TRUE?

[NW Mailing List]

It is true I remember the news story when it happened.

Nathan

Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK



NW Mailing List wrote:

> I find this story hard to believe, even if it did come over the 

> internet ().

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> *Good news: It was a normal day in **Sharon** **Springs**, KS, when a 

> Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to 

> **Salina**.*

> *

> The Bad news: Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became 

> overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on 

> the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to 

> the rail.*

> *

> The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in 

> the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the 

> rules.*

> *

> The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden 

> bridge with creosote ties and trusses.*

> *

> The crew tried to explain to higher-ups but were instructed not to 

> move the train!*

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> *They were instructed “The Rules” prohibit moving the train when a 

> part is defective! *

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>  You just can't fix stupid.

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> RULES IS RULES!

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> *(Don't let common sense get in the way of a good disaster!) *

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>

> *Ed Svitil*

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