(Source: Trains Magazine, December 26, 2021)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three things happened that put railroads in a bind. Furloughed conductors found work elsewhere. Train and engine crews quit or retired at higher rates than usual. And an extremely tight job market made it difficult for railroads to recruit and hire conductor trainees. The result has been widespread crew shortages, particularly in the East where CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern service has suffered.
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