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[quote user="Semper Vaporo"]...but we (non-RRer and RRer alike) really must refrain from convicting any of the principles in the catastrophe.[/quote] I think we are refraining from convicting or blaming anyone.  I don’t recall one single comment on this forum where someone blamed anyone for the Lac-Megantic runaway.  The only person I am aware of who has blamed anyone is Ed Burkhardt, president of the MM&A, blaming the engineer.  I have not seen any news coverage or opinion pieces that blame anybody except for the news reporting on Burkhardt blaming the engineer. According to Mr. Burkhardt, the train rolled because handbrakes were not sufficiently applied, and this can only mean that engineer, Tom Harding failed to apply handbrakes sufficiently.  I just wanted to point out the fact that the MM&A’s train securement rules might be insufficient, and that may be the reason why the train rolled away.  I am not saying that the rules are insufficient.  I am just saying that they could be unless it is proved otherwise. Since Mr. Burhardt is confident enough to publicly place blame for violating his rules, it would only be fair for him to tell us what those rules are.
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