Efforts to micromanage crew sizes on freight trains try to solve a problem that doesn't exist -- and would create plenty of problems along the way.
In 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposed a rule that would require freight trains to have at least two crew members on board at all times. Now, with regulatory efforts to impose the rule seemingly stalled under the Trump administration, some lawmakers are trying to push it through legislatively.
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