March 3, 2020 | 2-man Crews, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 3 — The BLET Washington State Legislative Board, in conjunction with the SMART-TD Washington Legislative Board, has been lobbying the Washington State Legislature in support of H.B. 1841, a bill that would establish a minimum crew size on...
March 2, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives advanced legislation to the Senate that would mandate crews of two persons or more on all class-one freight trains in the state. Full story: Daily...
February 28, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, February 27, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives voted 37-22 on Thursday to advance legislation that, if passed by the Senate, would mandate crews of two persons or more on all class one freight trains in Wyoming,...
February 27, 2020 | 2-man Crews, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 27 — The state of Wyoming’s House of Representatives passed a bill today requiring a minimum crew size. House Bill No. HB0079 would require two crewmembers in the cab of locomotives throughout the state, and would establish financial...
February 24, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, February 21, 2020) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After several hours of testimony Thursday night, the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs sided with railroad workers in an upcoming bargaining dispute with railroad...
February 21, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News
(BLET Editor’s note: The following statement by SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson was published on February 20, 2020.) Sometimes it takes something major to happen for people to sit up and take notice. A wake-up call, if you will. From the standpoint of our national...
February 14, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: SMART Transportation Division press release, February 13, 2020) CLEVELAND — A federal court in Texas ruled in favor of rail carriers this week, directing the SMART Transportation Division to negotiate over crew-consist without regard to moratoriums barring...
February 5, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Television Station KOKH, February 4, 2020) OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. David Perryman has filed a bill aimed at protecting Oklahomans from railroad-related accidents. House Bill 2874 would require all freight trains running in the state to be operated by a...
February 3, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 3, 3030) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Virginia, Missouri, New York and Wyoming state legislators are considering whether to require freight trains to have a minimum train crew size, which they say would make operations safer. Full story:...
January 31, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KWTX, January 30, 2020) WACO, Texas — What’s driving the proposed change is this year’s scheduled completion of a $15 billion automatic railroad braking system, which, the industry says, supports the move toward eliminating one of the two...
