By John Previsich, Railway Age Magazine; February 15, 2018
Those who have spent many years in the rail industry know that rail workers are among the most loyal of employees, spending entire careers on the railroad and often following a parent into railroading. This loyalty is expressed in a myriad of ways, including today’s internet chat rooms devoted to railroad topics where railroaders discuss everything from operating plans to locomotive livery, and share photos and recollections.
Many of these employees remember too vividly the dark days of railroading during the 1970s, when rail resources were so thin that “service” and “reliability” had disappeared, standing derailments were common, employee injuries increased, and the future of the industry was in doubt.
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