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Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC?
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 08-06-2019 - 08:31

I'm not familiar with that particular location or style of switch. If it were a power switch which usually does not have a mast and target that was taken out of power in "hand throw" then YES...definitely a mast with target should have made him more aware of his error.

Many of the ground throw manual switch stands have low masts and smaller targets would have been harder to see and are generally not used on main track turnouts.

My two cents worth from one in the industry!

Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad

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  Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? RjCorman 08-06-2019 - 06:38
  A conductor with a brain would have prevented it Follow the damn rules 08-06-2019 - 08:24
  Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? Shortline Sammie 08-06-2019 - 08:31
  Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? Nudge 08-06-2019 - 17:20
  Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? OPRRMS 08-06-2019 - 17:55
  Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? BOB2 08-06-2019 - 08:50
  Photo of the ground throw switch in question OPRRMS 08-06-2019 - 09:42
  Re: Photo of the ground throw switch in question OPRRMS 08-06-2019 - 09:45
  Re: Would A Simple SwitchStand With A Target Have Prevented The Fatal Amtrak Head-On In Cayce, SC? the ghost of e hunter harrison 08-06-2019 - 09:40
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! BOB2 08-06-2019 - 09:56
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! OPRRMS 08-06-2019 - 10:14
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! RjCorman 08-06-2019 - 17:14
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! Nudge 08-06-2019 - 17:27
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! OPRRMS 08-06-2019 - 17:56
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! Nudge 08-08-2019 - 17:18
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! OPRRMS 08-08-2019 - 17:42
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! BOB2 08-06-2019 - 17:56
  Re: Would A Simple Switch Stand target... Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! Dr Zarkoff 08-06-2019 - 20:18
  Re: WEEEE!.. Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! BOB2 08-06-2019 - 21:20
  Re: WEEEE!.. Thanks OPRRMS... Wow! Dr Zarkoff 08-07-2019 - 00:27
  Re: Sanchez, Veolia, and the politics of "privatizaton".... What could possibly go wrong? BOB2 08-07-2019 - 01:42
  Re: Sanchez, Veolia, and the politics of "privatizaton".... What could possibly go wrong? ron 08-07-2019 - 13:23
  Re: What could possibly go wrong? And, what have we learned from it, nothing new really... just some stuff we should have learned a long time ago. BOB2 08-07-2019 - 14:36
  Re: What could possibly go wrong? And, what have we learned from it, nothing new really... just some stuff we should have learned a long time ago. Dr Zarkoff 08-07-2019 - 15:45
  Re: What could possibly go wrong? And, what have we learned from it, nothing new really... just some stuff we should have learned a long time ago. BOB2 08-07-2019 - 16:17


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