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I find this story hard to believe, even if it did come over the internet (<IMG height=19 alt="" src="http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr01/ltr/emoticons/smile_wink.gif" width=19>).<BR>
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<B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good news: It was a normal day in </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sharon</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Springs</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, KS, when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Salina</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>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.</SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>The Good news: A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules.</SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>The Bad news: The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.</SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>The crew tried to explain to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train!</SPAN></B> <BR><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">They were instructed “The Rules” prohibit moving the train when a part is defective! </SPAN></B><BR><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B> <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><BR>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG id=ecxecxMA1.1264802400 height=480 src="cid:X.MA1.1264802400@aol.com" width=640 border=0><BR><IMG id=ecxecxMA2.1264802400 height=480 src="cid:X.MA2.1264802400@aol.com" width=640 border=0><BR><IMG id=ecxecxMA3.1264802400 height=480 src="cid:X.MA3.1264802400@aol.com" width=640 border=0></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG id=ecxecxMA4.1264802400 height=480 src="cid:X.MA4.1264802400@aol.com" width=640 border=0></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>You just can't fix stupid.</FONT></FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#000099>RULES IS RULES!</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000099> <BR></FONT><BR><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffff" face="arial black,sans-serif"><STRONG>(Don't let common sense get in the way of a good disaster!) </STRONG></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><BR><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#993300 size=3><STRONG>Ed Svitil</STRONG></FONT><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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