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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH</i> <br /><br />Push-pull operations have been going on in Chicago since 1960 (on the C&NW) and the safety issue has never been raised. Bi-level gallery coaches do not have end vestibules so I'm not sure where the crush zone would be located. On the other hand, the control cab on bi-levels is on the upper level which gives the engineer an incredibly great view from a relatively safer spot. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />On the Metra Q-line over the years , they've hit cars, light trucks, a low-boy trailer stuck on a crossing, a lumber truck, and more yet there's never been a serious derailment. I can only recall one where the front wheel of a bilevel derailed. The bi-level cab cars do have either a mini pilot or snow plow which keeps things from getting underneath. <br /> <br />In the Amtrak semi-trailer wreck near here recently, the train was running loco first and when it hit and derailed it tore up the track, derailing everything behind it.
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