What's so unusual about a train moving along the tracks? Well if it's a CN rail train, it is getting to be more likely it is lying on its side burning vigorously, expelling toxic smoke.
What's changed over the years to cause this phenomenon? Lack of track maintenance? Lack of inspection? Speed? Falling asleep, Worn equipment?
It seems that our Provincial and Federal Governments are very slow off the mark on getting to the root cause of this!
Several derailments were just outside communities where serious damage could have occurred. Sound familiar? Quebec?
I certainly understand. Years ago you would see a track car checking for rock slides and worn rails every day. Now no one knows even knows what a rail car was for.
ReplyDeleteOh, if you're like it is here, budget cuts far outweigh body count.
ReplyDeleteWe have these problems here as well
ReplyDeleteWe must have 40 trains a day passing through our town!
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