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Time to act on two-person rail crews is now!
Members of the SMART Transportation Division and all of rail labor are reminded that they have the opportunity to make it federal law to have two qualified persons working on all freight trains...
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Rail safety, campaign cash on collision course in Neb.
At a time when rail safety is making national headlines, the dangers of train travel and campaign cash are on a collision course in Lincoln. Some state lawmakers are backing a plan to force the state’s...
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Two-person crew bills introduced in Neb., Wyo.
Legislation requiring two-person railroad crews in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming have been introduced in the respective state legislatures. Nebraska State Legislative Director Bob Borgeson reports...
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A railroad labor lobbyists asked the Wellington City Council to give its support to a bill in the state legislature that would require trains to have two people in the cabin while a train is running....
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Nebraskans favor two-person rail crews, poll shows
LINCOLN, Neb. – A union that represents railroaders says its recent survey of Nebraskans shows that more than 80 percent support requiring two-person crews on freight trains. “Because of the potential...
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Two-person train crew bill advances in Minn. Senate
The Minnesota Senate Committee on Transportation and Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Judiciary have approved legislation requiring two qualified train-crew personnel on all trains in the...
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Train-crew bill passes Minn. Senate committees
A bill that would require two-person crews aboard Amtrak and most freight trains operating in Minnesota passed out of two Senate committees last week. The safety measure is a top legislative priority...
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SLB calls Ohioans to action on two-person crew bill
SMART TD Ohio State Legislative Director Stu Gardner is calling members to action in response to the introduction of Senate Bill 229 (SB 229), the two-person crew bill introduced in the Ohio senate...
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