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BNSF Seeks Dangerous RCO Waiver

Summary by SMART Union
BNSF has gone to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) asking for a waiver that should set off alarms for every yard employee working Remote Control Operations (RCO). What BNSF is Asking For In Docket No. FRA-2025-0687, BNSF is asking FRA to let them change when we are required to perform a conditioning run of the Remote Control Pullback Protection system, AKA run our zone. Right now, the rule is clear: you run the zone at the first practica…
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SMART Union broke the news in on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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