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John West

July 15, 2005 12:18AM

I would think that one big advantage of FRA involvement would relate to liability. If you have complied with whatever the FRA requests, and then something happens that causes injury or death to an employee or passenger, I would think that at least you would be (somewhat) protected against any claims of negligence. The downside of course, as we found on the C&TS, is that the FRA can take a very different (and expensive) position from your own (highly qualified) track folks as to what is needed for a safe railroad. Some things are highly judgemental. But if you don't immediately kowtow, we found the FRA can get nasty. After all they are enforcers with the weight of the Federal govmint behind them. But more often than not I think the FRA will be reasonable.

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(Loop Content) FRA to Investigate LINK	Scott Hightower	July 14, 2005 10:27AM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	Mike Stillwell	July 14, 2005 10:38AM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	dan	July 14, 2005 11:51AM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	Jim MacMillan	July 14, 2005 12:04PM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	Curtis F	July 14, 2005 02:36PM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	dan	July 14, 2005 05:19PM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	Don Richter	July 14, 2005 07:11PM
FRA and liability	John West	July 15, 2005 12:18AM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	Jim	July 14, 2005 12:53PM
Re: (Loop Content) FRA to Investigate	KWilcomb	July 14, 2005 02:37PM
OK what is it track or loco?	Yosemite Sam	July 14, 2005 02:58PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	Wayne Knape	July 14, 2005 04:37PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	KWilcomb	July 14, 2005 05:20PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	Herb Kelsey	July 14, 2005 05:31PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	KWilcomb	July 14, 2005 05:37PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	Herb Kelsey	July 14, 2005 08:35PM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	Roger Mitchell	July 15, 2005 07:54AM
Re: OK what is it track or loco?	Skip Luke	July 18, 2005 03:52PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Russ Sperry	July 15, 2005 01:22PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Don Richter	July 15, 2005 02:36PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Russ Sperry	July 15, 2005 03:27PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Ron Ruhoff	July 15, 2005 08:11PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Michael Allen	July 16, 2005 01:22PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Jason Midyette	July 16, 2005 02:40PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Don Richter	July 16, 2005 05:54PM
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