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'ProPublica' reporter says U.S. freight train system is underregulated : NPR

ProPublica reporter Topher Sanders has spent the last two years investigating America's aging freight train system. He says the FRA monitors "less than 1% of what's happening on the rails." ....

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A Train Took His Legs. KCS Railway Put the Blame on Him. — ProPublica

After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to. ....

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Railroad Supervisors Go to Extremes to Hide Worker Injuries — ProPublica

Railroad officials have lied, spied and bribed to keep workers’ injuries off the books. “Don’t put your job on the line for another employee.” ....

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Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Dangerous Rail Conditions

Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril. ....

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How the Railroad Industry Intimidates Employees Into Putting Speed Before Safety — ProPublica

Railroad companies have penalized workers for taking the time to make needed repairs and created a culture in which supervisors threaten and fire the very people hired to keep trains running safely. Regulators say they can’t stop this intimidation. ....

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