Railroad Crew English Language Proficiency Requirements
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- 2026-07-31 — Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements: FRA proposed rule (Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors) would codify English language proficiency as a certification criterion, bar use of energy-management systems during required skill performance exams and monitoring, cap Mexican-crew southern-border operations at 10 route-miles, and limit territorial qualification to the direction of travel used in qualification. (novelty: 3)
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Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors; English Language Proficiency and Other Requirements
31-jul-2026
novelty 3
per-area 2
introduces