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History of Railroad Safety - Spotlight on current derailments
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[QUOTE="Astronuc, post: 6864841, member: 15685"] I've seen that in person, when I watched a crew picking up cars and being in a hurry. The brakes hadn't released on one car. That was about 40 years ago. I've watched plenty of trains since, and it seems to me from casual observation, there are a lot more thumbing wheels that I recall in the past. Is the problem getting worse? Do railroads actually track the mileage of cars hauled, or is that left to the owners; do they exchange information? I'd be concerned about fatigue fractures of wheels. That certainly would be a concern. The ICC did it in the past, and it's possible a few in the NTSB might put it on the crew members. I would hope that NTSB personnel are objective. [/QUOTE]
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