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Launched Ing Crude Oil Struck the Derail- the Casselton Derail- (San Antonio, Texas) Ing in the Future • ASK Daily news updates T JANUARY 2014 F Y • O T WWW.BLE-T.ORG R Volume 28, Issue 1 ocomotive E NGIN ee RS RAINM E N E WS C E T F N & E A S L H 4 Published by the BLET, a division of the Rail Conference,O International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1 • • T 4 • L 5 I - N 6 E: 0 80 -3 0 n December, the BLET mile radius of the derailment spills in the U.S. The BLET Safety Task Force Safety Task Force (STF) site. BLET Safety Task Force •Also on December 30, a assists federal agencies in the dispatched two teams of responder D.B. Kenner, Divi- Union Pacific train collided investigation of rail accidents, responders to assist the sion 195 (Forsyth, Mont.), rep- with a parked BNSF train near helping to determine probable STF INational Transportation Safe- resented the BLET as Keithville, La. Multiple causes and making safety rec- ty Board with investigations part of the NTSB in- TASK F crew members ommendations. The STF will TY O following derailments in Cas- vestigation. The E R were injured, ac- study the accident from the selton, N.D., and Keithville, La. wind chill factor F C cording to media viewpoint of locomotive engi- E A Teams On December 30, a at the accident S reports. BLET neers and trainmen to help de- BNSF Railway grain train de- scene was about H Safety Task Force termine how the accident oc- O 4 1 34 degrees be- T 4 responders Russell curred and how to prevent railed and a train traveling in L I -5 the opposite direction carry- low zero. Following NE 6 Elley, Division 197 similar accidents from happen- : 800-30 Launched ing crude oil struck the derail- the Casselton derail- (San Antonio, Texas) ing in the future. ment and derailed. There was ment, an NTSB accident sum- and Timothy Dickerson, Divi- The NTSB will handle re- Safety Task Force dispatched a significant post-crash fire, mary reported that 400,000 of sion 216 (Tampa, Fla.) repre- lease of details regarding these to North Dakota oil train fire, which sparked the evacuation crude oil spilled, making it one sented the BLET during the derailments as the on-site in- Louisiana derailment of 2,300 residents within a five- of the largest rail-related oil NTSB investigation. vestigation unfolds. • The NFL's grand finale this year is being called the "mass transit" Super Bowl. It will be A MASS TRANSIT SUPER BOWL played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on February 2, 2014. Fans are being encouraged to take trains to Super Bowl XLVIII — particularly New Jersey Transit and Amtrak — so it'll be up to the professional members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to get everyone to and from the game in a safe and efficient manner. Here, an Amtrak Acela trainset and a NJ Transit train observe a station stop at Linden, N.J. Photo: courtesy Chase Gunnoe BLET members to keep Health FSA plan for 2014 embers of the Brotherhood of dollars per year in taxes. Health & Welfare portion of the most re- couraged more members to sign up for of Locomotive Engineers The 2012 Agreement stipulates that at cent National Agreement, dated January the 2015 Plan Year and beyond. and Trainmen will keep least 5% of eligible engineers must par- 5, 2012. The national Health FSA is dis- “I believe this is a good program that their Health Flexible Spend- ticipate in the Health FSA in the 2014 Plan tinct and separate from the on-property will help members save money,” Presi- Ming Accounts (Health FSA) through 2014 Year or the Carriers would have the right BNSF Health FSA plan. The participa- dent Pierce said. “I am optimistic that thanks to an increased level of participa- to terminate the plan. Following the con- tion rates identified in this News Flash participation levels will increase as mem- tion in the money-saving plan. clusion of the Open Enrollment for 2014, do not apply to BNSF engineers. bers spread the word about its benefits A negotiated benefit obtained in 8.45% of eligible BLET members had en- BLET National President Dennis R. and become more familiar with the pos- the 2012 National Agreement, the Health rolled in the program. In 2015 and fu- Pierce thanked all BLET members who itive aspects of the plan.” • FSA allows members to use pretax dol- ture Plan Years, participation levels must are participating in the plan and credit- lars to pay for certain medical expenses reach and maintain a minimum of 7.5%. ed the efforts of the BLET’s National Mo- Members with questions about that are not covered under any health Except as noted at the end of this para- bilization network and the grass-roots the FSA should call United plan (including a railroad health & wel- graph, members eligible for the plan in- approach of our local officers for helping Healthcare at (888) 298-9754 or fare plan) or any other source. The plan clude locomotive engineers and Tex-Mex the Organization to reach the necessary visit Your Track to Health at: could allow members to save hundreds train service employees covered by the participation level this year. He also en- www.yourtracktohealth.com BLET President’s Message 2014 Scholarship Directory Please Donate Taking a look back A dozen scholarships are available Help ailing daughter at the year 2013 pg. 2 for children of BLET members pgs. 4-6 of BLET member pg. 6 Register• for News Flash email alerts at: www.ble-t.org Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BLETNational• 2 BLET PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY DENNIS R. PIERCE A look back at 2013 ith the year 2013 campaign, which launched a now behind us, I grassroots effort by active and am proud to look retired BLET members, the BLET back at our many Auxiliary, and their families to Waccomplishments during what encourage their legislators to sign was truly a remarkable and his- on as co-sponsors of the Safe toric year for our Brotherhood. Freight Act. Fittingly, the year drew to a Mere days after that effort, yet close with my attendance at a another tragedy turned nation’s Brotherhood meeting in the field. attention to railroad safety. On Following through on my com- December 1, 2013, a Metro-North mitment to attend as many regu- train derailed in The Bronx, leav- lar Division and Town Hall meet- ing four passengers dead. In their ings as possible, it was my pleasure initial findings, investigators to participate in a Town Hall have indicated that Positive Train meeting hosted by BNSF Divi- Control likely would have pre- sions in Kansas City, Mo., on De- vented these fatalities. The BLET cember 10, followed by another once again stepped into the na- Town Hall meeting and retire- tional spotlight and demanded ment luncheon on December 11 the immediate implementation hosted by the UP Divisions rep- of PTC. We also drew public at- resenting the Kansas City Hub. tention to our Safe Freight Act President Pierce at the Town Hall Meeting/Retirees Lunch in Kansas City, Mo., on December 11, 2013. I was proud to represent the and the need for two-person National Division at these Town dance publicly recognized and dent Willard Knight, Special were Positive Train Control and crews on all freight trains Hall meetings, where many of hailed the contribution that the Representative Jim Bradford, and two-person crews. throughout the United States. the future leaders of our Broth- men and women of the BLET Special Representative and Co- Sadly, it often takes a major 2013 also was a year of mem- erhood were on hand to honor make to the industry, the nation’s ordinator of Education & Train- tragedy before the public at large bership action. In June, our mem- the careers of several dedicated commerce, and to building a ing Ken Kroeger retired. The Na- pays attention to railroad safety. bers at Tacoma Rail ratified a new retirees. These young Brothers strong middle class America. tional Division lost 135 years of Such was the case on July 6, 2013, 5-year contract agreement. In Au- and Sisters are steadily gaining From each and every speaker, we institutional knowledge and ex- when a train carrying crude oil gust, we successfully organized a the experience and wisdom nec- heard personal stories about the perience when those three Broth- derailed in the town of Lac-Me- new short line railroad — the Tex- essary to take the throttle of lead- ways in which the BLET and its ers retired, and they are now en- gantic, Quebec. The resulting as-Pacifico in West Texas. In Sep- ership and power our Brother- membership had made a differ- joying a well-earned and much fireball completely engulfed the tember, about 100 BLET mem- hood into the next century. It ence, and are still making a dif- deserved retirement. Thankful- town’s core and caused 47 fatal- bers struck the Wheeling & Lake was a pleasure to do my part in ference. That to me was especial- ly new leaders are stepping for- ities. The train was operated by Erie Railway throughout Ohio helping nourish the growth of ly rewarding, because there is no ward each day in our Brother- a lone employee. and Pennsylvania. our future strength, and also to union without the membership. hood, and I am just as proud of In response, the BLET strong- But not everything in 2013 recognize the contributions of To me, honoring the contribu- the new Brothers and Sisters on ly and publicly denounced the was good news.
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