川普政府周五宣布对进入美国的墨西哥列车员采取新规定[1]。根据美国联邦铁路管理局的规则，墨西哥列车员必须理解关键安全信息的英语表述，同时被限制在美国境内运行不超过10英里（16公里）的距离[1]。该新规还禁止列车员在认证测试中使用类似于货运列车定速巡航的系统[1]。
联邦铁路管理局在12月向联合太平洋铁路公司和加拿大太平洋铁路公司发送了相关信函[1]。此前，检查员在去年秋季对联合太平洋铁路公司的Eagle Pass车场和加拿大太平洋铁路公司的Laredo设施进行的检查中发现，列车员存在理解运营公告和美国规定的困难[1]。兄弟机车工程师与列车员工会全国主席Mark Wallace多年来一直对使用墨西哥列车员的做法提出担忧，两大铁路工会对该新规表示支持[1]。
The Trump administration announced new regulations on Friday requiring Mexican train crew members crossing the US-Mexico border to demonstrate comprehension of critical safety information in English, while restricting their operating range within United States territory [1]. The Federal Railroad Administration limited Mexican train operators to a maximum of 10 miles within US borders [1].
The regulatory move followed inspections conducted in December by federal examiners, who discovered that train crews at Union Pacific's Eagle Pass rail yard and Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Laredo facility had difficulty understanding operational bulletins and American regulatory requirements [1]. The new rules also prohibited the use of systems resembling autonomous cruise control for freight trains during certification testing [1]. The regulations have received support from two major railroad unions, including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, whose national president Mark Wallace has expressed longstanding concerns about the practice of employing Mexican train crews [1].