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Category: Amtrak/Commuter
Hudson River rail tunnel project gets funding commitment
Progressive Railroading reported that Amtrak’s Gateway program, including the rebuilding of the Hudson River rail tunnel system, recently obtained commitments for the funding of the creation of an executive oversight committee and for preliminary engineering work. Read [...]
Rail workers: deadly tired…but still working
The following article was written by Georgetta Gregory, the railroad division chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations. The rail business is an industry full of tired, stressed workers [...]SMART TD & TTD, AFL-CIO joint Op-Ed on FRA Ruling
The Hill published an op-ed article co-written by John Previsich, President of SMART TD, and Ed Wytkind, President of TTD, AFL-CIO, that underscores the importance of the FRA’s recent ruling, and the vital need for a minimum of two crew members on all freight and passen [...]
Belgium terrorist attacks spark increased U.S. transit security
Following terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium, this morning killing 31 people and injuring many others, the U.S. has ramped up security at our nation’s transit stations and airports. Although there are no indications of any terrorist activity on U.S. soil, security has been i [...]
FRA upgrades website
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently unveiled their redesigned website. The site highlights numerous aspects of rail safety focused on the public, first responders and law enforcement. Click here to view the FRA’s upgraded site.
Momentum building in support of two-person crews
Support among railroaders, unions, states and others has come in the wake of last week’s Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) proposed two-person crew rule. The proposed rule comes after a completed study by the FRA comparing two accidents: the Lac-Megantic, Qu [...]
FRA’s proposed rule requiring two-person crews irks rail industry, draws praise from safety advocates
The Federal Railroad Administration rolled out a long-awaited proposed rule this week requiring two-person crews on most trains. The rule comes three years after 47 people were killed in the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, train crash (which had a one-person crew) and almost a year aft [...]SMART TD Press Release: FRA issues notice of proposed rulemaking requiring two-person crews
WASHINGTON –Today the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a proposed rule that sets forth the requirements and exceptions for a minimum crew of at least two people on America’s trains. The proposed rule is a major step forward in SMART Transportation Division’s ca [...]