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Is Amtrak Crash Nevada’s Fault?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey don’t drag me into it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am only the messenger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it were up to me, I would rather be running the locomotive from on board than from the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then I would just as soon go high to pass signs and set brakes; and get on and off moving equipment.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The FRA says:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When uncoupling, individuals have to position themselves between two cars, grab the cut-lever and exert a force to lift the coupler’s lock to allow release of the car’s mechanical couplers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this scenario, the individual is exposed to physical stress…”</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">So it is the dangers of physical stress that the FRA is worried about, not getting run over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the full story: </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/research/rr0829.pdf"><span style="color: #800080;">http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/research/rr0829.pdf</span></a></span></span></span></p>
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