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NTSB: Canadian National failed to warn train before derailment
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Someone mentioned the possibility of flagging down the train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yet it has also been suggested that only the proper authorities should be allowed to contact the crew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that any way to get the message to the crew would have been just perfect for an emergency such as this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">A police officer was the first authority to confirm this emergency by direct observation at the scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He recognized the danger to a train and had no idea when one would show up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could have turned on his flashing lights, and lit up some fusees just to buy some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could have called for more backup on the scene just to help get a warning established.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how much straight track visibility they had there, but a lit fusee at the washout would have gotten the train stopped short if the track was straight long enough to see the fusee and stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a question:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What should have been the proper emergency procedure if the police officer arrived at the scene of the washout and saw a headlight of a train say a mile or two away?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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