(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 27, 2022)
Implementation of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) at the nation’s largest freight railroads has resulted in longer trains and reductions in staff and assets, but the strategy’s impact on rail safety is inconclusive, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The overall number of employees at Class Is fell by about 28% from 2011 through 2021, the report states. Further, all seven railroads said they have increased the length of trains in recent years, GAO officials said.
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