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Midland, Texas case against UP dismissed or: "Look At This Idiot"

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 7:37 AM

Typical shysterism.  Sue the 'deep pocket' instead of those that are actually responsible for causing the incident.

Thought is was ripe that the plaintiff lawyers did not want to be named in the final judgement.

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Monday, February 16, 2015 11:06 PM

It's a shame that the whole accident happened, but even more shameful that they (attorney's and media) are trying to blame the train crew. They are not the ones who drove a parade float onto active railroad tracks ignoring a crossing signal clearly indicating a train was approaching.... (I recall something about a police squad car dash-camera showing that the signals were flashing before the truck started across, and in plenty of time to a avoid the accident under normal operating conditions. A stupid driver stopping a parade float on the tracks is anything but normal.) Where is the attorney's suit against the city parade planners, or the truck driver, or against anyone other than the RR that was not guilty of anything other than doing their daily job, running trains? The parade planners never even got city approval for that route, let alone never did their due diligence in informing the RR of said parade... This whole thing, tragically, would have been avoided had they done their jobs and gotten said approval and informed the RR of their plans. Then, they would have either had a chance to hold back the train short of town, or at least warned the crew of it so they were slow enough to do something about the problem. And the complaint that someone on the train called them an idiot? Easy. That guy was an idiot for driving onto th tracks with a parade float! Actually, the crew could have been a whole lot more "colorful" than just idiot.... Let's all place the blame where it really belongs here, not on the one with the deepest pockets.... Typical sleezy attempt to get someone money for something that happened, instead of seekin justice over it. Money will not bring back their loved ones, or help the train crew though their traumatic experience of killing multiple people when they had zero control over the situation. For the attorney's to then try to blame them for it is just flat out wrong.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 16, 2015 10:08 PM

seppburgh2
Is the arugment the train crew failed to take proper action during the time it took to say these words?  That is how the news item reads for me.

I would opine that the "basis" for the suit is that the crew didn't get the train stopped before the crossing, therefore must have done something wrong...  Hmm

I would also opine that,since we don't know who uttered the words that perhaps it was the conductor, speaking to the engineer, who was already taking appropriate action.

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Posted by seppburgh2 on Monday, February 16, 2015 9:48 PM

Is the arugment the train crew failed to take proper action during the time it took to say these words?  That is how the news item reads for me.

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Midland, Texas case against UP dismissed or: "Look At This Idiot"
Posted by greyhounds on Monday, February 16, 2015 8:48 PM
"By many measures, the U.S. freight rail system is the safest, most efficient and cost effective in the world." - Federal Railroad Administration, October, 2009. I'm just your average, everyday, uncivilized howling "anti-government" critic of mass government expenditures for "High Speed Rail" in the US. And I'm gosh darn proud of that.

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