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[quote user="Murphy Siding"]I think you have to take into consideration the lay of the land, local weathper patterns and the familiarity of those who operate in that area.[/quote] Taking all that into consideration and adding the known rainfall, the flood levels as well as the situation at the bridge I came to my doubts that the decision to run an oil train at normal speed was correct. We all, me included, discuss on a gut level regarding this special location and situation. So it would be very interesting to hear how a railroad with routes in that area would handle such a situation. [quote user="Murphy Siding"] This line has been in use for 125+ years and has no history of derailments.[/quote] That is a statement that raises my hackles. In civil engineering we had a lot of advances in knowledge and technology over the years. So 125 years age is not necessarily a quality marker. To make this better understandable an example from Germany. In the 1990s we gained a lot of knowledge about the behavior of concrete and reinforcement steel under the influence of de-icing salt brought into parking garages from the streets. The standards needs changing. So we know that garages built before 1990 will have salt damage sometime. It is not a question of "if" but only of "when". Regards, Volker
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