Craig: I wasn't aware the siding at Partridge had ever been removed. It is
definitely there, and was even lengthened a number of years back. Yoho is just
a back track, mostly used by M/W folks. I suspect it lost its status as a
siding when the CTC was installed in the 1960s. I have no idea as to its
length, but likely too short. The lower siding, Cathedral, has been removed
although the control signals are still operational, at least at the west
switch. Perhaps that is the siding you were thinking of.
Like Bill, I can't imagine any RTC making any decisions about handbrakes. On
the other hand, a manager back in Calgary with an operating instruction manual
at hand but little relevant field experience might blindly believe the book was
the bible and get on the radio. Some can be arrogant in their ignorance.
Using retainers rather than applying the handbrakes MIGHT have been barely
adequate in summer if the relief crew was ready to take over immediately,
although that is very questionable. The wait of several hours was the final
straw. So instead of one train getting further delayed for a couple of hours
while the air was recovered and the handbrakes released, the train and three
lives were lost and numerous trains delayed for a day or more.
John On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 07:41:01 a.m. MST, <pbsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Bill,
I sincerely hope that you are right.
Paul
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NO RTC would tell a crew to not set hand-brakes.
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From: pbsmith@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: January 29, 2020 1:22 PM
To: cpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [cpha] Re: Last February CP train crash to be covered by CBC
Kris,
Yes, I watched it and there wasn't much there, however two interesting things
came up. First is that the CP Police investigator was not allowed access to
all witnesses or the audio recordings. That makes me wonder if the crew was
told to mot apply handbrakes on the train. Handbrakes should have saved the
day. Secondly, it was indicated that there was alleged to be trouble with the
air brakes on the aging ex Government grain car fleet. Certainly leaking
brakes could have been a cause of this accident.
I am very interested to know exactly what happened that night.
Paul Smith
Winnipeg
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From: "mxz_kris mxz_kris" <mxz_kris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:19:17 AM
Subject: [cpha] Re: Last February CP train crash to be covered by CBC
Not very informative if you ask me. Let's wait until the TSB releases their
report.
Kris Roenigk
Apsley, Ontario
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From: Gerald Henriksen <ghenriks@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 25, 2020 at 1:31 PM
CBC's The Fifth Estate is doing a story on the incident Sunday night
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cp-rail-b-c-crash-1.5439690
