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Fewer Eyes Mean More Derailments - SMART Union

Summary by SMART Union
Our lives depend on one thing above all else: safe tracks. That’s why SMART-TD is pushing back against a new waiver request from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Class I Railroads it represents.  The AAR wants permission from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to reduce human visual track inspections by 75%, claiming it will replace the human inspectors with Automated Track Inspection (ATI) systems. But here’s the truth…
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SMART Union broke the news in on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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