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Heated public hearing on two-person crew mandate highlights divide between labor and railroads
Summary
Senate Bill 723, requiring a minimum two-person crew on trains in Oregon with specified federal exemptions, drew lengthy and sharply divided testimony at a joint committee public hearing.
Senate Bill 723, a measure to require trains operating in Oregon to staff locomotives with at least two crew members, was the subject of an extended public hearing featuring testimony from labor unions, railroad companies, local officials and other stakeholders.
Staff summarized the bill as requiring a minimum two-person crew, allowing exceptions where the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has provided special approval, and authorizing civil penalties (ranges described in staff summary) for violations. The dash-3 amendment reported by staff removed language specifying that the two-person crew must be a certified locomotive engineer and certified conductor and deleted…
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