(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2023)
A Government Accountability Office report on Precision Scheduled Railroading says the impact of the low-cost operating model on safety and service is unclear. Rail worker complaints to the FRA regarding safety issues have increased sharply, however, rising from 200 in 2020 to 500 in 2021 and nearly 400 in 2022 through July. Railroaders and inspectors told the GAO that the combination of fewer maintenance employees and a focus on moving trains out of yards as quickly as possible has resulted in railroads deferring maintenance on track and equipment, the report says.
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