Posted by patrick on 5/27/2008, 10:45 pm, in reply to "Derailment Procedures"
The procedure is spelled out in the north american hazmat emergency guide. The company has no "real" policy in place other than the hazmat guide. The conductor is supposed to know what is in the train and where it is located. They are called engineers not enginemen. As for 911 in this instance it would have to be done by the engineer as directed by the conductor due to poor radio reception in this area.(the engine radio has more power.Remember without a conductor on the train a hazmat release can take much longer to find therefore placing the public at greater risk. The railroads want to have trains with just one man on board.--Previous Message--
: Curious as to how railroads deal with
: derailment of tank cars in or near
: residential areas such as what I
: have been following here narrated by
: PWV Pete.
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: Train approached highway crossing,
: back in the train completly out of
: line of sight from crew, a
: derailment occurs. Train continues
: along for some distance tearing up
: right of way, but derailed cars are
: staying in line, not striking a
: thing that would cause a pile up.
: Then, the inevitable highway
: crossing nears. The derailed tank
: car now strikes the obstruction of
: the highway, and the pile up begins.
: Train speed is a mere 25 MPH when
: the Emergency Application of Air
: Brakes occurs.
: Train run in occurs as derailed cars
: start leaving the right of way and
: resistance begins when derailed cars
: start burying themselves.
: The train stops in or near a
: residential area. The tank cars are
: leaking due to other rail cars
: tearing holes into the sides of
: themselves.
: The Conductor now does what: ?
: Dial 911 on the radio or does the
: Engineman?
: If the Engineman dials 911, does the
: Conductor begin walking ?
: With todays technology, does the
: crew have access to waybills for
: hazardous loads and if so, does the
: Conductor, if now walking his train,
: carry his bills with him?
: Once the Conductor is near enough to
: observe the derailment, now seeing
: tank cars are involved, what are his
: next actions?
: Since a highway is in close
: proximity, and vehicle traffic is
: near the derailment site - now
: stopped traffic is beginning to
: build with more and more motorists,
: what actions are in place to secure
: the safety of the traveling, yet
: unaware public?
: As for residences along the right of
: way, what actions take place to
: secure their safety?
: Or, does the train conductor notify
: the engineman of the derailed and
: possibly leaking tank cars so as to
: have the engineman notify the train
: dispatcher?
: Now time is of the essence in
: safety.
:
: Can insiders tell us what company
: policy are put into effect to
: protect the public in the event of a
: serious derailment of hazardous
: materials?
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