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midcenelf t1_j8rrose wrote

Reply to Railroad Giant To Skip Town Hall On Train Disaster, Citing 'Physical Threats' by hahahoudini

I was watching John Russell stream this meeting. Their congressman showed up. Reassured everyone there are no contaminants. Afterwards, John interviewed him and asked about the $18,000 he accepted from Norfolk Southern. Congressman became immediately pissed, said he wouldn't discuss politics, police surrounded him and escorted congressman away. They've paid local government to lie for them.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j8rq6qm wrote

Reply to comment by Booplympics in PA Gov Shapiro Critical of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment by hahahoudini

This is not the first derailment in the US. Or in Ohio. Or near a state border.

Events are investigated by state and federal agencies. Reports are written. I've read more than a few of them. Indeed, I posted at least a couple in this sub for folks to read. Read a few and then come back with the "nothing can be done" line of non-thinking.

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the_propagandapanda t1_j8rp8n1 wrote

Reply to comment by tyrael459 in Railroad Giant To Skip Town Hall On Train Disaster, Citing 'Physical Threats' by hahahoudini

Yes, pretty much. Not so much specifically inflation but the US economy as a whole. The numbers change depending on what source you use but roughly it was estimated that 1-2 billion would have been lost per day if the rails shut down. Rail transports ~%40 of the nations long distance freight and ~%30 of exports.

It’s a lose-lose situation tbh. Either the rail workers strike and rail conditions get better (could have potentially prevented this derailment) or the already poor economic situation gets worse for a lot of people. Regardless the consistent issue is the rail company that refuses to take real responsibility for any of it.

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Jotakave t1_j8rnuj6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Moving to mountain region of PA-Tell me how it is? by gregv64

It’s not tantrums. There’s staggering amount of documentation regarding abuse and yet people think it’s a tantrum. ‘not every priest is a pedophile’ is always the usual counter argument and that’s actually true. The problem is when you have an organization going above and beyond to cover all this stuff up for CENTURIES. Abuse of children, genocide of tribal peoples in America, Africa, Australia, corruption and just the cheer amount of money that has been used to pay for churches, mega cathedrals, TV ads and abuse settlements. All the money that could’ve been put towards something meaningful. But yes. It’s Reddit throwing tantrums. Open your eyes. In my personal experience I had an education through Catholic schools. I wasn’t abused but i was bombarded with some BS regarding gay people, sex before marriage and saving yourself as a woman for your husband. What a load of crap that turned out to be.

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Mtts28 t1_j8rknom wrote

Reply to comment by mtnlife991 in Railroad Giant To Skip Town Hall On Train Disaster, Citing 'Physical Threats' by hahahoudini

Axle is an easier way of dumbing that down for people. My point remains. The rules which Ben posted still do not pertain to wheel bearings. Wheel bearings do fail at random times even with maintenance. We struggle with this in the rail industry and truck industry. It’s why you also see so many truck fires. It’s a cheap component prone to failure. I have seen ones with less than 5000 mi on them blow apart in wheels. It’s literally nothing new. Additionally I have not seen any reports yet that this train threw any hot boxes along the line so it likely happened at a rapid pace.

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