QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Chad: How much of the problem is just plain old the reporter's/media's fault? How much is due to over- simplification because the omitted simplification by the media who wouldn't know what a drawbar or draft gear is if it jumped up and bit them? Surprised that UP did not have to resort to "train fall down,go boom" to get the point across to the media knucklehead and its sheltered readers who think of railroads as choo-choo's. [V][V][V]
QUOTE: Originally posted by jchnhtfd They are rather rare -- but, depending on just what part of the whole coupler assembly lands where -- can be quite catastrophic.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Coupler caused accidents seem quite rare. dd ======================= Railroad says bad coupler caused accident NEWS TRIBUNE A bad coupler is believed to have been the cause of a train derailment that forced an evacuation in Solon Springs [MN] last month, according to Union Pacific Railroad officials. A coupler malfunctioned, which forced 15 cars from the tracks April 14, said Gene Hinckler, a spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad.
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