Re: [cpsig] Fw: Central Maine & Quebec CEO: 'We'll have to prove ourselves'
- From: "Roger T." <rogertra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 15:57:44 -0700
Speaking of MM&A, the three employees charged, what were their positions on
the railway?
Thomas Harding - Engineer
Jean Demaitre - Manager of Train Operations
Richard Labrie - Railway Traffic Controller
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/12/lac-megantic-train-disaster-leads-to-charges-against-three-employees-and-the-rail-company/
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So the engineer get to carry the can even though he says he followed company
procedures?
What about the fire fighters, what did they do in the cab when they were
trying to shut down the unit? Not blaming them but what controls did they
move? it's possible they released the brakes. Then there's the two MOW
employees sent to check out the units and the train after the fire. Can't
hold them to blame as they're not operating staff but why wasn't someone
qualified in train service sent? And, finally, there's the stupid rules
that permitted a train to be left, unattended, out on the mainline. That's
THE root cause of the accident. If the train had not been left unattended,
the accident would probably never happened. Trains are NEVER left
unattended outside of yards in Europe. Explains their much better safety
record I guess.
Roger Traviss
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