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[-] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 17 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".

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

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

[-] dot20@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] Zana@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago

What do they call those in other countries?

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

If I had to guess, 'railway'.

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