New York Congressman Tim Kennedy (left) meets with Teamsters Rail Conference President and BLET First Vice President Mark Wallace
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Teamsters Rail Conference President and BLET First Vice President Mark Wallace, along with Brendan Sullivan of the BLET’s National Legislative Office staff, met with Congressman Tim Kennedy from New York (NY-26) to discuss possible Remote Control Operations (RCO) safety legislation. First Vice President Wallace thanked Congressman Kennedy for his leadership in addressing RCO and improving rail safety. Several high profile remote control incidents have taken place on CSX rail lines in Rep. Kennedy’s district, including one death and two life-altering amputations in Buffalo and a derailment in a residential neighborhood in Niagara Falls.