Meanwhile in Canada: VIA Rail Canada employees to get 10 paid sick days per year.

[Hiawatha Pete]

2. The Minister of Labour's announcement also applies to freight rail workers

The Minister of Labour's announcement also applies to federally regulated private sector industries, including freight rail:

Minister O’Regan announces final regulations to bring 10 days of paid sick leave into force:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2022/11/minister-oregan-announces-final-regulations-to-bring-10-days-of-paid-sick-leave-into-force.html

List of federally regulated industries and workplaces:
'railways that cross provincial or international borders and some short-line railways'
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federally-regulated-industries.html

In short, Canada's freight rail workers have paid sick days.

And this Canadian -who has ridden over 100,000 miles on both VIA & Amtrak- does in fact recognize the difference between freight & passenger rail.

The tweet was meant to throw some well deserved shade .
(in this case against all repub senators who today voted down paid sick leave for US rail workers)