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News Flash Headlines from last 30 days BLET member found murdered in Eugene, Ore. Monday, February 08, 2010 Teamsters praise new funding for high speed rail projects Tuesday, February 02, 2010 16 railroad deaths in 2009 renews the call for commitment to safety Friday, January 29, 2010 Projects in California, Florida, Illinois are the biggest winners of high-speed rail grants Thursday, January 28, 2010 Coverage for H1N1 flu vaccine extended until March 31, 2010 Tuesday, January 26, 2010 FRA final rule revises locomotive engineer certification requirements Monday, January 25, 2010 Inward-facing cameras unnecessary, wasteful Thursday, January 21, 2010 Space remains for ST Workshops in Jacksonville, Las Vegas Friday, January 15, 2010 Labor reaches agreement with White House on health care excise tax Friday, January 15, 2010 FRA publishes final rule on Positive Train Control Friday, January 15, 2010 White House, unions reach deal on taxing insurance coverage Thursday, January 14, 2010 New FELA Code of Compliance mailed to officers, posted on website Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Hoffa to Congress: Don’t tax our health insurance plans Monday, January 11, 2010 BLET marks fifth anniversary of tragic rail crash in Graniteville, S.C. Wednesday, January 06, 2010 Las Vegas S-T Workshop set for January 24-27 Monday, January 04, 2010 Advisory Board Revises Code of Compliance for DLC program Wednesday, December 30, 2009 “Retirement Made Easy” planning kit available Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Obituary: Father of BLET member Ken Kroeger passes Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Call to action! Protect our members against unfair excise tax Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Call to action! Protect our members against unfair excise tax Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Red Shirt Fridays Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Happy Holidays 2009 Wednesday, December 23, 2009 BLET, rail unions halt SEPTA attack on FELA Monday, December 21, 2009 Pierce new BLET First Vice President; Gore promoted to Vice President Friday, December 18, 2009 BLET members ratify five-year contract with BNSF Friday, December 18, 2009 BLET to conduct three S-T Workshops in early 2010 Thursday, December 17, 2009 BLET Division 34 adopts two families for Christmas Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Ohio Central workers join BLET Thursday, December 10, 2009 Recent legislation expands rail worker eligibility for extended unemployment insurance benefits Thursday, December 10, 2009 Supreme Court upholds right to arbitration hearing on the merits Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Show News Flashes from: January February March April May June July August September October November December 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Only available 11/6/2001 to present. Older news flashes can be accessed here. Enter single keyword to search News Flashes: 2001 (January - October) News Flash Archive © 1997-2010 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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DAILY HEADLINES
February 8, 2010

•	Obama’s money trains

•	Cleaning up after a snowstorm as another one looms

•	Stranded Northeast travelers flock to Amtrak

•	Riding the rails, until the weather caught up

•	Railroad stocks mostly up at close of February 5 trading

•	China's fast trains may offer tips for U.S.

•	Florida transportation chief cleared in e-mail inquiry

•	Fuel spill at Elkhart rail yard causes road closure

•	More than 100 CSX train cars spill coal in Pa.

•	Freight comes first on rail in Ohio’s passenger system

•	Questions and answers on Ohio's passenger train

•	Remote-control trains cross city streets in Lafayette, Ind.

•	Some Amtrak trains to B.C. during Olympics are full

•	Montana’s Amtrak ridership dips

•	Ridership up on Milwaukee-Chicago Amtrak line

•	Amtrak plans concern Galesburg

•	Michigan short line marks its first anniversary

•	Genesee & Wyoming 4Q slides; demand firms up

•	Standard & Poor’s upgrades BNSF rating

•	Union Pacific replacing ties in Arizona

•	UP's coal train loadings continued to lag in January

•	Arson suspected as fire damages NS maintenance equipment

•	Rail a part of dramatic transportation changes in the works for 2011 Super Bowl in Texas

•	CSX train traps 66-year-old Florida woman in her yard

•	Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits

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