Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews in most circumstances under a new federal rule.
FILE - A CSX train engine sits idle on tracks in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday.pledged to take themselves and the agreements they made to provide paid sick time to nearly all workers.
“As trains — many carrying hazardous material — have grown longer, crews should not be getting smaller,” said Eddie Hall, the president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union. He praised the FRA for taking the step Biden promised, which marks a milestone in labor’s long fight to preserve two-person crews. Hall said keeping two people in the cab of a locomotive is crucial now that railroads are relying on longer and longer trains that routinely stretch miles long.
At least 11 states have already approved rules requiring two-person crews because officials worry that losing a crew member would make railroads riskier and hurt the response to any rail disaster because a conductor wouldn’t be available to help right away.with the federal government’s reluctance to pass new regulations on railroads have also tried to pass restrictions on train length and blocked crossings.
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