Railroad crew size has been a flash point for the industry during the past few years. However, one thing is certain: rail management and rail labor should work together to determine crew sizes–not governments. After all, governments appropriate and distribute money, while rail management and labor handle the safety and operational aspects of train service.

See our submission to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s public comment period below on this topic and share your thoughts on this by emailing us at: phil@parkviewinstitute.org. We will read some of your comments on a future episode of the Advancing Transportation Podcast!