Ray S S
Silver Member
Greetings, here is a news item from an email so I'm not sure just when it
happened.
Rules are Rules
The Good News: It was a normal day inSharon Springs, Kansas, when a
Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
The Bad News: Just a few miles into the trip, a wheel bearing became
overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on
the rail, creating white-hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the
rail.
The Good News: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in
the train and immediately stopped the train, in compliance with the rules.
The Bad News: The train stopped with the white-hot wheel over a wooden
bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
The Good News: The crew tried to explain to 'higher-ups', but were
instructed not to move the train!
The Bad news" They were instructed,' Rules prohibit moving the train
when a part is defective! Remember-
RULES ARE RULES!
(Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a good disaster!)
happened.
Rules are Rules
The Good News: It was a normal day inSharon Springs, Kansas, when a
Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
The Bad News: Just a few miles into the trip, a wheel bearing became
overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on
the rail, creating white-hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the
rail.
The Good News: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in
the train and immediately stopped the train, in compliance with the rules.
The Bad News: The train stopped with the white-hot wheel over a wooden
bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
The Good News: The crew tried to explain to 'higher-ups', but were
instructed not to move the train!
The Bad news" They were instructed,' Rules prohibit moving the train
when a part is defective! Remember-
RULES ARE RULES!
(Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a good disaster!)
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