Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday.

The Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning, after working on it for the past two years.

Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday.{ai:summary}<p>Fed rule mandates two-person crews for major freight railroads to ensure safety. A long-awaited regulation from the Transportation Department was finalized after two years of work. #society</p>

Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule

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