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Well, 1st the caboose went the by-way, now this! As was pointed out, what about train stops because a DED was tripped, or, a Hot Box Detector, and so on?? One person crew truding through the darkness, or, snow, pouring rain??? At least when there were cabooses, the job of walking a train could be split up in half. Not to mention having a 2nd person should the other slip, trip, etc. The train crews are not walking on a paved sidewalk to inspect their train! Short hauls and a one man crew, maybe, but, there are still too many factors that can cause problems that not even on a short run should one person be subjected to. With a one person crew and a defect occurs while their train is enroute, I guess the train just comes to a halt and ties up the main until "help" arrives. Hmmmmmmm, wonder if they'll issue a flare gun to those one person crews??? Maybe, morse code to transmit an SOS....naaaaaa, didn't work for the Titanic (yes, I know it wasn't "SOS" then - but it meant the same thing). The railroad industry is the most dangerous industry in this country. More railroaders are killed per year than police officers, yet, I've never seen so many efforts made to stack the deck even worse against a railroader all in the name of "cutting costs".
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