for its persistent lack of progress and cle…Read Article

Washington · Washington

BLET Backs New Legislation to Expand Passenger Rail | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

The BLET is getting on board with the All Aboard Act. Reintroduced in the United States Senate on July 29 by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), the All Aboard Act would dedicate $200 billion over five years to build high-speed rail, expand existing passenger rail service, and electrify the most heavily polluting railyards and corridors. U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) reintroduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation also in…See the Story

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Pennsylvania House Passes $1 Billion Transit Funding Bill Ahead of SEPTA Deadline

BLET members ratify 3% interim raise with Union Pacific | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

BLET members today ratified an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that will provide a one-time general wage increase of 3% to approximately 6,000 BLET members employed at UP. The interim raise will go into effect on September 1, 2025. The interim raise is temporary and will be replaced by the wage increases agreed to in the final contract settlement. The BLET’s Union Pacific General Chairmen currently leading the ongoing on-property negot…United States · United States Read Article

Will railroaders’ safety be compromised? DOGE using AI to eliminate federal regulations | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

According to a disturbing report from the Washington Post, the so-called U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by January 2026. The AI tool, called the “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,” is supposed to analyze roughly 200,000 federal regulations to determine which can be eliminated because t…Artificial Intelligence · Washington Read Article

Crews from Mexico operating trains on UP’s U.S. rails becomes focus of report by CNBC | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

In a story about the proposed megamerger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, CNBC reported that Union Pacific’s recent move to operate trains with Mexican national crews on rails within the United States could be a stumbling block for UP as it seeks approval for the merger from the Trump administration. A link to CNBC’s story can be found here. The report focused on a June 2 letter by BLET National President Mark Wallace asking U.S. Pres…Trains · Eagle Pass Read Article

Citing lives at risk, BLET urges UP to allow trail to stunning waterfall in Northern California | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2025) About 10 times each day, giant freight trains pass along a narrow section of track along the Sacramento River in far Northern California where engineers on the locomotives regularly tense up with stress. “Every single time, it’s a near miss” of a train hitting a person, said Ryan Snow, the California State Chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “Multiple near misses, every si…California, United States · California Read Article

BNSF reports Q2 2025 results | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 5, 2025) BNSF Railway Co. recently reported second-quarter revenue of $5.7 billion, which was flat compared with second-quarter 2024’s mark. The Class I’s operating income and net income in the quarter climbed 19% to nearly $1.5 billion and 10% to $2 billion, respectively, but its operating expenses increased 5% to $3.7 billion, according to a Q2 financial performance summary posted on the railroad’s webs…United States · United States Read Article

OSHA orders UP to reinstate engineer, provide $300K in back pay | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, August 6, 2025) DALLAS – A federal whistleblower investigation found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act by terminating a railroad engineer after the employee reported and sought medical care for a work-related injury. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Union Pacific to reinstate the employee, and pay back wages, interest…Dallas, Texas · Dallas Read Article

Educational loans from the BLET’s Greene Fund available to children of members in good standing | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

All BLET members with adolescent children going on to higher education, whether it be for trade school, associate, bachelor or graduate degrees, please take notice. The Franklin P. Greene Fund, established in 1956, is an educational loan fund set up to assist the children of living or deceased BLET members by providing educational assistance with low-interest loans. One of the major benefits to these loans is that they are interest-free while th…Education · Gladstone Read Article

Washington, D.C.: Herb Harris reelected to fifth term as Chairman of DC SLB | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

Officers of the DC SLB, from left: Dorian Potts, Secretary-Treasurer; Jeese Flotte, Second Vice Chairman; Kelly Hamrick, Alternate Secretary-Treasurer, Herbert Harris Jr., Chairman; Carlyle Smith, First Vice Chairman; Christopher Edgerton, Trustee; Ryan Merrill, Div. 482 Alternate Secretary-Treasurer; and Sean Gilliam, Trustee. ____________________ The BLET’s District of Columbia State Legislative Board (DC SLB) concluded its sixth quadrennial …District of Columbia · District of Columbia Read Article

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