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Union leaders to try again on rail safety; Corporate greed sidetracked it

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WASHINGTON—Corporate greed by the railroad lobby sidetracked an important rail safety bill in the last Congress that would have forced all freight railroads to put safety and people over profits, rail union leaders say. So now they and three lawmakers are trying again, hoping for a helper in the vice presidential chair. But whether J.D. Vance, then an Ohio Republican senator and a co-sponsor of the safety bill that died, will really help is an o…

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Union leaders to try again on rail safety; Corporate greed sidetracked it

WASHINGTON—Corporate greed by the railroad lobby sidetracked an important rail safety bill in the last Congress that would have forced all freight railroads to put safety and people over profits, rail union leaders say. So now they and three lawmakers are trying again, hoping for a helper in the vice presidential chair. But whether J.D. Vance, then an Ohio Republican senator and a co-sponsor of the safety bill that died, will really help is an o…

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Verna touts the benefits of C3RS at TTD rail safety news conference - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

In March 2023, leaders of America’s largest railroads promised to voluntarily adopt the Confidential Close Call Reporting System in the weeks after the tragedy in East Palestine. C3RS is a safety program that allows railroad workers to confidentially report near-miss accidents and safety lapses without fear of reprisal. It also allows railroads, rail unions, and safety experts to collect data and spot areas of concern. Except for BLET’s pilot pr…

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