WASHINGTON — railway operator would face new limitation on the use of cell telephone and other handheld electronic devicesnder a proposal issued Mon by the authorities

The transportation system Department proposal would prohibit the improper use of electronic devicesby on-duty railway operators.

railway railway locomotive engineers, conductors, switchman and other railroad railroad railroad railroad trainemployee would be barred from using electronic devices if it interferes with the public presentation of safety-related duties.

transportation system Secretary beam LaHood has pushed for limitation on the use of cell telephone and other electronic devices by driver of cars, bus and trucks. The proposal was developed following a meridian on distracted driving last year and is subject to a 30-day public remark time period

“Operating a rider or payload railroad railroad railroad train demand the full and undivided attending of crew members at all times,” LaHood said.

Federal research worker found that text message were the primary cause of a deadly rail clangour in Chatsworth, Calif., in Sep 2008. The head-on clangour involving a payload and commuter railroad railroad train killed XXV people and prompted federal regulator to prohibition cell phone use by railroad train operators.

US Congress also passed legislation requiring rail company to install information processing system scheme by the end of 2015 that can stop railroad train on a collision course of instruction

The proposed regulation include exception for the use of calculator that do not interfere with safety duties, checkup devices such as hearing Hades and camera used to papers safety hazard or violations, unless the operator is in the cab of a locomotive of a moving train. The plan would allow the Federal railway disposal to reassessment a company’s grooming program on the use of electronic devices.

holly Arthur, a spokeswoman for the association of American railroad lines, said the trade group was reviewing the proposal and needed to have a better apprehension of the exception allowing some use of electronic devices.