The position of the American Train Dispatchers Association in particular, and Rail Labor in general, is that the
requirements of these regulations must not be waived as such waivers will only serve to erode the
safety and security of the operations that the regulations were established to protect following the
September 11 attacks that shook this country to its core. CP’s request for a permanent waiver from
these requirements, if granted, would not only degrade rail safety, but set a dangerous precedent
that would open Pandora’s box to all sorts of similar requests to sidestep and undermine the
regulatory process. Therefore, we hereby formally oppose the relief sought by Canadian Pacific in
its request for a waiver of compliance from the provisions of 49 C.F.R. part 241. The petition
should be denied by FRA. Read the entire letter