{"id":41311,"date":"2017-07-02T23:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41311"},"modified":"2017-07-02T23:27:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T03:27:02","slug":"smart-tds-risch-longer-freight-trains-carry-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-tds-risch-longer-freight-trains-carry-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART TD\u2019S Risch: Longer Freight Trains Carry Safety Concerns","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As freight trains grow longer, so do safety concerns. \u00a0According to an article posted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/money\/railroads-adding-more-cars-to-trains-in-effort-to-trim\/article_3cee510d-e8a3-5c9b-b5d4-ce5ceba8e771.html\">Omaha World-Herald<\/a> on July 2, carriers are looking to increase their bottom line by running as many as 142 cars on one freight train\u2014but at what risk?<br \/>\nThe article noted that in just the past year, Union Pacific (UP) railroad has increased the length of their freight trains by 45 percent.<br \/>\nAccording to John Risch, SMART TD Legislative Director, this fast-growing trend raises bright red flags.<br \/>\n\u201cLong trains create both safety and operational concerns, and we have asked the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate the problem of long trains,\u201d said Risch, who was interviewed for the article.<br \/>\nRead the complete article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/money\/railroads-adding-more-cars-to-trains-in-effort-to-trim\/article_3cee510d-e8a3-5c9b-b5d4-ce5ceba8e771.html\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As freight trains grow longer, so do safety concerns. \u00a0According to an article posted by the Omaha World-Herald on July 2, carriers are looking to increase their bottom line by running as many as 142 cars on one freight train\u2014but at what risk? 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