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Ron Ruhoff

July 15, 2005 08:11PM

The article concerning the derailment in the Clear Creek Courant quoted Ron Trottier as saying, "It was caused by worn ties and track being out-of-gauge". Can't buy that. Railstar themselves did a lot of "re-gauging" on curves prior to opening the season. Whether they did that particular place, I don't know, but if they fooled with the gauging there, it may be their own doing. It's also known that the 21 waddles and sways when it's run too fast--just like pulling a back-heavy (not enough tongue weight) trailer with a car. With 44 tons on those 2 closely spaced axels, it's asking for trouble. GLRRR,Inc ran THOUSANDS of trips over that High Fill Curve over the last 30 years with no incident there. They also kept the roadbed in fine condition.

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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
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	"RAWHIDE"	July 16, 2005 05:45PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Trevor Hartford	July 17, 2005 12:28PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Chuck	July 17, 2005 02:32PM
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Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Dan Robirds	July 16, 2005 10:52PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Terry Van Schwartz	July 17, 2005 09:20AM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	J.B.Bane	July 17, 2005 12:11PM
Re: Track or Loco? Spread the Rails or Climb Over?	Gavin Hamilton	July 17, 2005 03:44PM

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