Re: CN (xDMIR) Two Harbors runaway
Author: Bruce Butler
Date: 12-11-2013 - 20:52
A runaway is just about any railroader's worst nightmare; just behind hitting something that burns, like a gasoline tanker truck!
In this case, I wonder if they had an armed FRED (or marker) on the rear of the train and what it showed for brake pipe pressure. Did they attempt to "dump" the air from the rear by using the FRED emergency dump valve in the loco?
This should be an interesting investigation. Very glad nobody was hurt seriously.