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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by BaltACD The overriding use of the Rule Book in today's railroading is to insure that if there is an incident, that some employee can be held accountable for not complying with one or more rules. As each rule change comes down the line, they are being written with more legalize and less common sense plain understandable railroad English. When I hired out, too many years ago, the Rule Book was a book about 4 in by 6 in and about 185 to 200 pages, that fit in a mans back pocket, that contained everyting needed to operate trains from the T&E, and non-Op perspective. Now, there are multiple rule books for Operating Rules, Safety Rules, On Track Equipment Rules, Hazmat Rules, Train Handling Rules. Signal Rules all in 81/2 by 11 note book size and weigh multiple pounds. Rules are no longer set to guide employees to make the correct choices, but to ensure a 'gotcha' when anything happens. [/quote] Afraid I have to agree with you, it seems whenever something goes wrong, someone's head has to roll, and it seems to me that it's more often than not a RTE.
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