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Wabash 1. You may be right about the responsibilities of the engineer for determining that mainline switch and derail were locked in place for main track movement, but during the forthcoming investigation the local engineer will be asked if he did all that was possible to avoid the incident that occurred. If in the course of that line of questioning he states that he assumed that the ground crew had carried out their responsibities and did double check position of switch and derail, he will again be asked if he did everything possible to protect against such a catastropic event. The engineer and the crew may be totally innocent of any negligence, and the switch may have been opened and locked by saboteurs. (Railroad switch keys are easily obtained at any flea market.) The sorry fact is that if ground crew is found to be negligent, the engineer, as most people who have suffered through an official investigation will attest, will be found to be in some part responsible for the accident. It may not be justice in the true sense of the word, but it will be the railroad's particular justice. My prayers are for all the parties involved.
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