Time Flies By (When You're The Driver Of A Train)
Posted on 13th May 2011
In light of my recent posts, I received the following story from a friend.
Rules Is Rules...
Good news:
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
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.
Good news:
A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules
Bad news:
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
The crew tried to explain this to Union Pacific higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train!
They were informed that Rules prohibited moving the train when a part was found to be defective!
'REMEMBER, RULES IS RULES!'
(Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a good Disaster!)
And just in case you thought that wasn't a true story, here it is with pictures!
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