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Your right. And I think it illustrates part of the management vs. employees attitude that so many people have commented on in this discussion. If management automatically assumes the employee is guilty and that there are no other reasons for the problem or accident, then the level of distrust and animosity will only get worse. We've all heard of the crew fatigue factor. I can't blame a guy for getting off the train at 10:00 am in the morning after a 10 hour trip and having a few beers so he can fall asleep and get rested for the return trip at 10:00 that evening. The work schedules really screws up the sleep cycle. And your right, there is a double standard: Wasn't it Graham Claytor, President of the Southern Railway who was at the controls of a steam excursion that derailed and he refused to take the company mandated post accident drug test ? I also remember the CEO of a prominent railroad who was arrested for DUI on two occasions. I know that this didn't set a fine example to the employees. And if your unlucky enough to be involved in an incident in a town or county that has a beef against the railroad...the employees will be the first victims. A friend of mine hit a guy just sitting on the rail (totally wasted) one night and the local police demanded that my friend take a drug test! To their credit, the railroad distpatcher and Corridor manager on duty that evening, steadfastly defended their employee and told him to lock himself in the cab until the Special Agent showed up if they persisted. The police backed down and admitted they didn't want to do it but that they we're under orders from a city councilman to test all railroad employees involved in any kind of accident in that town. The employee's seem to be subject to a lot of unwarrented harrassment . run8john
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