@POTUS forced the @RailroadWorkers to stop striking by threatening them all with life in prison.
The rail unions were striking in November/December over something called #PSR.
#PSR is Precision Scheduled Railroading it means fewer crews, less maintenance, fewer days off, longer trains, and just general unsafe business practices all in the name of keeping trains moving at all times to maximize profits
Profits that were then taken by the hedge funds that own the railroad companies so that they can buy back their own stock which they have done at record rates coincidentally ever since #PSR became the common practice in the last 5 - 10 years depending on railroad company
On February, 3rd a train heading from Illinois towards Conway station ran over a sensor that detects heat on the train wheels and axles that told them their wheels were on fire.
Instead of STOPPING and inspecting and repairing the damage the crew on the train was ORDERED by dispatch to keep going towards Conway
SO FOR OVER 20 MILES UNTIL IT HIT EAST PALESTINE THE TRAIN WAS GOING 30+ MPH WITH ITS WHEELS MELTING AND THEY KNEW IT
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