November 4, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, November 3, 2022) More than nine years after the horrific derailment of a crude oil unit train at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that claimed 47 lives and led to new regulations for railroad hazmat tank cars, the Government of Canada...
October 31, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 28, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced it will hold a hearing Dec. 14 to accept public comments on its proposed rulemaking that would establish minimum safety requirements for the size of train...
September 30, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, September 29, 2022) What scares conductor Brian Raleigh the most about the idea of one-person train crews is that trains hauls chemicals, coal and other hazardous materials through towns each day. “It’s not just about saving my partner,”...
August 26, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, August 23, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration is requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would require at least two crew members for most trains. Full story: Safety and Health Magazine
August 25, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 25 — On July 27, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a crew size proposed rulemaking and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will be publishing comments that support regulations requiring two-person...
August 11, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, SMART-TD
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 10, 2022) Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose didn’t elaborate on the proposed two-person crew rule that his agency recently put forth for the public to weigh in on, but he made it clear as he spoke on the second day of the...
August 9, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 9, 2022) Canada’s Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra yesterday announced details of a new public consultation on hydrology and measures to mitigate the potential impacts of the Lac-Megantic rail bypass project in Quebec....
August 8, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: SMART-TD press release, August 5, 2022) In an August 5 message, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson counters rail industry propaganda regarding the FRA’s proposed rule that would require two-person train crews. He writes in part: “Common sense safety...
August 3, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, National Negotiations 2019, News, Regional Meetings
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 3 — More than 200 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and their families convened in Baltimore, Maryland, on the morning of August 2 for the opening ceremonies of the BLET’s second regional meeting of 2022. BLET...
July 28, 2022 | 2-man Crews, AFL-CIO, FRA, Headlines, TTD
Rail unions welcome FRA’s two-person crew rule (Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, July 27, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following...
