OPRRMS Wrote:
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> Frank Holland was indeed qualified on the
> territory, under the qualifying procedures that
> were in effect at the time. He'd previously been
> qualified during a ride-along by an RFE; thus, he
> did not require a pilot for this trip. However,
> his relative lack of experience, particularly with
> this type of train and not picking up on the
> "something's not right here" factor, were a major
> factor in how the events unfolded.
>
> As an aside, those interested in reading about the
> runaway, and the chain of events that caused it,
> can find a pretty good short article here:
> [en.wikipedia.org]
> disaster

What I find interesting (being a non-railroader myself) is that, with experience, you can "feel" that something isn't right with the train. What would be a give-away in a similar situation? Would it be that the train isn't accelerating/slowing as you expected it to be, would it be something you are seeing in the instruments, or a combo of both? Thanks.