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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was a mixed freight train that was carrying hazardous materials. Maybe the rules should be that the railroads should be using advanced brakes for any train carrying any hazardous materials?

Why do you think it is acceptable to hide a few hazardous cars in an otherwise non-hazardous load and think it is ok if there is an incident like this?

Shouldn't we be striving to make our trains and communities as safe as possible?

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What was stated above is not my opinion.  
The Obama-era law that everyone is harping about would not have applied here.  That is what the NTSB chairperson is saying.  [/quote]

What Republican rule would have applied or helped in any way?  None.

That's right, NONE!  Republicans have done NOTHING to improve rail safety and in fact constantly obstruct and reverse every improvement Democrats try to make.

Yet here you a-holes are, trying to blame Democrats who at least tried, and failed, as opposed to CORRECTLY blaming Republicans, [b]who CAUSED the problem in the first place![/b][/quote]

How so, my dear?  [/quote]

1) incentivsing bonuses and stock buybacks rather than investment in safety and R&D
2) by holding and then eliminating rules around modern braking systems
3) by poisoning the public to believe the government has no role in everyday lives
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This is a crock of $hit.

First, the elimination of the rule would not have impacted this train.  Even the head of the NTSB said that. 
Secondly, no Republican will tell you that the government has no role.  They have a limited role... which they have overstepped wildly.  Public safety is indeed the role of the Fed. Govt. 
[b]And, as for bonuses and buybacks....... these can happen as well as investment in safety.[/b]  [/quote]

Norfolk Southern announced a buyback of up to $10 billion in April 2022:  http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-announces-new--10-billion-stock-repurchase-prog.html

In 2021, Norfolk Southern eliminated thousand of jobs to cut costs due to precision railroad scheduling, which is now being attributed to this catastophe.  https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unions-allege-norfolk-southern-job-cuts-saddled-engineers-with-other-duties

The only crock of $hit here, is your belief in thinking that companies will actually make investments in safety.  [/quote]

10 billion could have gone really far toward retaining needed staff, maintaining, replacing and upgrading brakes and sensor systems, plus still leaving billions left over for shareholders.

They could have prevented this but their selfish greed was too great, and it was entirely enabled by Republican politicians who were on the take.[/quote]
The whole modern practice of big business is so Republican and selfish. As you point out they had more than enough money to make improvements and add safeguards and still have bonuses. They chose not to.[/quote]

not only chose not to, but lobbied GOP congress to repeal safety rules already put in place.[/quote]
+1 and !!!
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