The Federal Railroad Administration finalized new federal certification rules for signal repairmen and train dispatchers, which will set minimum standards and ensure workers have the skills they need.

Train dispatchers for Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway will receive increased wages, accelerated accrual of paid vacation and health care-related improvements under an agreement ratified on Oct. 3.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New federal certification rules finalized Monday for train dispatchers and signal repairmen will set minimum standards to counteract the ...

New federal certification rules have been finalized for train dispatchers and signal repairmen will set minimum standards for those jobs to counteract the investor pressure on railroads to ...