BLET News
Rhode Island governor signs BLET-backed two-person crew bill
Arbitrator sides with the union: BLET wins case where the BNSF tried to eliminate rest options for locomotive engineers
President Wallace on Senator Andy Kim: “He gets it when it comes to AI and automation”
Expanded programming set for next month’s Eastern Regional Meeting
President Wallace on Senator Bernie Moreno: “He’s our guy on introducing cross border legislation in the Senate”
BLET reaches tentative agreement with Illinois Railway
President Wallace on Senator Jon Husted: “He revived the Railway Safety Act when it was dead”
President Wallace on Senator Cory Booker: “He had our back when we needed him”
Commonsense reform for Railroad Retirement finds common cause between Democrats and Republicans, labor and management
BLET National President Wallace and First Vice President Best meet with Senator Roger Marshall
Latest merger filing with the STB again shows that UP takeover of NS clearly is not in the public interest; U.S. Senators also voice concern
Unions in America: The case for tripling union membership
BLET’s Sixth National Convention: Tentative schedule released
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Rail Industry News
Trump administration pushes tougher English rules for Mexican train crews crossing into U.S.
(Source: Associated Press, July 31, 2021) The Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross...
House bill would block Mexican rail crews from operating trains into U.S.
(Source: Trains.com, April 23, 2026) Two members of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would block Mexican railroad crews from bringing trains across the border into the United States The Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act was...
BNSF reports Q4, full year 2025 results
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 3, 2026) BNSF Railway's fourth-quarter 2025 total revenue declined 3% to $5.98 billion, but net income jumped 5% to $1.3 billion compared with Q4 2024 financial results, the railroad announced on March 3. The Class I posted Q4...
Second PEB finds for unions in dispute with LIRR
(Source: Trains.com, March 17, 2026 A second Presidential Emergency Board has sided with a coalition of unions in their ongoing contract dispute with the Long Island Rail Road — but the LIRR rejected the board’s recommendation, setting the stage for a strike or...
CN announces Q4, full-year 2025 results
CN reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Quarterly Financial Results Highlights Fourth-quarter 2025 compared to fourth-quarter 2024 Revenues of C$4,464 million, an increase of C$106 million, or 2%....
Norfolk Southern reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 29, 2026) Norfolk Southern Corporation announced its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on January 29, 2026. In the quarter, revenue was $3.0 billion, income from railway operations was $937 million,...
CPKC reports Q4, full-year 2025 results
(Source: CPKC press release, January 28, 2026) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on January 28,, 2026, announced its fourth-quarter results, including revenues of $3.9 billion, diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.20 and core adjusted diluted EPS of $1.33....
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