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<p>[quote user="BaltACD"] </p> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">CSSHEGEWISCH</div> <div class="quote-footer">Backup moves after an overshoot are a risky proposition at best.  A back-up move on the IC suburban line on October 30, 1972 led to 45 deaths. </div> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/Document?db=DOT-RAILROAD&query=(select+3956)">http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/Document?db=DOT-RAILROAD&query=(select+3956)</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"> [/quote]</div> <div style="clear:both;">I think the situations are not comparable. The OP said the locomotive overshot the platform by 40 yards (120'). The NTSB report of the IGC accident states that the last car overshot the platform by 600 ft and a signal by 400 ft. The train was already completely in the next block.</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <div style="clear:both;">Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt the problems associated with backing a train. But this looks like apples and oranges.<br />Regards, Volker</div>
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