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Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision
Author: E=MC2
Date: 02-02-2013 - 17:07

smitty195 Wrote:
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> Mark Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > No recommendation to Union Pacific to fix the
> > ineffectiveness of RMCC that day?
>
> Excellent point. They did an absolutely terrible
> job in acting quickly, swiftly, and prudently.
> Precious minutes--lots of them--were wasted. One
> of the UP employees from the other train (or maybe
> it was the Amtrak engineer) finally used a cell
> phone to call 911--and 911 knew nothing about the
> crash. NOT GOOD.

Maybe because there is no rule, law or Federal standard that requires
railroads to even have such a thing as an RMCC.

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  NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision OPRRMS 01-31-2013 - 12:14
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision Severe Duty 01-31-2013 - 12:46
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision OldPoleBurner 01-31-2013 - 20:51
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision Theres a lot to read! 02-01-2013 - 09:58
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision Mark 01-31-2013 - 12:58
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision Scott Schiechl 01-31-2013 - 15:03
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision George Andrews 01-31-2013 - 17:19
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision E=MC2 02-01-2013 - 13:04
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision smitty195 02-02-2013 - 05:12
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision E=MC2 02-02-2013 - 17:07
  Re: NTSB issues safety recommendations re: 2011 truck vs. Amtrak 5 crossing collision Dr Zarkoff 02-02-2013 - 17:20


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