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Does anyone know what happended to Rickey Gates of Conrailwho caused the big Wreck in Chase, Marylan
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As Ricky and others have alluded to abuse is prevalent in all colors of collar. I work in the transportation industry, more specifically the automotive repair end and abuse is rampant. The difference between a 3500 lb vehicle and a 10,000 or more ton train is huge but the end result can be the same. The automotive industry isn't regulated nearly as strict as the RR, problems are usually taken care of 'in house'. You rarely read about the customer that died or caused fatalities due to a mechanics level of toxicology. If you did, it was probably one- maybe two people and didn't affect a major industry. A train accident on the other hand will make news regardless of fatalities because the stakes are so much higher. The amount of abuse I see in my industry is alarming- if it were happening to the same degree in the RR I think there would be many more accidents. Point is, as was said, it is very widespread.
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