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\"capitol\"CLEVELAND \u2014 The Transportation Division of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation International Association (SMART) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET\/IBT) have jointly announced that legislation requiring at least two crew members on all freight trains in the U.S. has been filed in Congress.<\/p>\n

Initial sponsors for H.R. 3040<\/a> are U.S. Reps. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the bill is expected to be assigned to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee for consideration.<\/p>\n

The legislation reflects heightened concerns over crew size arising from the tragic July 6 derailment of a Montreal, Maine & Atlantic (MM&A) fuel train in Lac M\u00e9gantic, Quebec, which killed 47 and destroyed the center of the town. The MM&A train was crewed by a single person.<\/p>\n

BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce called on the House to take up the bill at its earliest opportunity. \u201cThe American people are justifiably concerned that the single-person crewing practice used on M&MA and some other short line railroads places the public safety at risk,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cWe urge Chairman Schuster and the T&I Committee to hold hearings on this issue after the recess.\u201d<\/p>\n

SMART Transportation Division President Mike Futhey said, \u201cThis is a responsible piece of legislation that recognizes the correlations between the consist of crews and public safety. We thank Reps. Michaud and Pingree and urge more representatives to join in support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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