Nudge Wrote:
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> The real blow up was when two trains got together,
> head on, at Kelso. It was in the early 90s, I
> think. The carriers were first to jump about
> putting in PTC, with the unions right behind. I
> think it was about 2 weeks?
>
> Well, everything faded away when the carriers
> found out they would have to pay the bill. Well,
> the crowning "touch" was the BNSF sued one of the
> dead engineers. They were going to take his car,
> his house, etc. I don't think the family had
> buried their dead yet.
>
> And, there it sat for years. Too much money said
> the carriers and Uncle Sam wouldn't foot the bill.
>
>
> Same story about putting 2 way fred's on the rear.
> It took a few lives with that. CP made it law on
> their pike.
>
> And on it goes.
>
>
> Nudge

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