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ShazamIam

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21. The rail corporations have been laying off workers, we can expect more rail disasters, one would think the insurance
Sun Mar 3, 2024, 11:16 PM
Mar 2024

companies would be making some kind of demand for enforcing safety regulations that would include adequate staffing for maintenance. We had a recent derailment in Northern California along the Feather River. Coal, so at least no toxic chemicals. '

I wonder when the disasters and deaths will be sufficient to put a stop to the de-regulation.

OOPS!!! elleng Mar 2024 #1
3 trains? how does that happen? OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #2
OBVIOUSLY! elleng Mar 2024 #3
River grade. DEbluedude Mar 2024 #5
Three trains. That almost takes coordination. Helluva coincidence, eh? keithbvadu2 Mar 2024 #4
Not that far-fetched. An similar but deadly 3-train crash happened last year in India. Eugene Mar 2024 #10
Not really. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2024 #17
Amazing that there were PlutosHeart Mar 2024 #6
GPS for train traffic? yankee87 Mar 2024 #7
This will be fun to untangle and sort out Warpy Mar 2024 #8
I'm going to wager that one or more of the trains was undercrewed Kennah Mar 2024 #9
My B-I-L worked for a railroad here in the west before he retired. He was a Union Rep for a long time Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #14
I'm in Washington, and I attend WSLC (Washington State Labor Council) Kennah Mar 2024 #19
I'm going with blaming Norfolk Southern on this one. eggplant Mar 2024 #11
Beat me to it... IthinkThereforeIAM Mar 2024 #16
You bet it was a minimum crew-profits you know no matter who or what gets hurt or killed Stargazer99 Mar 2024 #12
John Oliver Talked About This Very Problem chwaliszewski Mar 2024 #13
Surely 'Precision Scheduled Railroading' had a part in this collision... EarthFirst Mar 2024 #15
Norfolk Southern again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2024 #18
Dumped diesel fuel into the Lehigh River - I'd call that hazardous to river life Number9Dream Mar 2024 #20
The rail corporations have been laying off workers, we can expect more rail disasters, one would think the insurance ShazamIam Mar 2024 #21
Not surprising since a lot of railroad tracks in the USA look like this. Crowman2009 Mar 2024 #22
YouTube video of the wreck Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2024 #23
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