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Village evacuated after Quebec train derailment

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<p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">[quote user="daveklepper"]</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">You are entitled to your opinion, but I still believe leaving a train that has had a locomotive fire unattended is bad judgement   -   both for the firechief and the desk dispatchder.</span></p> <div style="clear:both;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">[/quote]</span></div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <div style="clear:both;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">I am not sure who you are replying to, but I agree that it would have been wise for the MM&A to monitor and maybe double check the brake tie down after the fire and all the activity involved in putting the fire out.  But as far as I know, the MM&A was fully apprised of the situation from the very start.  Even before the fire started to flame, the cab driver told the engineer that the locomotive was making an unusually large amount of smoke.  Apparently, that smoke is what started to burn. But I do not see any reason that the fire department should have assumed any responsibility for guarding the train or bear fault for the runaway. </span></div>
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