Broken rails are leading cause of derailments

[Underseer]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/broken-rails-are-leading-cause-of-train-derailments/

Good things Republicans are slashing the budget for fixing them!

 

[dismal]

tip: railroad tracks are owned by private companies

 

[Nice Squirrel]

tip: railroad tracks are owned by private companies

Nationalize rail NOW!

 

[dismal]

tip: railroad tracks are owned by private companies

Nationalize rail NOW!

It seems like that would actually make it easier for Republicans to cut rail track maintenance funding.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Nationalize rail NOW!

It seems like that would actually make it easier for Republicans to cut rail track maintenance funding.

Seconded. It's much easier to hold private enterprise accountable for a failure to perform than to make the government behave.