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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="Murphy Siding"]Bucyrus makes reference to (absolute) zero-visibility. To me, that's sort of taking the exception, and trying to work it backwards, to see the outcome if it were the norm. 99.9% of the time, it's not going to be (absolute) zero-visibility. Therefore, it's not really applicable to use that as any kind of standard.[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>I am not trying to say that zero-visibility should be the norm for the response to all fog conditions.</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"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>But sometimes there will be zero-visibility fog.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am only asking about those times.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is an interesting question because fog always varies as you go through it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is always a sense that you will be able to see your way through it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drivers on the highway push the limits with fog, and yet sometimes have massive pileups where the fog suddenly got too thick.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Train running pushes the limits as well. </FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>In fact it pushes the limits further because of what has been cited regarding the self-guiding principle, the right to the corridor, and protection of track authority.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But, nevertheless, railroad companies need to expect those relatively infrequent cases of zero-visibility or near-zero-visibility fog that are bound to occur.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am just wondering how they deal with those cases.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=verdana,geneva></FONT> </P>
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