For anyone in or around Pottstown PA!

[Mookie]

You made Paul Harvey News! Guess an engineer died on time, in town, across a grade crossing. He got off and walked away - leaving the xing closed for 2 hours!

Anyone have details? Skeets, don't know where you are, but think you are just ornery enough to do this! So don't read this; don't want to give you any ideas!

Mookie

[Mookie]

You made Paul Harvey News! Guess an engineer died on time, in town, across a grade crossing. He got off and walked away - leaving the xing closed for 2 hours!

Anyone have details? Skeets, don't know where you are, but think you are just ornery enough to do this! So don't read this; don't want to give you any ideas!

Mookie

[mudchicken]

Silvio510 has hogger-cousins downstate?

[mudchicken]

Silvio510 has hogger-cousins downstate?

[Mookie]

I forgot all about him being in PA! Thanx for the memory jog. Hmmm - the plot thickens!

La M

[Mookie]

I forgot all about him being in PA! Thanx for the memory jog. Hmmm - the plot thickens!

La M

[Anonymous]

ha ha very funny, too bad I have had noting to do with this one, and I feel stupid I don't even know where pottstown is located ? ? ?

[Anonymous]

ha ha very funny, too bad I have had noting to do with this one, and I feel stupid I don't even know where pottstown is located ? ? ?

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Silvio510

ha ha very funny, too bad I have had noting to do with this one, and I feel stupid I don't even know where pottstown is located ? ? ?

Pennsylvania maybe?

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Silvio510

ha ha very funny, too bad I have had noting to do with this one, and I feel stupid I don't even know where pottstown is located ? ? ?

Pennsylvania maybe?

[dharmon]

I had to check it out...here's the rest of the story, so to speak. From the Pottstwon Mercury website:


POTTSTOWN -- A freight train stymied traffic on Hanover Street for about two hours Friday after the engineer stopped the train and refused to move it, according to police.

The incident was not related to Hurricane Isabel or its aftermath, although a gate in the same area was damaged by high winds.

The engineer, whose name was not released by police, told officers he had exceeded the federal mandate for the maximum number of hours an engineer is allowed to operate a train without being replaced, police said.

The engineer then said he was instructed by his supervisor to stop the train after passing the Hanover Street intersection and wait for his replacement to arrive, according to police.

But the crossing gates dropped to block traffic as the train passed, and the engineer did not pull the train far enough forward to trigger them to go back up, according to police.

Two police officers and members of Pottstown’s fire police had to direct traffic around the gates in both directions in the early afternoon hours as everyone waited for a second engineer to arrive and move the train.

Traffic was snarled for about two hours on Hanover Street between High Street and the Schuylkill River bridge.

©The Mercury 2003

[dharmon]

I had to check it out...here's the rest of the story, so to speak. From the Pottstwon Mercury website:


POTTSTOWN -- A freight train stymied traffic on Hanover Street for about two hours Friday after the engineer stopped the train and refused to move it, according to police.

The incident was not related to Hurricane Isabel or its aftermath, although a gate in the same area was damaged by high winds.

The engineer, whose name was not released by police, told officers he had exceeded the federal mandate for the maximum number of hours an engineer is allowed to operate a train without being replaced, police said.

The engineer then said he was instructed by his supervisor to stop the train after passing the Hanover Street intersection and wait for his replacement to arrive, according to police.

But the crossing gates dropped to block traffic as the train passed, and the engineer did not pull the train far enough forward to trigger them to go back up, according to police.

Two police officers and members of Pottstown’s fire police had to direct traffic around the gates in both directions in the early afternoon hours as everyone waited for a second engineer to arrive and move the train.

Traffic was snarled for about two hours on Hanover Street between High Street and the Schuylkill River bridge.

©The Mercury 2003

[Anonymous]

man wish i heard about that before but that is interesting

[Anonymous]

man wish i heard about that before but that is interesting

[Anonymous]

Hmmm. An Engineer on the NS died on the law and the DS told him not to move. So he didn't move. Probably a good idea on his part as I'm sure he would be home relying on his job insurance otherwise, perhaps he is now anyhow since it made CNN last night...amazing...

Couldn't happen to a nicer company...

LC

[Anonymous]

Hmmm. An Engineer on the NS died on the law and the DS told him not to move. So he didn't move. Probably a good idea on his part as I'm sure he would be home relying on his job insurance otherwise, perhaps he is now anyhow since it made CNN last night...amazing...

Couldn't happen to a nicer company...

LC

[Anonymous]

im detailing a Southern Pacific GP9 black widow can someone help me with details as to what the 5670-5673 looked like i can not find any info on what type of horns they had or antennas thanx

callinwood

[Anonymous]

im detailing a Southern Pacific GP9 black widow can someone help me with details as to what the 5670-5673 looked like i can not find any info on what type of horns they had or antennas thanx

callinwood

[Modelcar]

....Something is clearly out of line that prevents a train from moving just far enough to clear an in town intersection....Someone needs help in creating rulings and regulations that generates such circumstances.

[Modelcar]

....Something is clearly out of line that prevents a train from moving just far enough to clear an in town intersection....Someone needs help in creating rulings and regulations that generates such circumstances.

[JoeKoh]

wow! can't blame a guy for following the rules.you think that if he was close to a crossing he'd stop just before it though.
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

wow! can't blame a guy for following the rules.you think that if he was close to a crossing he'd stop just before it though.
stay safe
joe

[dehusman]

Federal Hours of Service Law prohibit a train crew from operating a train in excess of 12 hours except in case of emergency. The Federal Gov't does not consider a blocked crossing an "emergency".

[dehusman]

Federal Hours of Service Law prohibit a train crew from operating a train in excess of 12 hours except in case of emergency. The Federal Gov't does not consider a blocked crossing an "emergency".

[Modelcar]

....How about installing a clause of common sense. Some human[s], are negotiating these rules and regs....

[Modelcar]

....How about installing a clause of common sense. Some human[s], are negotiating these rules and regs....

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

....How about installing a clause of common sense. Some human[s], are negotiating these rules and regs....

There is that darn common sense again. The bureaucrats keep trying to kill it off and it keeps coming back!

Mook

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

....How about installing a clause of common sense. Some human[s], are negotiating these rules and regs....

There is that darn common sense again. The bureaucrats keep trying to kill it off and it keeps coming back!

Mook

[JoeKoh]

yeah you'd think they would check out the book by thomas paine.
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

yeah you'd think they would check out the book by thomas paine.
stay safe
joe