Should we not wait for the TSB report before we go any further regarding the
cause?
Just thinking out loud here.
Ian
Dorval,QC
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From: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: May 21, 2014 20:19
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cpsig] Fw: Central Maine & Quebec CEO: 'We'll have to prove
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One thing in this sad affair that I hardly saw referenced is the fact that
two track guys sent by the dispatcher shut down the engine which led to the
whole mess by shutting off the air compressor allowing the brake air to
bleed off. It was not their craft and unless told by competent authority
(operations mgr, RFE, etc) they had no right to touch it.
Just would like to find out the facts here.
Phil Taylor
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On May 21, 2014, at 7:53 PM, "'Roger T.' rogertra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [cpsig]"
<cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It isn't leaving the train unattended which is the big problem. It was
leaving it on top of a hill rather than using a spot a mile farther west
where the track is in a sag. A train in the bottom of a sag could not run
away.
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I imagine the engineer was told on which siding to leave the train. So the
dispatcher would know were it was. Why would the engineer leave the train,
without permission, on the main track, in a "sag"? He left the train, on a
siding, with a convenient grade crossing so the taxi could reach him and
take him to the hotel/motel. Something he'd done numerous times before.
If the train had not been left unattended, the accident would probably not
have happened. Doesn't matter where the train is left, leaving any train
unattended is just plain dangerous, sadly as events have proven.
And, I believe the rules have now been changed to reflect this.
Roger Traviss
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http://greateasternrailway.com
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