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How Railroad Could Have Avoided / Ameliorated Fiery Crash

Posted by SLRT on Thu Feb 5 09:14:04 2015

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Having been a reader of NTSB reports going back 50 years (and reading the press) I've heard almost every possible way to somehow blame the railroad for accidents. The following list, without my comment, are some ways the railroad could "help" avoid or mediate these accidents:

  1. Eliminate all grade crossings;

  2. Use only overhead wire for electric lines;

  3. Severely restrict speed in grade crossing areas;

  4. Be prepared to stop at every grade crossing;

  5. Full stop, then proceed at every grade crossing;

  6. Lower crossing gates earlier, and use cameras/detectors to certify that the crossing area is clear before the train gets a clear signal for the crossing.


Except for (2) I have seen these all implemented or proposed at one time or another.

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