The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released on June 15 its comments filed with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to withdraw its proposed rule mandating two-person crews on railroads.

According to AAR, the principal issue raised in the filing is the Biden Administration’s crew staffing rule mandating a minimum of two crew members per train in perpetuity— “an unsubstantiated mandate ...

“The petition is being consolidated with the previously filed petitions already pending there by other parties that also have concerns with aspects of the rule,” AAR spokesman Ed Greenberg ...