Unions and Associations
Many locomotive engineers are members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association are membership organizations for railroads. The Federal Railroad Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates more than 760 railroads (including 27 passenger, eight switching and terminal, approximately 134 tourist/excursion/historical, and 640 freight railroads).
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