"It was 3 p.m. and the lineup didn鈥檛 have him slated to leave till 9 the next morning. He laid down for a nap at 7 p.m., then got a call at 7:30 saying he was needed at 9 p.m. By the time he reached his destination terminal in Canada, he鈥檇 been awake for nearly 40 hours. Malm remembers times his conductor said he fell asleep standing up. It felt like he鈥檇 only blinked."
I've had to keep my engineer awake many times, and being awake for 30+ hours is extremely common in our industry. And they want to put us alone in the cab? The consequences will be catastrophic. No technology replaces the road conductor. Support HR 3040 and tell BNSF NO! To 1-Person Crews! 2-1=47!