Rail Industry Defends Safety Record Amid Staffing Cuts
More than 22% of the jobs at railroads Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern have been eliminated since 2017.
May 17th, 2021
In this April 2, 2021, file photo train consists are formed at Norfolk and Southern Railroad s Conway Yard in Conway, Pa. Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that can stretch for two miles or more, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn