Re: (erielack) Re: Split Rail Derail Question

[Dlw1el2_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 5/12/2001 10:16:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
kdegroff_@_starpower.net writes:
KEVIN

> By looking at the other main, you can see that the derail is only 2 lengths 
> of
> rail away from the diamond.  That makes it about 80 feet away. IF YOU LOOK 
> CLOSE AT THE LEFT RAIL ON TRACK # 1 I WOULD SAY IT LOOKS MORE LIKE 8 RAIL 
> LENGTHS.  THE NUMBER OF PIPE STANTIONS, THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS, THE 
> NUMBER RAIL LENGTHS, AND OF COURSE THE LEGAL LIMITS, WHICH I CAN'T COMMENT 
> ON, ALL LEND TO THINKING YOU ARE A LOT FURTHER FROM THE DIAMONDS THAN THE 
> PHOTO IMPLIES.  IT HAS THE LOOK OF ABOUT A 100MM TO 135 MM PHOTO.
> 
> Is this more of a legal appeasement thing, rather than a functional thing? 
> IF IT WAS TWO TRACKS, BOTH SIGNALED IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION, AND IT WAS A 
> DRAW BRIDGE THEY WERE PROTECTING, YOU THINK THERE WOULD ONLY BE DERAILS 
> WITH THE CURRENT OF TRAFFIC?  NO! yes, THE DERAILS ARE REQUIRED.
> Especially when the derail direction path is into the tower. YOU ALWAYS 
> DERAIL OFF TO THE SIDE AND NOT ON TO THE ADJACENT TRACK.
> 
> How common was it for DL&W trains to wrong rail? NO MATTER WHAT RAILROAD, 
> WHERE EVER, YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE SITUATIONS WITH TRAINS RUNNING 
> AGAINST THE CURRENT OF TRAFFIC, FOR A MANY DIFFERENT REASONS, AT MANY 
> DIFFERENT TIMES, UNDER MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
> 
BOB

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