Amtrak set its HIGHEST RIDERSHIP EVER, for the 2nd year in a row!!

Last night, Oregon approved the nation's first statewide model zoning code, and also become the first state to make it mandatory in cities that underperform their peers on housing production. It's the biggest housing achievement of Tina Kotek's administration so far. 🧵

A century ago, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters launched a union drive against a railroad giant, changing the course of the 20th century and forever entwining the causes of labor and black civil rights. jacobin.com/2025/12/pullma…

🚆Within three months, the newly launched Amtrak Mardi Gras line, with service between New Orleans and Mobile, has become one of the most successful launches in the history of American passenger rail! mynbc15.com/news/local/amt…

Next stop: tunnel boring! We've finished manufacturing the first set of tunnel boring machines for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The machines are shipping to New Jersey now, and tunnel boring will start next year. Read the full announcement here: gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/upl…

Today, U.S. Department of Transportation took decisive action to restrict cross-border railroad operations from Mexico. The Teamsters and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen applaud the Administration and Secretary Sean Duffy for standing with us to protect union railroad jobs in border communities and across the nation, and to prioritize

🚨🚂 This is common sense! English proficiency for anybody operating trucks or trains is a basic requirement to ensure you understand our rules and can communicate with safety officials. This is how President Donald J. Trump’ administration puts America FIRST.

It is 3 p.m. on December 20th, and solar is supplying 1/3 of Texas's electricity.

2025 had the lowest rate of - mass shootings since 2006 - homicides since 1950s - teenage pregnancy in recorded history - suicides since 2020 - road fatalities since 2019 - drug overdose deaths since 2019 - alcohol consumption in recorded history - inflation since 2020

This one's doing numbers. People like trains.

The BMWED's Director of Government Affairs Jeff Joines testifies to Senate HELP Committee GOP Committee: "While the Railroad Retirement Board is the best at what they do, there are ways that Congress can help them to serve railroaders even better." Video: youtu.be/k_xRZlKcDio

I Rode Amtrak’s New Mardi Gras Service From New Orleans to Alabama. Terrific article from ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ about all our ⁦Amtrak⁩ Mardi Gras has to offer wsj.com/lifestyle/trav…

Jeff Joines, Government Affairs Director for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference, testified before the Senate HELP Committee about the importance of retirement for more than 70,000 rank-and-file Teamsters railroaders and why

Ohio has more than 5,000 miles of rail. As we’re reminded of the tragedy in East Palestine, ensuring our rail freight operates safely is more important than ever. I had a great meeting with Teamsters Rail Conference President Mark Wallace to talk about how we can do just that.

A labor & civil rights champion, A. Philip Randolph was a founder & president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters – the first African American labor union. In 1955, he was elected VP of the AFL-CIO ✊, where he fought for desegregation in the labor movement.

Amtrak's original forecast for Mardi Gras ridership was 60k in its first year of service. Six months in and it has already flown past that number. mynbc15.com/news/local/amt…

It is a solemn day when a worker doesn't get the chance to come home. Our hearts are with the family, friends, and coworkers of fallen BMWED Brother Jeremy S. Charles, who was struck and killed on the job yesterday morning. local21news.com/news/local/amt…

Mark Wallace, President of the BLET of the Teamsters Rail Conference, released the following statement in support of the introduction of the Railway Safety Act of 2026. “The BLET salutes Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for sponsoring the Railway Safety Act

The Teamsters Rail Conference thanks Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV, 1st District) for introducing the Secure Tracks Act. Railroads have been trying to replace the work of Teamsters track inspectors with “automated track inspection,”

The Teamsters Rail Conference today is stronger, more unified, and more influential than it has ever been,” said Mark Wallace, in his keynote report to delegates during the Rail Conference’s Sixth Quadrennial Convention on March 12. Read more: blet.link/4sJgld9