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why would someone bother with terrorism by freight train? why go through all that trouble? <br /> <br />you can get a commercial drivers license without ever taking a test, or go through a background check, get you an 18 wheeler and load it up Oklahoma City style, or hijack a LPG tanker and cause much more destruction without any of the trouble. I have been a truck driver for 5 years now and i know how easy it is, and so do the terrorists. they are probibly already out there on the highways. and if you want to talk about unhappy employees and high turnover rates, most of the large trucking companies have a turnover rate somewhere between 80 and 110 percent. and remember the guy that drove his truck into the state capital building in Sacramento California? <br /> <br />there are disgruntled workers in every profession. and yes, it is a damn good idea that we all pay attention and do anything we can to increase security. you bring up some good points Goboard, but i think you may be overreacting a bit. there are many more jobs out there with many more upset workers than the railroads. just think how easy it would be for one of the many disgruntled postal workers to slip a bomb or more anthrax into the system without ever being detected. if you think there is security at the postal sorting centers, you are wrong. i know several truck drivers that deliver mail to the big postal centers and they never get checked out and they are allowed to wander freely. <br /> <br />security is all smoke and mirrors at many places. if you have the desire and a little knowledge, a terrorist act would be easy to get away with in this country. <br /> <br /> <br />but thats just my opinion.
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