The men who build and maintain railroad tracks and bridges endure inhuman living conditions on the Norfolk Southern railroad. Norfolk Southern is the only railroad corporation in the U.S. that coninues to use camp cars. View this video to see for yourself how these employees are forced to live:
The company's camp cars are no more than converted freight cars or trailers. Except that these cars house up to eight men per car. That’s approximately 50 square feet of space, per person. In comparison, a typical cell at a Supermax prison has 84 square feet per person and comes with an indoor toilet. Most Norfolk Southern camp cars don’t even have indoor toilets.
Now the lobbyists of Norfolk Southern are pounding the pavement on Capitol Hill, trying to convince lawmakers to strip out language in House Bill 2095, the 2007 Rail Security Bill. The bill currently contains language that eliminates camp cars.
Let’s fight to keep the elimination of camp cars in the House bill.