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Readout of Federal Railroad Administration Meeting with Labor Representatives in East Palestine, O.H.
EAST PALESTINE, OH — On Monday, June 12, FRA Administrator Amit Bose and FRA Chief Safety Officer Karl Alexy traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, to meet with members and representatives from multiple unions to discuss ongoing U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) efforts to improve freight...
The Fatigue and Safety of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors
An online survey was developed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and distributed by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Sheet Metal, Air, and Rail Transportation workers –Transportation Division (SMART-TD) labor unions to their members. The purpose of...Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 63 Projects in 32 States That Will Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings in the U.S.
President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes the first-ever dedicated grant program to help communities eliminate points where railroad tracks intersect with roads, which have blocked vehicle and pedestrian traffic, led to deadly vehicle-rail...