Thank you for proving the point. OP probably shouldn't have taken the agents' word at face value and done a little bit of research on their own into the conditions of the place they would be living in and spending a huge chunk of money on.

I'm sure they will keep that in mind for the future, and hopefully stop calling people bootlickers for telling them to use their noggin.

It's not corporate bootlicking to expect someone to be responsible enough to do a little bit of research before they're willing to drop $2,000+ per month on an apartment.

It sucks, but unless the compactor was moved there after OP moved in (which I highly doubt), this is pretty much the equivalent of those people who complain about noise from the bar they chose to live by.

So do I, but I would think I'm more likely to continue being on time to work now and for years to come if public transit operators actually do the things they are supposed to do.

Good for you. I'm more inclined to think the bar for the public transit that I ride nearly every day should be higher than "at least it's highly unlikely that it kills me."

Keeping up on training is also how you keep the risk of accidents and other failures low in the long run.

The training failure, due in part to a lack of concern for due diligence, is exacerbating the 14 month ripple effects of the derailment, which was also due in part to a lack of concern for due diligence. It's not the cause, but another symptom of the overarching issue.

Ah yes, the exact kind of thinking that's led to this fucked up situation in the first place

Same and also on AT&T, kind of bizarre and concerning that it seems to be a widespread issue.