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underpants

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11. It's less (good) jobs and less safe.

Reply to FredGarvin (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 04:16 PM

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My father in law was railroad and it changed my wife’s life trajectory. That’s why her father got the job. My mother in law has her own railroad pension because of the union. He paid into that not Social Security.

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Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections, rely more on technology to spot track problems [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Someone is making bank. cbabe Saturday #1

Have no doubt technology can handle a lot of monitoring. It's a least an aid to inspectors. Silent Type Saturday #2

The tech will take time and money to implement. JustABozoOnThisBus Sunday #26

Cutting jobs. Eh, if there's a derailment who's really going to get hurt? underpants Saturday #3

Using technology is a good thing FredGarvin Saturday #6

It's less (good) jobs and less safe. underpants Saturday #11

Yup, it's mostly low income folks who live near freight rail tracks IronLionZion Saturday #12

Exactly. 👍 underpants Saturday #15

It's in their own best interest to inspect the tracks. Gore1FL Saturday #4

Europe used this tech for decades FredGarvin Saturday #7

Technology is good FredGarvin Saturday #5

But the use of these technologies is being pushed over human inspections displacedvermoter Saturday #9

It is not about technology jfz9580m Saturday #17

This would be a fine OP by itself. yonder Saturday #18

Thank you yonder jfz9580m Saturday #19

Preventive tech is great fujiyamasan Sunday #27

One of the railroad Track Maintenance Monitoring things my dad did during WW2.... electric_blue68 Saturday #8

Interesting post jfz9580m Saturday #20

Cool! Glad you found it interesting. I hope you felt better as the day went on! electric_blue68 Saturday #21

They use remote control instead of engineers now Emile Saturday #10

I guess that folks can still sue them if negligent on maint., etc. But they probably, being a carrier, have some law SWBTATTReg Saturday #13

What could possibly go wrong? n/t TygrBright Saturday #14

"Hold my beer" n/t Cirsium Saturday #16

Good Idea reduced inspections and maintenance worked great in eastern Ohio in 2023 Botany Sunday #22

And railroads would NEVER cut corners on safety to save money with human crews! hatrack Sunday #24

Or hire an environmental firm to do the clean up as was the case in Palestine, OH whose advice was ..... Botany Sunday #25

krasnov continues at his record settig pace to kill Americans - for his own personal profit!! lark Sunday #23

The technology probably needs inspected too. Sneederbunk Sunday #28