“As trains — many carrying hazardous material — have grown longer, crews should not be getting smaller,” said Eddie Hall, the president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union. He praised the FRA for taking the step President Joe Biden promised. Hall said keeping two people in the cab of a locomotive is crucial now that railroads rely on longer trains that routinely stretch for miles.
I remember when every train had a caboose and 3-4 man crew, minimum.
Now trains are longer, heavier and carrying toxic materials and companies want a single person in control?
Corporations have a vested interest in lowering people’s standards so they can make more money.