U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains
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U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains

The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo.
Norfolk Southern Agrees to Try Out Federal Safety Reporting Program
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Norfolk Southern Agrees to Try Out Federal Safety Reporting Program

The company, which operated the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, is the first major freight railroad to join a federal program that allows workers to report safety issues.