Re: (erielack) Diamond and USPS delays

[gelwood <gelwood_@_dnaco.net>]

Check my WEB site in EL/Operations for the ICC accident report.

George Elwood
http://www.dnaco.net/~gelwood

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 Smtimko_@_aol.com wrote:

> That CSXT safety flyer was no doubt issued by R L Downing, a CSXT General
> Manager or Vice President.  Bob was formerly with Conrail in Albany.
>
> His father was a Division Supt on EL on at least the New York and then the
> Mahoning Divisions.  He was in Cleveland as a General Supt or some such title
> when the NY-100 was operating against the current of traffic around a
> disabled train  from Kent to SN Jct on Thanksgiving Day (I forget the year)
> and the train found an open switch and entered the industry of
> Harbison-Walker Refractories at Windham, Ohio at speed.
>
> The fireman was operating the engine and he was seriously injured in the
> derailment and to this day never worked again.  The engineer was killed.  It
> was a real tragedy.  The train dispatcher, while not at fault took it very
> hard.  That dispatcher relieved me earlier that morning in Youngstown.
>
> smt
>
>
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