From: w.d.hines.unspammed@ns.sympatico.nospam.ca   
      
   On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:52:00 -0400, conklin wrote:   
      
   > "Wayne Hines"  wrote in message   
   > news:pR7Jv.2460$Ub6.1313@fx20.iad...   
   >> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:49:29 -0400, conklin wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> "Wayne Hines"  wrote in   
   >>> message   
   >>> news:pUOIv.385922$Y37.383164@fx22.iad...   
   >>>> The official report has been released:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/communiques/rail/2014   
   R13d0054-20140819.asp   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Although it suggests a combination of factors led to the disaster, it   
   >>>> does   
   >>>> appear an insufficient number of handbrakes were applied.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> gwh   
   >>>>   
   >>>> --   
   >>>> Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> The NYTimes summary stated that the RR was known to have safety issues   
   >>> and   
   >>> no one did anything about it.  A badly done engine repair cause the fire   
   >>> in   
   >>> the engine which started the chain reaction.   
   >>   
   >> It still all comes down to the fact the handbrakes that were applied were   
   >> not capable of holding the train.   
   >>   
   >> gwh   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It seems that the engine left running was badly repaired and was then shut   
   > down.  The handbrakes were then not sufficient.  Up until then, they were.   
   > Bad maintenance started the chain reaction.   
      
   The locomotive/independent brakes should have been off to test whether the   
   applied handbrakes would hold the train.   
      
   gwh   
      
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