by MEC407
Tim Mullins wrote:Pan Am continues to push it's luck with deferred maintenance...What just happened in Canada,even though we don't know the cause, could happen on P/A with the same horrible result....It will unfortunately catch up with them.
newpylong wrote:If history is to be believed it should have happened already. Their maintenance has left much to be desired for years and they haven't had a catastrophic derailment. At 10 mph the likelihood is low.Even the best-maintained railroads can have horrible disasters. Typically the biggest and most-horrific rail disasters have happened on big high-speed heavy-duty mainlines operated by Class I roads.
MEC407
Moderator:
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