Mainecat Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 https://www.desmog.com/2019/05/30/trump-federal-railroad-administration-crew-staffing-self-regulation-rail-industry/ May 30, 2019 @ 10:42 PDT Note the date above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted February 16, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 Seems to me an executive order should take care of this. What's he waiting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: https://www.desmog.com/2019/05/30/trump-federal-railroad-administration-crew-staffing-self-regulation-rail-industry/ May 30, 2019 @ 10:42 PDT Note the date above Do you know that public transportation bus drivers who haul people don't have the same standards as over the road truckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted February 16, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 rent free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Automatic brakes would not have changed the out come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 38 minutes ago, racer254 said: Do you know that public transportation bus drivers who haul people don't have the same standards as over the road truckers. Did you know pastrami tastes different than roast beef? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted February 16, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 Took em a week to point fingers 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Mainecat said: https://www.desmog.com/2019/05/30/trump-federal-railroad-administration-crew-staffing-self-regulation-rail-industry/ May 30, 2019 @ 10:42 PDT Note the date above To bad buffet funds so many of your heros banning pipelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Mainecat said: https://www.desmog.com/2019/05/30/trump-federal-railroad-administration-crew-staffing-self-regulation-rail-industry/ May 30, 2019 @ 10:42 PDT Note the date above all that was settled DURING the Obama administration in 2015, look up ECP braking systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Mainecat said: https://www.desmog.com/2019/05/30/trump-federal-railroad-administration-crew-staffing-self-regulation-rail-industry/ May 30, 2019 @ 10:42 PDT Note the date above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Mainecat said: Did you know pastrami tastes different than roast beef? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 The gop has always pushed for deregulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: The gop has always pushed for deregulation. Mostly because democrats over-regulated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, hayward said: Mostly because democrats over-regulated . Some over regulation could’ve prevented this disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 minute ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Some over regulation could’ve prevented this disaster. Haven’t paid attention to details. Is the bearing going out and the wheel falling off the car still to blame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: The gop has always pushed for deregulation. business killing over-regulation yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, hayward said: Haven’t paid attention to details. Is the bearing going out and the wheel falling off the car still to blame? so far that's where it's leaning, but wasn't a tanker, was covered hopper according to the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: so far that's where it's leaning, but wasn't a tanker, was covered hopper according to the video Well with that many moving parts on a train, from front to back, shits gonna go wrong from time to time that’s just the way life is and I don’t care how much maintenance is done, regulation or deregulation. Nothing is ever perfect and fail-safe. Maybe something along the lines of better leak-proof designs on haz-mat tankers So they don’t leaks material out when they’re rolling around on the ground like a rag doll? I don’t know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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01mxz800 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, hayward said: Well with that many moving parts on a train, from front to back, shits gonna go wrong from time to time that’s just the way life is and I don’t care how much maintenance is done, regulation or deregulation. Nothing is ever perfect and fail-safe. Maybe something along the lines of better leak-proof designs on haz-mat tankers So they don’t leaks material out when they’re rolling around on the ground like a rag doll? I don’t know. agreed, but these tankers are designed to take serious hits, I just read a editorial in Railway Age dispelling all the mis-information surrounding this accident, good read if you have the time, my concern is if they were able to vent the cars why not pump them off rather than drain them onto the ground, my previous employer was a propane company and we were certified to pump railcars off on derailment sites and have done a few of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: agreed, but these tankers are designed to take serious hits, I just read a editorial in Railway Age dispelling all the mis-information surrounding this accident, good read if you have the time, my concern is if they were able to vent the cars why not pump them off rather than drain them onto the ground, my previous employer was a propane company and we were certified to pump railcars off on derailment sites and have done a few of them Yeah that doesn’t sound good. So the tanker held it’s product, but the company emptied her out on the ground? Da fuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted February 16, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, hayward said: Yeah that doesn’t sound good. So the tanker held its product, but the company emptied her out on the ground? Da fuck? They were afraid it was going to explode so the drained them then set it in fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Skidooski said: They were afraid it was going to explode so the drained them then set it in fire if they opened them to vent they could have been pumped off, I would like to know made the call to dump on ground, Norfolk Southern could not have made that decision would have been in the hands of 1st responders, DEC or EPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 17, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2023 Biden admin turns down Ohio's request for disaster assistance after toxic derailment https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-turns-down-ohios-request-disaster-assistance-toxic-derailment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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