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I have to agree with Valley. There are so many more variables in driving your car to work than actually working on the RR. In the yard I have to watch out for movement in the track on working in as well as the tracks around me. There may one or two crews working somewhere nearby, but I still need to look around to make sure some 100-ton ghost doesn't jump on me. And the fact of the matter is, railroaders have a lot more training than the average driver does. Nowadays anyone can get a driver's license. I've driven through some metropolitan areas where I feel like I'm in a Nascar race more than on a highway. Driving presents a huge amount of variables: thousands of other drivers, deer (other animals), weather conditions, etc. I feel much more in control on the RR than I do on the highway, but that doesn't mean I let my guard down either.
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