Complying with federal regulations, the crew stopped the train, but tried to explain it had to be moved because of WHERE it came to a stop! “NOPE! NO CAN DO!”, came the reply …..
Did you see this covered?
UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, Rules are Rules! And news, is sometimes 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, Ks. 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.
A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the Governmental Regulations. The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.
When crew tried to explain to higher-ups 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 tell the rest.
Unintended consequences? Or was it what I used to call “Ma-Bell-Mentality”?
As always the Government knows what is best for us.
No comment necessary …..
REMEMBER, …. RULES ARE RULES! And the Obama administration has passed on tens of thousands of pages of new regulations, sure to drive businesses across the nation out of business …..
Don’t ever let common sense get in the way of a Government Regulation. But lest you forget, …. now these governmental czars, and regulators, will decide your health care ! ! !
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