July 31, 2026 | FRA, Headlines, Mexico
(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...
July 31, 2026 | FRA, Mexico, News, Top News
Background: On July 30, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) designed to raise standards on the Class I railroads’ use of foreign train crews operating trains...
May 6, 2026 | Legislation, Mexico, News, Take Action, Top News
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National Division is asking members, families, and friends to call their Representatives and ask for support of the bipartisan “Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act of 2026” (H.R. 8468), which...
April 30, 2026 | Mexico, News, Top News
Following a recent meeting with Division 28 in Tucson, BLET National Division officers, joined by BLET leaders from Arizona and California, traveled to the border of Mexico at Nogales to inspect train operations as part of the union’s ongoing initiative to protect...
April 24, 2026 | Headlines, Legislation, Mexico, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security
(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...
April 23, 2026 | Legislation, Mexico, News, Railroad Security, Top News
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National Division today applauded introduction of the bipartisan Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act of 2026 (H.R. 8468) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation introduced by...
December 19, 2025 | CPKC, DOT, Mexico, News, Top News, UP
Today, on an issue of importance to BLET members and following direct outreach from BLET National President Mark Wallace, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration is cracking down on the cross-border train...
October 13, 2025 | Mexico, News, Top News
U.S. military personnel posting restricted access signs along the border in Santa Teresa, N.M. The area has essentially become a military base. CBS News image ____________________ Does this make any sense? This week, CBS News reported on how the border area near Santa...
October 7, 2025 | Mexico, News, Top News
How much more evidence do federal authorities in the U.S. need to fully understand that allowing Mexican train crews to operate in the United States would be a threat to border security? In late September, it was reported that employees of Mexico’s largest railroad,...
August 27, 2025 | Mexico, News, Top News
The BLET has been in firm opposition to allowing locomotive engineers coming out of Mexico to operate trains into the United States. Now the inability of most Mexican national train crew members to speak fluent English has become a safety and security issue. In April,...
