FRA halts safety culture assessment of Union Pacific, citing coaching of workers

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By David Lassen

Railroad says issue stemmed from mistake by one employee

Union Pacific crew members from a westbound manifest freight inspect an eastbound intermodal train as it passes near Wamsutter, Wyo., on Sept. 1, 2022. The FRA has halted an assessment of UP’s safety culture over concerns employees had been coached for interviews. David Lassen

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has discontinued efforts to gather information for an assessment of Union Pacific’s safety culture, telling the railroad it found indications of activities by the railroad that “adversely impact the integrity” of the process. To continue reading…

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