Thursday, January 17, 2013

RULES ARE RULES!
The Good news:It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, whena Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.The Bad news:Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail.
The Good news:
A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with theGovernmental Regulations.
The Bad news:

The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses. When crew tried to explain to higher-ups they needed to move the train, they were instructed not to move the train because Federal Regulations prohibit moving the train when a part is defective.

Well okee-dokey then, and the pictures tell the rest.
As always the Government knows what is best for us


REMEMBER, RULES ARE RULES!
Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a Government Regulation.
And now they decide your health care?!?!