Subj : Trains
To   : DARYL STOUT
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Feb 20 2023 16:40:00

Moving this to the Chat echo...

>   Along that line, with all the mess with the 2 derailments from Norfolk
> Southern (first in Ohio, then in Michigan), this is going to revive the
> call to put extra crew on the train, to watch for things like smoking or
> flaming wheels (hotbox) as the train goes down the track (they did that
> years ago, before getting rid of the cabooses).

Part of the recent labor dispute involved the railroads' desire to cut the
crew requirements from 2 (engineer and conductor) to 1 (engineer).  I hope
this will teach them (or the government) that this is not a good idea.

For large trains, I believe they probably need to bring back 3-person
crews.  Back in the mid-1990's, I almost went to CSX conductor's school but
decided against it when I realized how many responsibilities a modern day
conductor has on a 2-person crew.  An extra set of eyes and ears would be a
good thing.


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