Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains April 12, 2024 Uncategorized BY JOSH FUNK FILE – A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006. Four railroads, including Union Pacific, have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an illegal abuse of discretion. To continue reading…