1.0SMART Unionhttps://www.smart-union.orgbnagyhttps://www.smart-union.org/author/bnagy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="y7KITLlMYg"><a href="https://www.smart-union.org/fra-awards-smart-td-over-600000-to-fill-void-in-rail-carriers-training-programs/">FRA awards SMART-TD over $600,000 to fill void in rail carriers’ training programs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.smart-union.org/fra-awards-smart-td-over-600000-to-fill-void-in-rail-carriers-training-programs/embed/#?secret=y7KITLlMYg" width="600" height="338" title="“FRA awards SMART-TD over $600,000 to fill void in rail carriers’ training programs” — SMART Union" data-secret="y7KITLlMYg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.smart-union.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.smart-union.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BB10113.jpg12001149It’s easy to levy criticism at the training programs run by the railroad carriers in 2023. But as we all know, criticism is meaningless without action. SMART Transportation Division is doing more than talking about the decline in the quality and quantity of training new hire railroaders receive. As leaders in rail labor, we work […]