May 28, 2019 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: DC Velocity, May 24, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal transportation regulators said Thursday that U.S. railroads will not have to meet minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs, known as “crew redundancy,” in a ruling that aligned...
May 28, 2019 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines
(Source: AFL-CIO press release, May 25, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision not to regulate crew size and to...
April 30, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains.com, April 29, 2019) OAK CREEK, Wis. — With Precision Scheduled Railroading in effect at Union Pacific, longer trains have become more frequent across its system. UP recently moved one monster coal train that had 270 loads, totaled 38,475 tons, and...
April 16, 2019 | 2-man Crews, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 16 — 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 legislation that would require two qualified crew members on...
April 12, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, April 10, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation reintroduced by Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on March 13 would require at least two certified crew members on all freight trains operated in the United States. “Requiring a second crew member...
April 9, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Washington Examiner, April 5, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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...
March 26, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 25, 2019) The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART TD) have announced their support of a...
March 22, 2019 | 2-man Crews, News
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2019 — Two large railroad unions in the United States have pledged their joint support for the Safe Freight Act legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). The Safe Freight Act (H.R.1748) requires that two certified crew...
March 22, 2019 | 2-man Crews, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 22 — Colorado Governor Jared S. Polis signed a two-person crew bill into law on March 21, signifying a significant boost to railroad safety in the state. The bill reads in part: “The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares...
March 19, 2019 | 2-man Crews, AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 18, 2019) The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO is asking Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to prepare for the impact that automation is likely to have on the public transportation...
