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BNSF getting absolutely slammed by the public..and losing 26 million!
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>We had a long discussion thread on this starting last spring.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Somewhere in the thread, it was established that the car was traveling southbound on Ferry Street.</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"><A href="http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/153586.aspx?PageIndex=1"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080>http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/153586.aspx?PageIndex=1</FONT></A></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>A couple months ago, the judge had written a large report detailing the misconduct of BNSF in the case.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here is a Startrib article on that development:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.startribune.com/local/north/64462297.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080>http://www.startribune.com/local/north/64462297.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs</FONT></A></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>I cannot seem to locate the report, but maybe someone else can put up the link to it. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was maybe 20-40 pages detailing all the misconduct by BNSF.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From what I recall, it does not directly prove that the signals and gates failed to function, but the pattern of behavior by BNSF suggests that they were trying to cover up a signal/gate malfunction.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>******************</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Verdana><U>THE BASIS FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE GATES AND SIGNALS FAILED:</U></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>The police conducted a test that proved that the car could not have gotten into its proper position within its proper lane at the point where it intersected the track, if the car had run around the first gate, if that gate had been lowered.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>However, a condition of this conclusion was that the car was in fact in its proper position within its proper lane at the point where it intersected the track.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From what I understand of the investigation, I do not believe that condition was proven to exist.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Without proving where the car was when it got hit, it is irrelevant that the car could not have gotten into the proper position had it run around the first gate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It could have run around the gate and gotten hit without ever getting into its proper position.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>The difference on the track between the point of impact with the car in its proper position; and the point of impact with the car in the position had it run around the first gate, is only about 10-15 feet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The debris field began at the point where the car would have been in it proper position, so they concluded that the car was in the proper position.</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><FONT size=2></FONT></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><FONT size=2>The fundamental assumption supporting that conclusion was that the debris field must begin at the point of impact.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> I do not believe that is a valid assumption. </SPAN>It is not valid to conclude that the beginning of the debris field <U>cannot</U> occur after the point of impact.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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