From the Record-Journal:
Record-Journal wrote:Fearing that someone was trying to derail a train delivering liquefied petroleum gas to a business in Southington, the FBI and Transportation Security Administration partnered with local and railroad police to conduct surveillance over the summer. The investigation revealed a family that often walks along the rail line placed debris on the tracks “to see what the train would do to the objects.”Read the rest of the article at: http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/pla ... iness.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Nicole Taylor, 42, Kenneth Taylor Jr., 67 and Kenneth Taylor III, 26, of 118 Broad St., were charged by warrant Wednesday with third-degree damage to railroad property, second-degree reckless endangerment and simple trespass to railroad property. They each posted $2,500 bond and are scheduled to appear in Bristol Superior Court on Sept. 25.
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At one point, a train suffered damage to its wheels when it struck the debris, and Pan Am began conducting safety inspections of the track in the area, the report continued. The safety inspection crews found debris on the tracks each time they went to the area before the train carrying petroleum gas containers passed through.
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The warrant said items placed in the joints were forced down as trains passed over, putting stress on couplings and forcing rail sections apart. With enough stress, the couplings could break, causing a train to derail, according to the warrant.
The couplings in the quarter-mile area where debris was placed on the tracks were separated by an inch or more, the warrant said, while other sections where the debris was not placed were not separated.
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Pan Am Railways — Boston & Maine/Maine Central — Delaware & Hudson
Central Maine & Quebec/Montreal, Maine & Atlantic/Bangor & Aroostook
Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
Moderator:
Pan Am Railways — Boston & Maine/Maine Central — Delaware & Hudson
Central Maine & Quebec/Montreal, Maine & Atlantic/Bangor & Aroostook
Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
