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Does anyone know what happended to Rickey Gates of Conrailwho caused the big Wreck in Chase, Marylan
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Hey all, <br /> <br /> I've been doing a lot of reading and listening as a conductor "cub" and I must say that if it didn't happen to Mr. Gates, it would have happened to someone else. The railroad was a big party and drugs and drinking were a common thing. Every instructor in my school and even on company property have told me that the railroad has changed big time, but they lived during the time when the use of drugs and alcohol was commonplace and even expected in some places. If you refused to join the crew in their taking in of drugs you would be black balled by the other guys. Drugs was a part of the railroad lifestyle and I had one instructor put it like this: we basically had a designated driver on our crew while everyone else got high.
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