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BNSF train carrying N.D. crude oil derails in Seattle

July 24, 2014 A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train carrying crude oil derailed as it left a railyard in north Seattle on Thursday, but there were no reports of a spill or injuries, BNSF said in a statement. Four railcars came off the tracks at around 2 a.m. PDT (0900 GMT), three of which w [...]

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Submit A Union Label Video, Win A Kindle

July 24, 2014 Star in your own Video Selfies. SMART is looking for Short Videos on why the Blue/Yellow Union Labels are important to you. What does it mean to your work and income? Answer the question by saying: I look for the SMART Union Label because…..? Remember when recording on [...]

DOT Announces Proposed Rules for Crude Transport

July 24, 2014 The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the details of its comprehensive rulemaking proposal to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by rail – particularly crude oil and ethanol – in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemakin [...]

Mo. SLB releases list of endorsed candidates

July 23, 2014 SMART Transportation Division’s Missouri State Legislative Board has released the names of candidates that it is endorsing for the 2014 midterm elections. The state of Missouri is holding primary elections Tuesday, Aug. 5. For a list showing all candidates and the board [...]

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DOT announces proposed rules for crude transport

July 23, 2014 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the details of its comprehensive rulemaking proposal to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by rail – particularly crude oil and ethanol – in the form of a Notice of Propo [...]

Conductor makes special delivery boy will never forget

July 23, 2014 CLINTON, Utah – A simple act of kindness is something a 12-year-old boy with an autism spectrum disorder is going to remember for the rest of his life. Matthew Mancil loves trains. “I don’t know how it started, but he just absolutely loves them,” Aaron Mancil, Matthew’s fathe [...]

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UP representative shares Operation Lifesaver tips

July 23, 2014 Union Pacific Railroad’s Operation Lifesaver is a rail safety program that’s been in place for 42 years, but railroad officials are hoping to broaden their outreach to more than just city council presentations. Israel Maldonado, a Union Pacific risk management rep [...]

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Local 1701 takes labor dispute to city council

July 22, 2014 MONTEBELLO, Calif. – SMART Transportation Division Local 1701 bus members here July 9 picketed outside Montebello City Hall prior to and during a meeting of city council to bring attention to their dispute with city over wages, rest periods, meal periods and payment of pensio [...]

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Ex-employees claim BNSF ignored key safety checks

July 22, 2014 One of the largest freight railroad companies in North America, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, is accused of forcing workers to skip critical safety checks and firing employees who blow the whistle on unsafe practices. A former BNSF employee named Curtis Rookair [...]

Oil trains face test in new safety rules

July 22, 2014 North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch has thrived thanks in large part to the once-niche business of hauling fuel on U.S. rail tracks. New safety rules may now test the oil train model. Within weeks, the Obama Administration is due to unveil a suite of reforms that will rewri [...]

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