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Rail workers urge two-person crew law, hot-box detectors and restrictions on third-party transport for employees
Summary
A Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen representative urged the committee to pass bills requiring a minimum two-person crew for freight trains, to require hot-box detectors, and to regulate third-party transportation that railroads use to move employees. Witnesses cited safety risks, long freight lengths, and the Lac-Mégantic
Daniel Cadigan, legislative board chair for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (Teamsters Rail Conference), testified in favor of multiple rail-safety bills, including a two-person crew requirement (S2341), mandates for hot-box detectors (S2340), and measures to regulate transportation vendors used to move railroad employees (S2342). Cadigan said a one-person freight crew represents an unnecessary…
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