Pan Am Southern, operated by Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad. (G&W Photograph)

BLET, B&E Ratify New Contract

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E) have ratified a new agreement governing rates of pay, benefits, and work rules for 32

(Utah Central Railway Photograph Courtesy of Patriot Rail)

UCRY Votes to Join BLET

Train and engine service workers from Patriot Rail’s Utah Central Railway (UCRY) have voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) in an election certified by the National Mediation Board,

HESR, ISRR Teamsters Ratify New Contracts

Thirty-seven workers at the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and the Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference, have ratified

(Thomas Kurecka Photograph, Courtesy of BLET)

BLET, G&W Railroads Ratify Agreements

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified new contracts with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) properties Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), the union reported in its

BLET Vice President Randy Fannon (far left) and BLET Special Representative Jorge Gomez (far right) with newly organized members from Florida Gulf & Atlantic in 2023. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of BLET)

UPDATE: FGA Ratifies First BLET Contract

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference on Dec. 4 reported that the railroaders it represents at Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA), a Pinsly Railroad Company

(William C. Vantuono Photograph)

Biden Orders Second PEB in NJ Transit-BLET Contract Dispute

The years-long collective bargaining dispute between New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) continues with the recent appointment of a second Presidential Emergency Board (PEB).

FGA operates 430 miles of track, running east/west along the I-10 corridor between Baldwin, Fla., and Pensacola, Fla., with a branch line that runs between Tallahassee, Fla., and Attapulgus, Ga. It interchanges daily with CSX in Baldwin and Pensacola, as well as with AN Railway in Chattahoochee, Fla. (Map Courtesy of Pinsly Railroad Company)

FGA Ratifies First BLET Contract

More than two dozen Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA) railroaders who earlier this year voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have ratified their first union contract. The

Carrollton Railroad Votes to Join BLET

Workers from Carrollton Railroad, a short line subsidiary of CSX Transportation that operates in western Kentucky near Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and

Georgia Central Railway Votes to Join BLET (UPDATED, 10/30)

A majority of train and engine service employees at the Georgia Central Railway recently voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in a representation election certified by the National Mediation Board.

BLET Ratifies Metra-UP Implementing Agreement

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members recently ratified an agreement related to Metra’s takeover of services from Union Pacific (UP). Ballots were mailed to 307 members last month. UP has

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