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Can anyone tell me how far U.S. train crews can travel (time and/or distance) in the one shift? Just in case you're interested, in the company I drive for (National Rail Corp) Australian crews travel up to 867 km (542 miles) for a maximum of 12 hours
dillon Member # 242
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Hello, as far as I know there isn`t any distance restriction, But you are limited to 12 hours on duty before you are considerd dead to the FRA. Take note just because I never herd of it doesn`t mean it ain`t there I work for a short line that it wouldn`t aply to(we are only 10 miles long)
Throttle_JCKY Member # 354
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Alright, here is the deal. There are no milage limits (what milage limits there are depend on the local agreement we have for a specific run). The FRA has a time limit of 11 hours and 59 minutes of active duty. That means at 11:59 on duty time we must stop all active duty, now this is called performed service. We can be on duty as long as it takes us to cab back to terminal, I have been on duty for 23 hours before. I perfomed 11:59 of service, then it took them another 12 hours to get us home. My run is 226 miles.
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