jdm Wrote:
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> Previous safety defects,and running a tight ship,
> an oxy moron. It is the resonsibility of the
> train crew operating the train to inspect the cars
> daily, do a proper air test and know there are FRA
> defects and to repair the defects before they use
> the cars. There is no excuse for not knowing the
> cars had defects. This is what got the previous
> operators in trouble with the FRA they are
> starting with a bullseye painted on them for the
> CPUC and the FRA.

That seems a little excessive. Train crew aren't trained to locate many FRA issues when doing an airtest. In fact our carmen don't even find all of them all of the time. I witness this regularly when a train is ready to depart until the FRA shows up. They will spend 4 or 5 hours on the train inspecting everything and find a few extra defects that the carmen missed. It's not nearly as easy as you suggest. Those cars (which I assume have been sitting for years stranded) needed some repairs before they moved. Seems logical.

-Kyle