On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:27:45 AM UTC-5, Wayne Hines wrote:   
   > This link is to a CBC news article suggesting CP Rail is training   
   > managers to operate trains in the event the unionized workers go on   
   > strike. If the link doesn't show properly or doesn't work, I've created   
   > the Tiny URL link below it.   
      
   Operating a railroad train is not a trivial task; there is an awful lot to   
   learn.  It's not the same as whe the old Bell System would have managers man   
   switchboards when operators went out on strike.   
      
   I'd be concerned about safety.  What happens if a novice engineer panicks and   
   throws a fast moving freight into emergency--a derailment?   
      
   I'd also be concerned about a town's grade crossings being blocked by a noice   
   engineer who stalls his train and can't start it.   
      
   Despite hte passage of time, let's not forget the Malbone Street tragedy,   
   caused by a strike breaking motorman.   
      
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