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I switch with remotes and as for safety I belive they are ok. I perfer having the extra eys of an engineer. we have experianced a large increase in the running of switches, there is alot to keep track of out there, switch lists, other movements, etc. then management wonders why crews with less than 2 yrs railroad experiance are running switches? Often new hires are being thrown to the wolves..then fired.. we have a real lack of appreceation for training and experiance it seems. But the large class 1's seem too interested in pleasing wall street for the momment. Now we are told that this fall the carriers (railroads) will be asking for one man crews on mainline trains. This will be an interesting contract negotiation this fall and winter.
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