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UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
Single Engineer for Trains a Tough Sell Following Amtrak Crash
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Single Engineer for Trains a Tough Sell Following Amtrak Crash
By Thomas Black
May 28, 2015
Bloomberg
Insurance Journal
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/05/28/369775.htm
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The Amtrak crash that killed eight people this month raised questions of
the safety of one-engineer trains, thwarting the idea of reducing freight
crews for now, Union Pacific Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz
said.
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While cargo operators would save money with a single person in the cab
instead of two people, that argument will be a tough sell to railroad
workers and union leaders after the May 12 accident in Philadelphia, Fritz
said. Amtrak trains in the Northeast Corridor have used solo engineers
since 1983, according to a union statement.
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It makes the conversation more difficult today, Fritz said in an interview
at Bloombergs headquarters in New York Wednesday. Thats because it becomes
a more emotional conversation as opposed to a conversation grounded in
fact and the capability of technology.
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Last year, union members voted down a BNSF Railway Co. plan to operate
some trains with a single engineer. Union Pacific isnt looking at
one-person crews for now, said Fritz, who became CEO in February.
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Rail safety has come under increased scrutiny from Congress and regulators
following recent passenger train accidents, including the crash of a New
York commuter train in Westchester County in February that killed six
people, and several crude oil trains that have derailed and exploded.
Earlier this month, the Transportation Department mandated upgraded brakes
and sturdier tank cars for crude trains.
Two-Person Crews
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Two-person crews on Amtrak trains may have prevented those accidents,
according to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
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