@BBCNews Unclear terminology in headline. The study refers only to the proximal end of the food pipe only (the pie funnel) and not the distal end (the fudge factory). Please be more precise.
@keithkman It's also know as DEfF in Europe, however it's more important to note that in Europe, a green handle represents Unleaded fuel, all Diésel is from Black pumps.
Holy shit...
This is absolutely INSANE.
Some people may be wondering why the crew didn't simply refuse to proceed through the wildfire. The reality is that railroad conductors and engineers operate under a very different set of expectations than most employees. They are federally certified, governed by extensive operating rules, and expected to comply with dispatcher instructions.
Unlike most jobs, they don't have broad discretion to choose another route or simply decide not to move a train. Their responsibility is to safely execute the movement they're authorized to make while communicating any hazards they encounter. Whether the train should have been sent into those conditions is a fair question, but that decision often extends well beyond the crew in the locomotive cab.
Failure to comply can result in suspensions, terminations and loss of certifications which would be the end of their career. Is that a better alternative than the end of your life? Absolutely, but it's a very hard decision to make.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters joins Teamsters Canada and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) in calling on Canadian National Railway (CN) to immediately stop operating trains through active wildfire zones and put the safety of Teamsters Canada rail members first.
A recent viral video on social media shows a CN freight train engulfed in flames while traveling through an active wildfire in Northern Ontario. The train was operated by Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members, whose quick thinking and professionalism ensured that no one was injured. But those workers should never have been put in that position. CN should never be sending train crews into such dangerous conditions.
@philiofit If I have to pay $7.99 to rent a 30 year-old movie off Amazon when I have a Prime subscription, then we should just reopen Blockbuster. I’d rather have their employees judge my life choices.