{"id":21648,"date":"2013-09-09T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=21648"},"modified":"2013-09-09T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T13:00:16","slug":"mma-seeks-financing-for-2-person-crews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/mma-seeks-financing-for-2-person-crews\/","title":{"rendered":"MM&A seeks financing for 2-person crews","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
PORTLAND, Maine \u2013 A bankrupt railroad whose runaway train sparked a fire and explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec is seeking financing to use two-person train crews in the U.S., a company trustee said.<\/p>\n
The move to beef up the crews comes after criticism of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway\u2019s decision to keep one-person crews in the U.S., said Portland lawyer Robert J. Keach.<\/p>\n