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nhs792, the BLE doesn't have to tell anybody about running a red block the railroad does that. What the railroad does with the RCO is cover up the accidents. <br /> <br />I talked with an RCO that went in on a track engine lite. He made such a hard joint he put several loads and the engine on the ground. He got called into the superintendent's office to explain what happened. Afterward he told me there wasn't going to be any discipline because there was no damage. He rolled about 150 foot of rail and put several cars and the locomotive on the ground. They called out the hook to rerail and the section worked about eight hours putting it all back together. The super told him the section-men were already out here and they were getting paid anyway. My guess is the cost was put at under $6700 so it would not be a reportable accident. If there had been an engineer on the job there would have been an investigation. This type of thing happens all of the time and is covered up. <br /> <br />Now tell me whose statistics stink.
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