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[quote user="Modelcar"]....Could a "catwalk" with railings, be constructed on {any} RR bridge be labled as "No tresspasing" and have signage indicating: "For RR employes only, others will be prosecuted, etc..."....be done in such a way to make the RR free of a lawsuit if any person not associated with that RR did use it and possibly be injured being on it.[/quote]   Quentin, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I think the addition of a catwalk could cut both ways.  It is hard to predict how things could be spun to justify a lawsuit.  A lot of trestles do have walkways with railings, coupled with no trespassing signs.  Oddly enough, the one in Melbourne does have a second track deck already in place alongside the active track.  Adding planking and a railing would encourage trespassing.  But it would also have the potential to save lives, and that would go a long way to reduce the potential for lawsuits.   It is going to be interesting to watch the public sentiment as it develops in the aftermath of this Melbourne tragedy.  There has already been considerable mention of the poorly maintained no trespassing signs at the site.  With the likely outpouring of sympathy for the victims, I suspect public opinion might quickly turn against the FEC.
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