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April 2, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

FRA issues rule requiring two-person train crews

Reported by David Lassen for Trains. The Federal Railroad Administration today issued its new final rule generally requiring two-person crews on trains, which it says “enhances safety” and industry group the Association of American Railroads immediately blasted as “unfounded and unnecessary.” The 223-page final rule requires two-person crews except for certain operations “that do not pose…
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April 2, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

FRA adopts final rule mandating two-person train crews

Reported by Progressive Railroading. The Federal Railroad Administration has issued its final rule on train crew safety requirements, which generally mandates a second crew member on Class I freight and passenger trains, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today. The minimum crew-size rule is long overdue, Buttigieg said in a press release. “Common sense tells us that…
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April 2, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

US to require two-person crews for most train operations

Reported by David Shepardson for Reuters. The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said Tuesday it will require major railroads to have at least two crew members for most trips. The final rule creates a special approval process for railroads seeking to initiate new one-person train crew operations and requires trains carrying some hazardous…
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April 2, 2024

News and Media, Press Releases and Statements

Rail Labor Applauds Final Two-Person Crew Rule

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of a final rule establishing a minimum requirement of two-person crews for most Class I freight and passenger railroad operations: “For years, rail…
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March 28, 2024

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Leader Appointed to Federal Passenger Rail Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issued the following statement after his appointment to the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC) by the Surface Transportation Board: “It is my honor to serve on the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee and represent the interests of rail labor before the Surface Transportation Board…
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March 15, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Homendy Nominated for NTSB Chair and Member

Reported by Carolina Worrell for Railway Age. President Joe Biden on March 14 announced his intention to nominate Jennifer Lynn Homendy for Chair and Member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination is for a second five-year term as a Member expiring Dec. 31, 2029. Her first term expires Dec. 31. 2024. Her…
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March 15, 2024

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Angus King, I-Maine, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced legislation to standardize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance Process which is used by transportation workers nationwide. The applicants often have to apply for more than one security clearance program using the same background check paperwork and…
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March 14, 2024

Press Releases and Statements, News and Media

TTD Statement on NTSB Chair’s Renomination

Washington, DC – Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement on Jennifer Homendy’s renomination to lead the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): “On behalf of millions of frontline transportation workers and the unions that represent them, we applaud President Biden for nominating Jennifer…
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March 12, 2024

News and Media, TTD in the news

Rail labor unions oppose tests of Parallel Systems autonomous railcars

Railroad labor union leaders today urged the Federal Railroad Administration to reject or at least severely restrict a proposal that would allow a pair of Genesee & Wyoming short lines to conduct intensive tests of Parallel Systems autonomous, self-propelled battery-electric freight cars. The Heart of Georgia and Georgia Central railroads last year asked the FRA…
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March 7, 2024

News and Media, TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Strong Buy America Standards for Highway Construction

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that she successfully pushed the Biden administration to implement stronger Buy America standards for federally funded highway projects to support domestic manufacturing and create good-paying jobs. Senator Baldwin had long called for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to end the 40-year waiver…
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