SMART-TD's Bob Guy on Rail Safety, PSR and What East Palestine Proved

SMART-TD Illinois Legislative Director Bob Guy, a freight conductor since 1994 and Illinois legislative leader since 2009, discusses rail crossing safety statistics showing a vehicle or person hit by a train every three hours, what SMART-TD crews observed before the East Palestine-bound train left Decatur, how Precision Scheduled Railroading’s 30% Class 1 workforce cut degraded safety and service to crisis levels, the CSX Barr Yard closure and its ripple effects on Chicago freight and the federal rail safety legislation still working through Congress with bipartisan support.