CLEVELAND, June 27 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has been informed by the Federal Railroad Administration that, due to the recent increase in accidents, efficiency testing by the FRA will significantly increase immediately.
The majority of these increased efficiency tests will occur on BNSF and Amtrak. However, crews on all railroads need to maintain increased vigilance to rules compliance. Each railroad is required by federal law to file an efficiency testing plan with the FRA. However, many of these plans look better on paper than they work in practice, so the FRA is increasing its own testing.
The BLE International Division encourages all of its members to continue their long-standing tradition of strict rules compliance while on the job.