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Spirits in the night (Why do regionals run at night)?
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<P>Actually, I was wondering about this very same question w/ particular reference to regional RR's like Boston and Maine in the NE. I visited ME once for about a week, and in all the time I was there, I never even saw a hint of a daytime freight (it was around Brunswick, near that Naval Iron Works complex nr Bath, which made it even more puzzling to me). Although jsoderq is probably right about the amt of traffic being lower (hence the potential for fewer accidents), I'd guess that graveyard RRing might have more exposure to more serious kinds of accidents, such as extreme drunkenness, or groggy drivers on the virge of falling asleep. Especially given the general tendency of RR yards to not be in very safe neighborhoods, could there also be more security issues if more people working at night were to face potentially dangerous situations? The two RR's I was especially curious about on this question were the Boston and Maine (especially w/in very large cities) and the Florida East Coast. I haven't seen a whole lot of FEC pictures, and was just curious if this happened to be b/c most of the RR's movements took place during hours that it was difficult to photograph....</P> <P>Riprap</P>
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