Rules are Rules ... Railroad Style … (OMG!!)
The Good news: It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, KS
when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train
for the long trek to Salinas.
The 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.
The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules.
The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
(In defense of the crew, according to Sixgun Jr., the crew tried to
’splain to higher-ups, but were instructed not to move the damn train!)
RULES ARE RULES!
(And don’t let common sense get in the way of a good disaster!)
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