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[-] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 130 points 1 year ago

I worked for for the railroad. Nothing is fixed ever. I witnessed hundreds of code violations every day for years. Doesn't matter if a rail car or locomotive meets code as long as it "can travel" its good to go.

When an employee inspector finds a defective rail car management determines if it will get fixed. If the supervisor "feels" like "it's not that bad" then the rail car is "let go".

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 26 points 1 year ago

Oh, so like ambulances in the USA.

"The ambulance had issues making it unsafe (or even illegal) to drive? But it can still drive down the road? Doesn't seem too bad: keep an eye on it."

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago

You'd think they'd have money to keep it pristine, with how much a short ambulance ride costs in the USA

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

With the amount of money a 3 mile ambulance trip costs, you could buy a beater car and drive yourself there.

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Just like hospitals, that money is going straight to the top and staying there.

[-] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

"That busted wheel bearing isn't so bad." -Rail inspector in Ohio

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 points 1 year ago

A lot of US freight railroads seem to love to manage themselves into the ground.

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

US? Or somewhere else? Not saying that it doesn't happen other places just curious.

[-] dot20@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The use of 'railroad' instead of 'railway' would seem to indicate American English

[-] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

There's three ways to do a job. The right way, the wrong way, and the rail way. Also it was the great white north!

[-] Zana@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

What do they call those in other countries?

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

If I had to guess, 'railway'.

[-] Zana@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, I can't read apparently haha. Thank you.

[-] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

OOOOOOOH CAAAAAANADAAAAAA!

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Usdefaultism says US.

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