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BNSF to pay $4M in Anoka MN crash judgment
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>After reading the sanctions order, I can see that there sure are problems with the evidence.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The unexplained loss of the original data is a major problem, but I cannot conclude what it means.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It could mean any of the following:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>1)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>The data was lost by error in judgment about what iteration to preserve after the initial download.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>2)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>The data showed that the signals functioned properly, but also showed something that BNSF felt would work against them, so they gambled that they would be better off without revealing the data.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>3)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>The data showed that the signals failed.</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>All of the miscues after the initial loss of data seem to indicate intent to correct some perceived problem arising from that initial loss of data.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>The problems with the data evidence handling do no prove that the signals failed, although they could be interpreted to give evidence to such a failure.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The work on the crossing circuit just before the accident, and the problems with that evidence being withheld reinforces the signal failure theory that is suggested by the data being lost.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>But aside from the theory of signal failure being supported by the mishandling of data evidence, the Minnesota Highway Patrol conducted a test that was said to prove that the gates were not lowered when the train hit the car.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, from what I have heard of that test, I would not conclude that it proved the gates were not lowered.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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