ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB2423: railroad crew requirements

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Espinoza, LD 19

BILL STATUS: Transportation & Infrastructure

Abstract

Relating to railroad crew requirements.

Provisions

1. Requires railroads operating in Arizona maintain a minimum of two operators in the control compartment while the train is in motion and during remote control operations. (Sec. 1)

2. Exempts the following from the two-operator minimum requirement:

a. Passenger, mail or express trains; and

b. Railroads operating during switching operations, while moving cars for inspection or while performing setouts with road service. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

A passenger, mail or express train with less than six cars operating outside the yard limits are required to have a crew that consists of at least one engineer, one fireman, one conductor and one flagman.  If a passenger, mail or express train has six or more cars must also have at least one brakeman (A.R.S. § 40-881). Each railroad company or receiver operating in Arizona without the required crew is subject to a $100 penalty for each offense (A.R.S. § 40-882). 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2423

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Transportation & Infrastructure

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