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> ”The answer, in short, is “P.S.R.” — or precision-scheduled railroading. P.S.R. is an operational strategy that aims to minimize the ratio between railroads’ operating costs and their revenues through various cost-cutting and (ostensibly) efficiency-increasing measures. The basic idea is to transport more freight using fewer workers and railcars.”

That’s a long-winded way of saying: ‘We’d rather make more money than care about the health of our employees.’

parent cainxinth 3 years ago

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