After fatal train wrecks, Obama administration to crack down on cell phone use

The Obama administration is poised to issue a new regulation that will crack down on how much railroad employees use their cell phones while on the job.

Following several fatal train wrecks where engineers were talking on their cell phones or texting, the Department of Transportation this week sent the White House Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule on the issue. The rule "would restrict railroad operating employees from improperly using cellular telephones and other distracting electronic and electrical devices." The proposal is expected to be released publicly in the coming weeks.