Trump Moves To Tighten English Proficiency Rules For Mexican Rail Crews

This rail safety effort aligns closely with the Transportation Department's efforts to ensure that truck drivers can understand English, so they can read road signs and warnings

Trump administration pushes tougher English rules for Mexican train crews crossing into the US  AP News

The proposed rule, announced Friday, aims to strengthen certification standards for safe train operations

Two major rail unions praised the proposed rule announced Friday that would also strengthen the standards for certifying that crews can safely operate a train.

The Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doesn’t threaten U.S. jobs