Next regular meeting
October 2nd at 8:00pm
Oak Street Restaurant & Bar
945 Oak St., Aurora, IL
Send Message to your U.S. Senators on the Railway Safety Act of 2023 (S.576)
S.576 (The Railway Safety Act) on a bipartisan committee vote of 16-11 passed the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The legislation now heads to a floor vote in the U.S. Senate. This bipartisan legislation will: mandate two person crew on all freight trains, limit train length and weight and create regulations on wayside defect detectors (among many things).
Safety Bulletin 2023-06; Employee Amputation – Flat Switching, Kicking Operations and Securement Federal Railroad Administration Keywords securement protocols, kicking, training https://railroads.dot.
Safety Bulletin 2023-05; Shoving Movement Close Clearance Fatality Federal Railroad Administration Keywords shoving, riding equipment, clearance, training https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/safety-bul
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