Lawmakers reintroduce bill to provide hours-of-service protection for yardmasters

Lawmakers reintroduce bill to provide hours-of-service protection for yardmasters

A Belt Railway of Chicago slug set pushes a string of cars over the hump (the top of which is marked by the bridge-like structure at the top left in the photo) on March 2, 2024. Legislation to provide yardmasters with hours-of-service protections has been reintroduced in Congress. David Lassen WASHINGTON — Railroad yardmasters, who supervise traffic moving through rail yards, would receive the same hours-of-service protections as other rail work…

Yardmaster Protection Act Introduced - SMART Union

Momentum Builds for Yardmaster Safety and Quality of Life  U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-97) have introduced the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025 in the U.S. House of Representatives.   “Yardmasters are the traffic controllers of our country’s railroad network,” said Representative Carbajal. “Like their counterparts in aviation, they play a vital role in ensuring the safety of everyone traveling by…