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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It isn't just that. A previous administration's rollback on EPA guidelines for hazardous material contributed to the disaster. However - another rollback, which was on the faster brakes for trains with flammable/hazardous cargo would not have applied to this particular train, as it was a mixed-use train and the disaster would've happened anyway since it was a busted wheel bearing that caused it.
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The issue is related to regular inspection and maintenance. If one wheel bearing failure can take a whole trail off tracks, seems to me that the cost of regular inspections and maintenance can save a huge amount of time and costs, most likely non linear but i digress
regardless of the existence of any laws mandating such . also this can be called risk management
how many of us get our cars fixed when the brakes wear out without waiting for an annual state inspection or crashing your car when brakes fail? how many get your oil changed on a regular mileage / usage basis without waiting for the oil pressure red light to come on?
But we are accepting of corporations who perform less inspection and maintenance on their equipment going through our neighborhoods? no excuses