I follow industry news and talk to folks employed by Class I's, and this is not recent news. I would generally agree with the statement - if your job is to be aware of railroad industry issues, this will be at the top of your list or you'd simply be incompetent.
This article is strange in that it's focusing on a single issue of "PSR", but in general terms anyone casually following the industry even as a fan would be well aware of the labor vs. management conflict that has been brewing and escalating for decades. You can only squeeze so much efficiency out of systems before they break.
This article is strange in that it's focusing on a single issue of "PSR", but in general terms anyone casually following the industry even as a fan would be well aware of the labor vs. management conflict that has been brewing and escalating for decades. You can only squeeze so much efficiency out of systems before they break.