News Wire: Site of fatal British Columbia derailment has challenged CP for more than a century

[Brian Schmidt]

FIELD, British Columbia – This week’s fatal derailment in British Columbia that took the lives of three railroaders is not the first time tragedy has struck Canadian Pacific’s rugged Laggan Subdivision. Kicking Horse Pass, home th...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/02/06-site-of-fatal-british-columbia-derailment-has-challenged-cp-for-more-than-a-century

[NDG]

 

FYI.

 

The Good Old Days!?

 

From CPR Employee Time Table No. 106. September 25th, 1955. Page 18, in part. 

 

Quote.

 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING OPERATION OF FREIGHT AND ORE TRAINS.

 

Trainmen's Position When Descending Grades.

 

6. On all freight trains when Descending Grades of two percent ( 2% ) or over, front and rear trainmen must have clubs in their possession and be out on top of train, the Conductor to ride in cupola to observe air pressure and to see that Trainmen are in their proper places. If Conductor considers that Engineman is not using proper judgement, he must stop train by use of Conductor's Valve in accordance with Air Brake Rule 21.

 

End Quote.

 

 

In other portions of same Time Table they acknowledge Dynamic Brake, as certain Mandatory stops for Thermal Tests of Wheels NOT Necessary if train controlled by D/B. 

 

 

Thank You.

[BigJim]

NDG

6. On all freight trains when Descending Grades of two percent ( 2% ) or over, front and rear trainmen must have clubs in their possession and be out on top of train,

FTS!!!