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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
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