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U.S. to Impose Two-Person Crew Mandate on Freight Trains
Last edited Tue Apr 2, 2024, 01:14 PM - Edit history (1)
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U.S. to Impose Two-Person Crew Mandate on Freight Trains
Railroads have sought flexibility to operate with one crew member on board
By Esther Fung
Folow
April 1, 2024 7:28 pm ET
Currently, trains operated by the major freight railroads have at least one locomotive engineer and one conductor on board. PHOTO: GENE J. PUSKAR/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal officials are planning to impose a mandate that freight railroads operate trains with two-person crews, adopting a policy that railroads have opposed and Congress failed to legislate.
The Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration are expected to announce the new requirement as soon as
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U.S. to Impose Two-Person Crew Mandate on Freight Trains
Railroads have sought flexibility to operate with one crew member on board
By Esther Fung
Folow
April 1, 2024 7:28 pm ET
Currently, trains operated by the major freight railroads have at least one locomotive engineer and one conductor on board. PHOTO: GENE J. PUSKAR/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal officials are planning to impose a mandate that freight railroads operate trains with two-person crews, adopting a policy that railroads have opposed and Congress failed to legislate.
The Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration are expected to announce the new requirement as soon as
{paywall}