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Ed, I am more of a cynic than you are, the FRA is no longer a regulatory wing of the government concerned with the safety of railroad workers. The FRA is run by political appointees. Every time the United States President changes so do the policies of the FRA. The FRA is not so much concerned with safety as with advancing whatever political agenda the President wants. Allan Rutter was appointed by G W Bush. Previously to FRA administrator he worked for Bush in the State of Texas as his Transportation Policy adviser in the Governor’s office. <br /> <br />Right now the agenda of the FRA is to let the railroads do whatever they want. The proof of that is that no regulations were ever issued for remote control operations only voluntary guidelines that the railroads could and do ignore if they so choose. <br /> <br />I don't believe the reason Congress created the FRA in the first place was to allow politics to enter into railroad safety. The FRA was brought into existence because of the railroads abuses of safety. It appears the FRA is allowing the fox in the hen-house.
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