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Re: BNSF Security Area
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 09-16-2011 - 17:14

My recollection is that there was a serious wreck some years ago that the NTSB determined had a "contributing factor" of a blocked brakeline. I believe that this accident was the December 14, 1994 wreck investigation linked here:
[www.fra.dot.gov]

While the report makes no mention of this, I seem to recall allegations that "someone must have tampered with a brake cut-off valve (between cars)" while the train was stopped at the summit.

Hence the increased security.

I might be mistaken about which specific wreck was the precursor of the "security area", but I believe the general circumstances are correct.

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  Re: BNSF Security Area Graham Buxton 09-16-2011 - 17:14
  Re: BNSF Security Area Freericks 09-16-2011 - 21:37
  Re: BNSF Security Area Still waiting... 09-17-2011 - 06:15
  Re: BNSF Security Area trainjunkie 09-17-2011 - 07:23
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