I worked for the railroad in my mid twenties. My brother worked for the railroad passenger trains 10 years ago. He is a very bright man he was offered to take the Engineer test, but refused because it scared him that he would or could take a train into a small community and destroy it, because 1 wrong turn too fast or brakes not working…
I worked for the railroad in my mid twenties. My brother worked for the railroad passenger trains 10 years ago. He is a very bright man he was offered to take the Engineer test, but refused because it scared him that he would or could take a train into a small community and destroy it, because 1 wrong turn too fast or brakes not working correctly could kill people. Just take a look at the routes taken with trains full of dangerous and explosive tankers. Through low income, poverty filled communities with cheaper, non effective brakes, and less crews to effectively check every connection. And not enough RR staff to check rails and vandalism among many other items. Corporate greed. They shouldn't be forced to give their workers 2 or even 7 days sick leave a year, they should want to do that. Makes for healthier, more aware staff to do their jobs. It will be blamed on RR workers, you can count on that, and they will be fired or forced to take early retirement because they need their pensions. Shameful.
Well said, the owners should want to have happy workers.
But at the moment everything is done to placate Wall Street. Profits not as great as you would like? Then put one man on a train with 150 cars of flammable and carcinogenic materials, and fire the guy who used to inspect the wheels. Don't allow the driver two minutes to take a piss, let alone go to a doctor. And don't act surprised when you have to shell out billions of dollars in compensation to a community you have ravaged.
The railroad owners should be firing their Wall Street accountants.
Forgive the pun, but capitalism has gone off the rails.
Well said. It's the truth. I worked there. I would call the crews in, some with only 5 hrs sleep or working a double. 1 engineer, 1 conductor, 1 brakeman for the train. All for profits. Shameful
I worked for the railroad in my mid twenties. My brother worked for the railroad passenger trains 10 years ago. He is a very bright man he was offered to take the Engineer test, but refused because it scared him that he would or could take a train into a small community and destroy it, because 1 wrong turn too fast or brakes not working correctly could kill people. Just take a look at the routes taken with trains full of dangerous and explosive tankers. Through low income, poverty filled communities with cheaper, non effective brakes, and less crews to effectively check every connection. And not enough RR staff to check rails and vandalism among many other items. Corporate greed. They shouldn't be forced to give their workers 2 or even 7 days sick leave a year, they should want to do that. Makes for healthier, more aware staff to do their jobs. It will be blamed on RR workers, you can count on that, and they will be fired or forced to take early retirement because they need their pensions. Shameful.
Well said, the owners should want to have happy workers.
But at the moment everything is done to placate Wall Street. Profits not as great as you would like? Then put one man on a train with 150 cars of flammable and carcinogenic materials, and fire the guy who used to inspect the wheels. Don't allow the driver two minutes to take a piss, let alone go to a doctor. And don't act surprised when you have to shell out billions of dollars in compensation to a community you have ravaged.
The railroad owners should be firing their Wall Street accountants.
Forgive the pun, but capitalism has gone off the rails.
Well said. It's the truth. I worked there. I would call the crews in, some with only 5 hrs sleep or working a double. 1 engineer, 1 conductor, 1 brakeman for the train. All for profits. Shameful
I heard Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower cases..... https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oalj/topics/libraries/LIBWHIST
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