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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by skydome no matter if the railroad have the technology that one man crew is safew,it is not whgat happens if the engineer has a heart attack will the on board system stop the train, or say if the train goes into emergency, say a broken drawbar or knuckle that has happened. so a two man crew is safer than one man crew. thank you [/quote] Oh, I coun't agree more. But like you stated, the power of the unions has been eroding for years. Many union people are not happy that the unions are not doing more to fight for pay, insurance costs, and other issues. We have very good insurance, but mine just incresed about 35 bucks a month. I think that the might dollar will win for the railroads and we all know that the railroads can definately throw around some money. It seems like the current administration's logo is "Show Me the Money." Sonner or later, they will win on this issue. I am not for it, but that will not stop the railroads from doing it. Few people like the RC locos but the railroads are doing it. Many cities have passed legislation against the use of RC locos (mine included) but since the railroads are Federally chartered the cities have no control. Sometimes a railroad will cooperate with a city in a noise issue such as not blowing the horn during certain hours or days but it is a voluntary thing. The railroads will keep plugging away at this issue and someday will win. Just how long it takes is anybody's guess. The fact that we don't like it will not matter to Washington DC. We don't have the money to pass under the table like the railroads do. This is just a minor setback now, the railroads will not give up on this issue. They may let it cool for a while, but they will not be giving up.
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