The Good news: It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, KS when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina
The Bad news: Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail
The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules
The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses (In defense of the crew, according to Sixgun Jr., the crew tried to 'explain to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train!)
The Bad news: Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail
The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules
The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses (In defense of the crew, according to Sixgun Jr., the crew tried to 'explain to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train!)
SOMETIMES IT'S OK TO
BEND THE RULES A LITTLE!
BEND THE RULES A LITTLE!
RULES ARE RULES!
Don't let common sense get
in the way of a good disaster.
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