{"id":26754,"date":"2016-05-27T16:48:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T20:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=26754"},"modified":"2016-05-27T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T20:48:58","slug":"smart-td-contests-radio-distractions-fra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-td-contests-radio-distractions-fra\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART TD contests radio distractions to FRA","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_25994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25994\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25994 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/John-Risch-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Risch\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Risch<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIn a letter dated May 26, 2016, to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), SMART TD National Legislative Director John Risch brought attention to the fact that some railroads are requiring needless radio broadcasts to the already-congested radio airways, which caused a derailment and loss of life in the case of the May 2015 Amtrak crash.<br \/>\n\u201cPlaces where there is too much radio traffic impairs the ability of train crew members to communicate effectively with roadway workers, dispatchers and other train crews causing safety issues,\u201d Risch wrote. \u201cWe have reports from members who say they have lost situational awareness because of the constant blaring of the locomotive radio and I can attest that it has\u00a0happened to me.\u201d<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/SMART_TD_radio_distractions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read Risch\u2019s letter to the FRA in its entirety.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a letter dated May 26, 2016, to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), SMART TD National Legislative Director John Risch brought attention to the fact that some railroads are requiring needless radio broadcasts to the already-congested radio airways, which caused a derailment and loss of life in the case of the May 2015 Amtrak crash. 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