(Source: Trains.com, October 28, 2024)
The Federal Railroad Administration today proposed more stringent requirements that railroads must meet in order to obtain safety rule waivers that allow experimentation with track and equipment inspection technology. The proposed rule would give rail labor and lineside communities more of a say in how automated track and train inspection systems are deployed. The proposal also seeks to preserve union jobs: It says the FRA will take a dim view of safety waiver requests that seek to reduce employment levels or the number of inspections performed by track and car inspectors.
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