Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Trains Operate With A One-person Locomotive Crew V. RCED-85-1

About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

table,div,span,font,p{display:none}Please click here if you are not redirected within a few seconds.

RCED-85-1 1 (1985-04-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabfad0001 and id is 1 raw text is:
UESTRSTD -- Not to be released outside the efWal
ACCOOtINS O ef.. . ..epton the basis of specifl apprOval
by t Office 1 tyjgresional RelatiOns, ,

~~;;'

REPORT BY THE U S.

General Accounting Office

Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Trains Operate

With A One-Person Locomotive Crew

Since January 1983, Amtrak has operated
trains in the Northeast Corridor, between
Boston and Washington, D.C., with only one
person in the locomotive cab, the engineer.
Before, most locomotive crews consisted of
two persons, an engineer and a fireman.

This report discusses the safety systems
that monitor the alertness of Northeast
Corridor engineers and assure that they
operate trains within the authorized speeds.
The report also discusses engineer work
schedules, the safety record for Amtrak
trains operating in the corridor during the
period from January 1979 through June
1984, the number of injuries to trespassers
and Northeast Corridor track maintenance
employees since 1979, and the cost to add a
second person to each Northeast Corridor
locomotive cab.

GAO/RCED-85-1
APRIL 18, 1985

5-3 1g)

ul< %