US EditionTrump administration wants to ensure Mexican crews operating trains in the US can speak English
The Federal Railroad Administration restricts Mexican crews to 10 miles inside the U.S. and requires English proficiency to reduce safety risks in Texas rail yards, officials said.
- The Federal Railroad Administration sent letters Friday after inspections found Mexican train crews may not operate more than 10 miles into the U.S. and uncertified crews must stop at customs with interpreters, FRA warned.
- FRA inspections found crew members struggled to interpret operational bulletins and communicate safety requirements in English with inspectors, prompting FRA Administrator David Fink to warn enforcement actions may follow.
- Inspectors flagged problems at Union Pacific's Eagle Pass rail yard and CPKC's Laredo facility, noting that changing crews 7 miles over the border helps keep freight moving.
- Union Pacific and CPKC said they will work to comply with the rules, while the Transportation Department has already withheld $40 million from California and unions praised the enforcement.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy noted you must be proficient in English operating large vehicles, and the engineers' union earlier this year highlighted two arrests on smuggling suspicions.
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Transportation Department Mandates English Proficiency for Cross-Border Mexican Railway Workers
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is cracking down on cross-border train operators from Mexico who lack basic English language proficiency, in a bid to make rail operations safer in the United States, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy said in a Dec. 19 statement. This past fall, FRA inspectors conducted routine regulatory oversight of cross-border operations on Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Canadian Pacific…
Trump administration imposes restrictions on Mexican train crews operating inside US
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 - The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday that it would impose restrictions on Mexican train crews operating in the United States after inspections raised safety concerns about the English proficiency of some personnel. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump administration restricts Mexican train crews over English proficiency-related safety concerns
The Trump administration imposed new limits on Mexican train crews in the U.S., citing safety concerns over English proficiency and communication with inspectors.
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