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Farmer-Rick

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62. Here are your links

Fri Feb 24, 2023, 01:44 PM

Feb 2023

This one is from last August and the rail problems almost shut down a huge egg producer.

A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply Chain Chaos

https://www.wired.com/story/a-us-freight-rail-crisis-threatens-more-supply-chain-chaos/

This is from last December:

"Even the railroads themselves admit that the nation's current freight service is a problem, mainly because of fewer calls to pick up or drop off freight cars, routine, prolonged delays and the general unreliability that plagues the industry, its critics and customers."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/11/economy/freight-railroad-service-problems/index.html

This one is from June of last year:

"So how exactly did the U.S. rail system go from cutting-edge to a global embarrassment?"

https://www.glimpsefromtheglobe.com/features/op-ed/how-america-killed-the-train-u-s-transportation-is-woefully-behind-the-rest-of-the-world/

This one is from December a year ago.

Efficiency and the Decline of American Freight Railroads

https://homesignalblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/efficiency-and-the-decline-of-american-freight-railroads/

The info is all over the internet and pretty easy to find

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When it comes to railroad safety, everyone here is missing the forest for the trees. [View all] flashman13 Feb 2023 OP

great post, and thanx onethatcares Feb 2023 #1

Indeed a great post. 3auld6phart Feb 2023 #59

Won't get better until we nationalize the railways. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #2

I totally agree. Every time I say anything about our need for new, light rail japple Feb 2023 #8

Why not have the U.S. own the rails like it owns the interstate highway system and then tax those LiberalArkie Feb 2023 #13

Privitizing the rails means doing the bare minimum to keep them operable. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #14

I guess what I meant was the US owning the rails, repair them, bring them up to euro standards LiberalArkie Feb 2023 #18

We are on the same page. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #19

Nationalization implies that the government also owns the trains, cars and pays the employees MichMan Feb 2023 #38

How do we do air traffic control? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #39

Ever driven on the roads in Michigan? MichMan Feb 2023 #40

At least nationalize traffic control naitionwide - as air traffic control is. Mopar151 Feb 2023 #60

on ties - Kali Feb 2023 #3

great post and you are right. Southern yellow pine is not the same as oak. Anything to save $. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #10

There isn't the lumber to replace those. plimsoll Feb 2023 #23

Yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 #32

There are some concrete ties in service. They are generally on freight lines that also carry flashman13 Feb 2023 #35

K&R pandr32 Feb 2023 #4

Hear Hear, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2023 #5

thanks. informative. stopdiggin Feb 2023 #6

why should they change? onethatcares Feb 2023 #7

Thanks for this post - very informative. 2 questions for you: diva77 Feb 2023 #9

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer here but, we no longer have the will to make big projects happen flashman13 Feb 2023 #29

Thanks for your response, flashman. Can't hurt to contact one's congresspeople -- diva77 Feb 2023 #42

This is a really excellent post, flashman13. calimary Feb 2023 #11

Nothing like a good fire to get peoples attention flashman13 Feb 2023 #30

Thank you Wild blueberry Feb 2023 #12

Great info! And I'd like to add how it was a corporation/government...... jaxexpat Feb 2023 #15

You have done well, Grasshopper...... MyOwnPeace Feb 2023 #28

The foxes have always slept with the hens....... jaxexpat Feb 2023 #31

Thank you, flashman. brer cat Feb 2023 #16

Sad, but very informative Pepsidog Feb 2023 #17

Thank you flashman13 .. bsiebs Feb 2023 #20

THANK YOU!!! AverageOldGuy Feb 2023 #21

Excellent post, thanks. 10 years ago a friend who was returning appalachiablue Feb 2023 #22

Freight vs Freight, I'll take U.S. rail over European. nt Gore1FL Feb 2023 #25

When I worked for Union Pacific, we were better than most industries in our utilized technology Gore1FL Feb 2023 #24

can't speak to 'systems' stopdiggin Feb 2023 #54

That wasn't my experience in my 15 years of professional service in the industry. nt Gore1FL Feb 2023 #56

Here are your links Farmer-Rick Feb 2023 #62

I thank you for finding them to support your arguments. nt Gore1FL Feb 2023 #63

I am not sure those are supportive articles though Gore1FL Feb 2023 #64

It kind of depends on exactly what infrastructure and safety you are talking about Farmer-Rick Feb 2023 #67

I am former railroader, you are spot on! Puppyjive Feb 2023 #26

Rentier capitalism? Nasruddin Feb 2023 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #33

Dynamic braking has been used since the coming of the diesel electric locomotives. flashman13 Feb 2023 #34

"dynamic braking has evolved and gotten better" Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #36

This is how they work Puppyjive Feb 2023 #43

I know, see 2nd last line in my op. Good explanation for others though. n/t Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #44

AC Locomotives like the AC4400 which use inverter control have better dynamic braking range Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #58

That was very interesting. Liberal In Texas Feb 2023 #37

Your second point is what I was thinking, as well as raising their shipping rate, as well. JudyM Feb 2023 #66

Rail tax of $100,000 per mile traveled would be a start MichMan Feb 2023 #69

Think of all the jobs a federally owned rail system outlet provide. Not to mention flying_wahini Feb 2023 #41

This won't help much in the derailment dept. but, Mr. Evil Feb 2023 #45

Lil ole me thoroughly enjoyed the conversation on this thread. sprinkleeninow Feb 2023 #46

As Bill-O liked to say... czarjak Feb 2023 #47

Pigs won't ride on trains anymore liberal N proud Feb 2023 #48

Great post. Very informative. Thanks. n/t Captain Stern Feb 2023 #49

Excellent post. Thanks for the information. momto3 Feb 2023 #50

Electrification of our railways would take 100 yrs to accomplish oldsoftie Feb 2023 #51

Thank You For This !!! GGoss Feb 2023 #52

So grateful Delphinus Feb 2023 #53

Tort reform also contributes to the RR cutting corners. Dustlawyer Feb 2023 #55

With a better rail system we could reduce oil dependency. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #57

At least until moving freight by trucks becomes cheaper.... MichMan Feb 2023 #70

Saw this earlier on FB. LiberalFighter Feb 2023 #61

"...big profits from their obsolete systems" Yes. Grins Feb 2023 #65

I think there is a big difference in how we deal with railroads compared to other countries tornado34jh Feb 2023 #68