Bob, that's a very interesting story. I was also on assignment once for Exxon Chemical and their employee magazine. Our thrust of the story was along that line in regards to most RR's running through the middle of small towns. I photographed the rail yard, kids playing and old folks on the porches. They didn't publish the rail yard. Obviously it was a 'feel good' piece to instill confidence in transporting all those nasty chemicals and petroleum products. However, just last night I caught a new report of citizens in Baytown Tx (near Houston) which is the home of Exxon/Mobil major refinery. A lawsuit mentions several million (pounds/tons??) of stuff released into the air--so you never know.
Bob Werre > > Bob: > > I'm guessing that the tank car was or had been loaded with a hazardous > substance. That was always SOP on Santa Fe, and became doubly critical > after the TP&W derailment at Crescent City, IL, in 1970( > http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/93/Crescent%20City%20Train%20Derailment,%201970.pdf?sequence=2 > > ) > > In fact, after that incident, even locals and roadswitcher jobs on > Santa Fe were required to bury hazardous materials cars in their > trains to the extent possible. The conductor also had to have waybills > in his possession while the cars were in transit, no matter how short > the distance traveled. > > > Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob > Werre <b...@...> wrote: > > > > I'm not certain in regards to steam era safety concerns but once on > > assignment for the Houston Belt and Terminal RR, I was covering the > > evening crews that worked the former MP yard. The train master spotted > > a flat next to a tank car in the consist. So we went down to > > investigate and if necessary break up those two cars. They were > > concerned that the load on the flat could shift and pierce the tank. A > > bulkhead flat would have been okay however. So now you know how to run > > your trains in your operation sessions! > > > > Bob Werre > > BobWphoto.com > > > > > Recent Activity: > > * New Members > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbTMxa2kxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTI5MjQyODk2MA--?o=6> > 3 > * New Photos > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJlOGFiNTdsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdnBob3QEc3RpbWUDMTI5MjQyODk2MA--> > 15 > > Visit Your Group > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale;_ylc=X3oDMTJkMWc1ZjlpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMjkyNDI4OTYw> > > > Yahoo! Groups > <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJjamR2aTJzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEyOTI0Mjg5NjA-> > > > Switch to: Text-Only > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=change%20delivery%20format:%20Traditional>, > > Daily Digest > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=email%20delivery:%20Digest> > . Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> . > Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
