Re: Safety on Narrow Gauge railroads

durangokid123 Wrote:
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> As an employee of the Durango and Silverton, I can
> fully assure you that our motto is "safety first"
> and that safety is our number one concern. Train
> service employees strictly adhere to our own
> operating rule book... which was recently updated
> this year... in every move that we make. We
> operate historic equipment that simply requires
> different operating practices than Class 1
> railroads. We are a narrow gauge railroad,
> operating through the Colorado Rockies, hauling
> 190,000 passengers a year, all of which mean that
> safety MUST be at the forefront of what we do.
> From an employee's perspective, it is made very
> clear to us that everything we do must be done
> with safety in mind. Period.
>
> I do not appreciate you claiming that safety rules
> were "ignored" when you also state that you have
> know knowledge of our rule book, operating
> practices and so on. To answer your question with
> regard to the D&S, you are completely off base.
>
> Let me be clear, I do NOT speak on behalf of the
> Durango and Silverton, I am just an employee who
> works hard every day to get historic trains to
> Silverton safely.

To be absolutely clear, I never used the word "ignored". In fact, I distinctly asked if "the rules are different."

Please, do not add words to my posts, especially words in "quotes" that I did not say.

Thank you.

Robert