As a result of this runaway CSX crews are no longer allowed to tie down their trains on sidings without derailers. This means that the crews have to wait with their train regardless of when their shuttle van arrives to take them back to the depot until the relief crew gets there.
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| Posted by Dan on January 15, 2008 | |
That won't sit well with most crews. Imagine if that was the situation and the dispatcher told them it'll be 4 hours before relief crew is on duty.
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A minor aside from all the other associated issues in this crash, it's too bad we're losing another GP30 carbody..they are becoming rarer every day.
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Why can't CSX just spend a little money and buy some derails? This is ridiculous!
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I wonder if they will require all locomotives to carry portable de-rails?
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In most cases when they would normally tie down a train it is in a situation where the conductor would have to walk the length of the train to place a derail at the rear also. This could be 2 miles away. The relief crew would also have to remove all derails since the sidings need to be kept open for transits at speed when passing. I think the better solution is putting some sort of chocks behind the wheels.
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In my hometown the train crews use chunks of crosstie to chock the wheels of a cut of cars on a siding.
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