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| Author: | nickcarr [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Seattle Times Article |
I know it doesn't really have any relevance to monitoring railroad activity but this sounds rather suspicious? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... ls25m.html |
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| Author: | N7QOR [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
nickcarr wrote: I know it doesn't really have any relevance to monitoring railroad activity but this sounds rather suspicious? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... ls25m.html This is pretty bad. Looks like a "CSS" ("Crew Shuttle Services") Chevy Suburban. CSS contracts to the Railroads to move their crews around. An article I read that covered this accident indicates it was an uncontrolled railroad crossing, and sounds like it was coming out of a small rail yard. I knew a guy that drove for CSS for a short time. Shit wages and erratic hours. |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
It looks like the contract shuttle driver crossed behind a parked train on a double main or second track not knowing another train was coming through. The shuttle drivers have a high turnover rate at 9 bucks an hour, so experience is not always gained and the crew was probably tired after 8-12 hours on the road and not able to warn in time. |
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
Wasn't there a member here that was a driver for them? He was at Mark's during WTO...? |
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| Author: | Jim [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
Didn't Bob Gehri (Smith) drive for them or was it another company that did the same thing? |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
Wow, you're going back in time. Yes Bob drove for Crew Scuttle probably in the late 90's when I used to hang around the Van depot. Haven't seen him lately, maybe he still drives for them. I think the name down there has changed to Coach America or something similar. |
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| Author: | N7QOR [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Seattle Times Article |
icom1020 wrote: Wow, you're going back in time. Yes Bob drove for Crew Scuttle probably in the late 90's when I used to hang around the Van depot. Haven't seen him lately, maybe he still drives for them. I think the name down there has changed to Coach America or something similar. I see both CSS & Coach America rigs in this (Seattle) area. |
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