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   conklin to All   
   Re: safety improvements why not for oil    
   19 May 14 08:45:22   
   
   From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net   
      
   "Glen Labah"  wrote in message   
   news:gl4317-034EC2.21200818052014@mx05.eternal-september.org...   
   > In article <-r-dnStS3OZp0eTOnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@earthlink.com>,   
   > "conklin"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> So let us wonder what would be the results would have been of Federal   
   >> inspection of the track in Lynchburg, VA?   
   >   
   >   
   > If it is legal for a freight train to operate over it, then it would   
   > have had to meet some standard or other.  At some point in time, it   
   > would to have had to have been inspected.  The frequency of inspection   
   > depends on the type of track.   
   >   
   > This article explains a bit about track inspectors and track inspection:   
   >   
   > http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20Reference/ABCs%20of%20Railroading/200   
   > 6/05/Track%20classifications.aspx   
   >   
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   And oil trains need to be limited to what type of track?  Presumably they   
   cold run on any.   
      
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