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FRA rolls out website redesign
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently unveiled their website redesign. 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.Sheet Metal Workers View Certifications As Way To Continue Education
In college, students take classes to achieve their degrees, and after graduation often participate in workshops and earn additional degrees and certifications to keep the knowledge of their chosen career fresh and current. It’s should be no different for sheet metal workers. [...]
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 [...]
Online ITI Courses Make Learning Easier
Not long ago, the idea of online learning for sheet metal workers seemed unworkable. With hands-on skill at the heart of the trade, how could apprentices and journeymen learn without materials and an instructor in a live environment? Yet the International Training Institute ( [...]
FTA announces final rule strengthening state safety oversight of rail transit systems
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a final rule that significantly strengthens state safety oversight and enforcement authority to prevent and mitigate accidents and incidents on rail transit systems. “Wit [...]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 [...]Md. Senate OKs bill for two-person crews
The Press of Atlantic City reported that the Maryland Senate voted 32-14 for a measure requiring a crew of at least two people on freight trains in Md. Read the entire story here.