Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has revived an effort to mandate crew size on freight trains, an issue that divides railroads and rail unions. Rail unions have backed the controversial measure, known as the ...
The Federal Railroad Administration on April 2 issued a final rule, 49 CFR Part 218 [Docket No. FRA-2021-0032, Notice No. 5], RIN 2130-AC88, Train Crew Size Safety Requirements “establishing minimum ...
Citing that “no regulation of train crew staffing is necessary or appropriate for railroad operations to be conducted safely at this time,” the Federal Railroad Administration on May 23 cancelled its ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg participates in a news conference at the White House on March 27. Photo by Michael ...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the federal agency that regulates rail safety, introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 28, 2022, that addresses the number of employees ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For years, firefighters across the nation have touted the importance of having enough crew members when they start to attack a fire. Now, they have scientific research to back up ...