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[quote user="Bucyrus"] I expect the solution to this handbrake issue is going be a government requirement that trains carrying hazardous material shall not be left unattended. I think they will have no trouble concluding that the present system of securing trains is inadequate.  <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] Well lookie here.  The TSB says they are not even going to wait for the Lac-Megantic crash investigation to be completed.  They are immediately taking steps to prevent trains carrying dangerous goods from being left unattended on the main line.  And look at what they say here:   In its other letter, the safety board urged a revision of the Canadian Rail Operating Rule No. 112 governing the securement of parked trains. It said Rule 112 is not specific enough because it does not spell out how many handbrakes to apply for various weights and types of cargo. It also says that the standard, so-called "push-pull test" does not always accurately show whether the brakes have been adequately applied.   I guess the TSB just does not know enough to understand the issue when it is presented to them. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/19/lac-megantic-railway-safety_n_3623687.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/19/lac-megantic-railway-safety_n_3623687.html</a>
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