(Source: Trains.com, October 25, 2024)
The Federal Railroad Administration this week proposed its first regulations on automated track inspection — but has left untouched the regulations that cover traditional visual track inspections. Fearing job losses and an erosion of safety, labor unions have opposed the expansion of safety waivers and a reduction in the mandated frequency of visual track inspections. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes applauded the proposed ATI rule.
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