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2018 article about winter work on Stampede
Author: Millennial Snowflake RR'er
Date: 01-14-2020 - 18:37

Ran across this old article. Apparently, a BNSF crew got stuck on Stampede Pass in Winter weather. The Union then filed a claim against the carrier for putting people in a dangerous situation. I didn't know the workers had that kind of protection.

"A train workers’ union told a harrowing tale Thursday about ascending Stampede Pass in a blizzard, where a train broke apart, and a locomotive engineer spent 10 hours stranded inside the tunnel."
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"The union seeks “retributive corrective action” against BNSF Railway officials. Jim Johanson of Edmonds, a former legislator and the union’s lawyer, said the state still operates under a 1909 code, in which dangerous actions by railway employees are a mere misdemeanor."

[www.seattletimes.com]

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