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Ed-<br>
I'm away from my files right now, but the ICC issued a report<br>
on this derailment. The cause ? Sabotage. Someone with<br>
knowlege of signaling moved the switch point to route No. 4<br>
into the middle track. Knowing that it would shunt the signal<br>
to display stop if the bond wires were left in tact, the culprit<br>
rerouted them. Strictly by recollection, but I believe the<br>
engine was 133. Because the west end of the middle track<br>
is just east of a moderate curve, it was not possible for the<br>
engine crew to see the position of the switch points. Taking<br>
into account the time of night and the speed, I doubt that<br>
that any action by the crew would have prevented a <br>
derailment.<br>
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What's fuzzy is the culprit. Some say a post office worker<br>
was arrested and tried in Portsmouth. I've never seen<br>
anything to verify that.<br>
Harry Bundy<br>
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