Re: Banned from Interchange - was Re: Real or no?
Mont Switzer
Jim,
Consider the cost to keep them serviceable and safe. Mofw cars usually set most of the time only requiring inspection and maintenance when scheduled to move.
Mont Switzer
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From: Jim Betz <jimbetz@...>
Date: 11/5/20 1:28 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: [RealSTMFC] Banned from Interchange - was Re: Real or no?
Hi,
We often hear of equipment that was "banned from interchange". I get that and it doesn't surprise me. So here's the thing ... if something like the Allied trucks are banned from interchange it is probably the result of a failure (probably repeated) that caused an accident/derailment/something important. And I get it that the RR doesn't want to get rid of "serviceable equipment". So why was (is?) it acceptable to put your RR employees at risk by using them in stuff like MOW service? Yes, you get some extra miles "for very little cost" ... but wouldn't a single employee injury make that savings not worth it? Why wouldn't just one lawsuit for "negligence" void all of those savings? The same would be true of truss rods, brake equipment, lighting changes, ladders and ladder placements, etc. etc. etc. It doesn't seem to make "solid" economic sense in the long run. Why wouldn't the unions have objected? What am I missing? - Jim
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