Rules is rules!

[frnash]

Rules is Rules!

<big><big><big><small>The Good news:
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, 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 Governmental Regulations.

The Bad news:
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses. When crew tried to explain to higher-ups that they needed to move the train, they were instructed not to move the train because Federal Regulations prohibit moving the train when a part is defective.

Well okee-dokey then, and the pictures (see below) tell "the rest-of-the-story" (with a tip of the hat to Paul Harvey).

As always the Government knows what is best for us.</small></big></big></big><big><big><big>
</big></big></big>

<big><big><big><small>
</small></big></big></big>REMEMBER, RULES IS RULES!
"Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a Government Regulation."
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]

---

[/FONT][/FONT](I must be getting rusty, seems I can't delete the thumbnails! )

 

[Admin]

So in other words, we can look at these pictures of the destroyed bridge and resultant issues it will cause for some time to come and think of it as our tax dollars at work!

-John

 

[frnash]

So in other words, we can look at these pictures of the destroyed bridge and resultant issues it will cause for some time to come and think of it as our tax dollars at work!

-John

Not to mention the destroyed train — it was a coal train!

 

[snoluver1]

Oh crap! All that coal lost? How am I supposed to plug in my electric car tonight and reduce my carbon footprint!!!

 

[polarisrider1]

We have some CSX guys in here, any of you like to comment?

 

[scott_b]

While I like Nash's story better Snopes tells a slightly different story. The train derailed on the bridge so it could not be moved. The crew unhooked the train cars so only those on the bridge would fall.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/trainfire.asp