Railroad companies have penalized workers for taking the time to make needed repairs and created a culture in which supervisors threaten and fire the very people hired to keep trains running safely. Regulators say they can’t stop this intimidation.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Passenger trains generally don’t go that fast in areas where they’re likely to hit something or derail. Which is not what rail executives want.