(Source: ProPublica, April 3, 2023)
Driven by the efficiency goals of precision scheduled railroading, companies are forgoing long-held safety precautions, such as assembling trains to distribute weight and risk or taking the proper time to inspect them. Instead, their rushed workers are stringing together trains that stretch for 2 or even 3 miles, sometimes without regard for the delicate physics of keeping heavy, often combustible tanker cars from jumping off the tracks. ProPublica’s reporting suggests that legislators should look the mounting warnings about the dangers of long freight trains.
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