Larry Sheldon  wrote:
> On 5/18/2014 10:48 PM, dpeltier@my-deja.com wrote:
>> "conklin"  wrote:
>>> Is the geo car ever put on the end of these 100+car oil trains?  If not,
why
>>> not?
>>
>> Because a.) the slack action at the end of a 100-car freight trains is not
>> safe for occupied passenger cars, and ...[snip]
>
> How did the conductor and brakeman (-men) survive in the way cars?
>

I didn't say it's fatal, I said it's not safe. The risk of injury is
unacceptable by today's standards. Whether it was safer then (shorter train
lengths, lower speeds, people who were experienced at dealing with the
situation, etc.), or whether our tolerance for the risk has just decreased,
I cdon't know. Probably a combination of both.

What I do know is that nowadays riding in a caboose or a DPU locomotive is
an activity that is only allowed under certain circumstances, at least for
the railroads I know about.

Dan

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