A Montreal Maine & Atlantic (MMA) locomotive - Date/Photographer unknown.

22 August 2013

Shock at Railway's Use of 1-Person Crews After Lake Megantic Disaster

Washington District of Columbia USA - The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration's top official says he's "shocked" a Maine-based rail company is still using one-person crews following a deadly train disaster in Canada.
 
Canada's government already ordered Montreal Maine & Atlantic to use at least two crew members for trains operating there.
 
But FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo says the company has continued to use one-person crews in Maine.
 
The Portland Press Herald newspaper says he told the railroad the safety procedures used in Canada should be used in Maine.
 
Author unknown.

Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada