The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), put train crew fatigue on its 2016 watch list. The list identifies key safety issues in Canadian transportation.
TSB Chairperson Kathy Fox told Reuters that the board would push for concrete action, including the creation of predictable scheduling for employees. Fox also said that fatigue has been a factor in numerous investigations of freight train accidents.
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