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RE: (erielack) Off Topic Confused Railroad Issue

I read Todd's link.  I suspect that this is yet another illustration of the lack of understanding on
the part of reporters about how railroads work.  Think "derailment."

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Montgomery, Edward T [mailto:Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:51 AM
> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: (erielack) Off Topic Confused Railroad Issue
> 
> 
> I woke up this morning hearing that Amtrak Trains 5&6 could not make it through Donner Pass with
the e/bound being
> pulled back to Reno and the w/bound stuck in the mountains until the tracks could be cleared by
UP.  Reports say a UP
> plow "fell through a walkway" blocking the track.  I'm trying to figure out what the "walkway" was
to cause such a
> problem.  Did it take out a snowshed or something like that?  The news reports aren't very clear.
> 
> Ed Montgomery
> 
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