Category: Two-person crews
Need for Speed? Safety Isn’t Number One After All
A U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday was billed as a Top Gun style “Need For Speed” vision for transportation technology. Read on to see how Senator Todd Young and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) took the hearing from Top Gun to a horror movie for real-life railroaders.
LISTEN: Cassity Breaks Down Railroad Safety Act in Must-Listen Podcast
Railroads are spending big bucks fighting common-sense safety reforms while spreading false claims that 2-PC is causing inflation nationwide. Read on to see how SMART-TD’s Jared Cassity exposes the truth on a podcast that came out this week.
Trump Drops A TRUTH Bomb For Rail Workers’ Safety
President Donald Trump delivered a perfectly timed shot of support for the Rail Safety Bill, helping SMART-TD get it passed in the Transportation Committee and on to the floor of the House and Senate. Read on to hear how his TRUTH Social message moved the needle for rail safety!
SMART-TD’s National Safety and Legislative Dept. Endorses RSA Ammendment To Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Thursday, May 21 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will be voting on the Rail Safety Act being added to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill in front of Congress. SMART-TD's Safety and Legislative Department is weighing in with Committee members who hold the fate of our safety reform in their hands.
Serious Concerns Raised as Two Short-Lines Petition for One-Person Train Crews
With two carriers petitioning the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for one-person train crews, SMART-TD is sounding the alarm on what this would mean for rail safety and the two-year-old federal rule that was crafted from input across a broad range of stakeholders, including our union. Read on to see our full response.
Leave Rail Safety to Railroaders
Yet another D.C. elitist publicly embarrassed himself by pretending to understand rail safety and the RSA. Read on for the details on the latest Harvard Grad who thinks he knows your job better than you.
Maryland Senate Advancing Two-Person Crew Bill
Maryland lawmakers announced they are advancing 2-PC freight crew legislation to the Governor's desk. Read on to see how this bill shows the strength of SMART-TD's members when we get involved and speak as one.
President Ferguson Responds to Washington Post
After the Washington Post criticized the Railway Safety Act of 2026, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson responded with the railroaders’ perspective. Read on to see how he is setting the record straight on rail safety and why workers’ voices matter.