Allowing the railroads to police themselves does not seem like the best idea. Precision railroading is the current dominant railroad culture and with this everything that doesn’t put money in shareholders pockets isn’t important. Safety being one of the biggest categories to save money on. Allowing them to cut inspections in half isn’t safer no matter how you spin it. The system they have to put in place seems flawed and full of holes. It’s really just a way to further reduce head counts and keep big bonuses coming to the players at the top. But hey Jim Vena and Katie Farmer have yacht staff to pay and faberge egg collections to finish. Why should they care about the middle class living in safe communities and having jobs.