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WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress have introduced legislation to place railroad yardmasters under the same hours-of-service regulations that cover workers such as train crew members and dispatchers.
U.S. Reps. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., on Tuesday introduced the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act, which would limit a yardmaster to 12 hours of duty, after which the individual must receive at least 10 hours off.
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