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Dangers of Working on the Railroad: A Look at Injury Statistics

January 25, 2013

Working on the railroad can be a dangerous occupation at times, which is hardly surprising. The injury statistics of those working in this profession display how hazardous it is to be working around trains. The work may be hard, and the pay is certainly not the greatest, but somebody’s got to make sure the trains […]

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Safety Checklist for Railroad Workers

January 4, 2013

The setting of a railroad is a very dangerous place which is full of workplace hazards and risks. On average, a train weighs 200 tons and can weigh up to as much as 6,000 tons. Equipment to service, load, and maintain these machines and rail systems are just as beastly as the locomotives themselves. According […]

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