The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has rejected the proposed merger application filed by Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway, finding that the submission was incomplete under applicable statutes and regulations.
The BRS has been actively engaged in recent developments affecting contract bargaining on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) following the appointment of a federal mediator.
WASHINGTON — Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced in the Federal Register that it will reestablish the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC).
As a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, you help keep one of America’s most critical systems safe, reliable, and moving. Your work is demanding, detail-driven, and often performed without recognition - and at American Heroes Homes & Lending (AHHL), we believe your homebuying experience should reflect the importance of what you do.
AP NEWS - Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the safety recommendations that emerged from accident investigations.
In November 1977, the BRS launched a contest to name our new signal mascot. The winning choice, “Signalman Sam,” debuted in January 1978 and appeared on the cover of The Signalman’s Journal until his retirement in 1983.
In 2024, Sam received a much-needed facelift and was reintroduced as the official BRS mascot. You will see him in our publications, at local gatherings, and out in the wild as part of our sticker campaign. If you spot Sam, snap a photo and send it toinfo@brs.org with the subject: Signalman Sam.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Brother Richard Thielke, Local 56, volunteers for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Brother Thielke's support is driven to bring attention to mental health issues.
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