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A1777Assembly2019-2020 Session

Require Conductors Underwater

Official title

“Provides that any train operating without a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water”

Sponsor Joseph LentolAD-50Affects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

The bill prohibits passenger trains without conductors from passing under any body of water in New York State.

Why it matters

  1. Enhances passenger safety. By requiring conductors on all passenger trains passing under bodies of water, the bill aims to ensure there is trained staff available for emergencies, evacuations, or technical issues in potentially high-risk, confined environments.

  2. Impacts train operations and staffing. Train operators would need to assign conductors to routes involving tunnels or tracks under rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water, potentially increasing labor costs and influencing scheduling or staffing models.

  3. Affects modernization and automation efforts. The legislation could slow or complicate the adoption of conductor-less (automated or one-person) train technologies on certain routes, balancing technological advancement with safety concerns.

  4. Raises questions about infrastructure and route planning. Transit authorities may need to reconsider routing or tunnel usage if they wish to deploy conductor-less trains, which could influence future infrastructure investments and operational planning.

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Who cares

  • Passenger rail operators

    The bill would prohibit them from running passenger trains under any body of water without a conductor.

  • Train conductors and their unions

    The bill would require a conductor on passenger trains traveling under bodies of water.

  • Passengers on underwater rail routes

    Their trains would have to carry a conductor to continue using those routes.

Headline styles

Require Conductors Underwater

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Joseph Lentol

Assembly Member · Assembly District 50

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  2. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1777

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the prohibition of the use of passenger trains without conductors in certain circumstances

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1277-b to read as follows:

§ 1277-b. Use of passenger trains without conductors prohibited in certain circumstances. Any passenger train operating without the use of a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04484-01-9

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