BY JOSH FUNK, ASSOCIATED PRESS – 09/10/23 2:50 PM ET via thehill.com OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors said they found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world’s largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems. Federal […]
Day: September 10, 2023
Safety Inspector Fired For Finding ‘Too Many Defects’ Could Cost Railroad Millions
Newly released recordings bring to light a culture of ignoring safety in favor of profit By Collin Woodard for jalopnik.com You would think that if you worked as a track inspector for a railroad company, reporting defects would make you good at your job. After all, wouldn’t the company want to know where its trains […]