Intense focus on railroad safety since the East Palestine derailment, but few changes made. Rail unions oppose one-person crews due to safety and job concerns.
There has been intense focus on railroad safety since the fiery February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, but few significant changes have been made. pledged to take themselves and the agreements they made to provide paid sick time to nearly all workers. Such changes include adding hundreds more trackside detectors and tweaking how they respond to alerts from them. A Rail unions have long opposed one-person crews because of a combination of safety and job concerns.
Labor agreements requiring two-person crews have been in place for roughly 30 years at major railroads, although many short-line railroads already operate with one-person crews without problems. The unions say conductors play a crucial role in helping operate the train and keeping engineers alert, and they serve as a first responder if there is a problem or cras
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