First order of business: Covertly cast blame upon the crew-members. I don't have the figures at hand, however, I question the accuracy of the number of head-on's quoted. Anyone with the correct numbers?
www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=13971
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by CN_Hogger
That number seems way high....
jg greenwood wrote: I don't have the figures at hand, however, I question the accuracy of the number of head-on's quoted. Anyone with the correct numbers?
www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=13971
by nutbuster4513
I checked the FRA website and was only able to come up with 91 head on collisions from 97' to Apr 05'.
by emd_SD_60
Alright, here were the locomotives that were destroyed in the wreck:
BNSF 4563
BNSF 4808
IC 1006
IC 1013
IC 1014
and IC 1023 (just saw that unit earlier last month, didn't know that'd be last time I would ever see it!)
BNSF 4563
BNSF 4808
IC 1006
IC 1013
IC 1014
and IC 1023 (just saw that unit earlier last month, didn't know that'd be last time I would ever see it!)
Check out my [url=http://emd_sd_60.rrpicturearchives.net]train pix[/url]!