August 20, 2026 | Convention, News, Top News
The BLET Sixth National Convention will be held at the Horseshoe Hotel in Las Vegas from October 13-15, 2026, and the new convention website is now live at bletconvention.org. Visit the site for convention information, a tentative agenda, hotel and convention-area... August 2, 2026 | Convention, News, Top News
Hotel registration is open for delegates attending the BLET’s Sixth National Convention, which will be held at the Horseshoe Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Convention will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and will adjourn on Thursday, October 15,... June 29, 2026 | BMWED, Convention, News, Top News
Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) concluded their Sixth Quadrennial National Division Convention in Chicago last week. Along with BLET, the BMWED is a member of the Teamsters Rail Conference. Delegates from more than 350 local... April 18, 2022 | Convention, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 18 — As all Local Divisions, General Committees and State Legislative Boards were advised on January 4, 2022, the BLET’s Fifth National Convention will convene in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 10-13, 2022. The BLET’s national conventions... May 5, 2014 | Convention, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 1, 2014) NEW YORK — The CSX Corp train that derailed and erupted in flames in Lynchburg, Virginia, was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale in North Dakota, the kind of oil involved in several other fiery derailments over the last few... May 5, 2014 | Convention, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, May 2, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — Early reviews found no human error or mechanical failure that could have caused a fiery derailment of an oil train in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Full... January 20, 2014 | Convention, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, January 18, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The proposed reconstruction of a railroad tunnel in Southeast has residents of the thriving Navy Yard community asking the District government to help kill the project. CSX Transportation says the... December 20, 2013 | Convention, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: CSX press release, December 19, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release fourth-quarter and 2013 full-year financial and operating results on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, after the market close. The Company will host an earnings... July 3, 2012 | Convention, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 2, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading, including CSX, which fell 0.8 percent, and CN, which rose 0.2 percent. Full story: CBS News March 4, 2010 | Convention, Headlines
(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on March 4, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Residents in the area of the CSX Corp. freight yard on Franklin Street made it clear last night they are not looking to fight the company’s... 