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It attracts cattle to the tracks. Cattle on the tracks + unstoppable train = a lot of dead or injured train passengers.

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It is illegal to put salt on a railroad in Alabama because salt can corrode railroad tracks and cause damage to the infrastructure, potentially leading to safety hazards for trains and passengers. Salt can accelerate the degradation of the tracks, leading to increased maintenance costs and safety risks for the railroad operators.

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