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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against BMWED in Physical Track Inspection Decision

Oct 18 2019 10:27AM

A federal appeals court has ruled against the BMWED in our attempt to require BNSF to perform full visual human-conducted track inspections at the bare minimum requirement of FRA standards. Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied our petition against the FRA, allowing for BNSF to curtail physical track inspection to twice monthly in order to test new unmanned inspection technology.

Oct 3 2019 2:52PM

BMWED Brothers are Sisters nationwide are standing with United Auto Workers members on strike at General Motors. Their fight against GM’s greed is our fight too. It is every working persons’ battle, because without the gumption and courage shown by strikers, corporations would bleed labor dry.

Remembering Brother Keith Whited

Oct 1 2019 2:50PM

As many of you sadly know, we lost a Brother last week in a tragic work truck accident. Keith Whited, 40, of Castlewood, Va., was killed Sept. 25 following a traffic collision involving his Norfolk Southern fuel truck. Brother Keith had been employed with N.S. for 10 years and was a member of Affiliated System Federation Local Lodge 571.

Oct 1 2019 8:34AM

Effective October 1, Nevada law regarding a driver's responsibility at railroad crossings is changing. While current law requires drivers to yield to trains, a change will also require drivers to yield to on-track equipment.

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