It could range from simple disruption of service, or a coordinated effort to
'derail' the movent of goods vital to businesses. Don't forget that
passenger trains run on some of the same rails as those coal (and other
commodities) carriers. It could even be a diversion.... I hate to think of
what the extended cost is when a train derails. It just ain't pretty out
there....
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu" <lamadoo@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] An intro and re: train hazards
> I know we have to be more careful, but gees! Do they think terrorists
want to blow up a coal train? Car parts en route to
> assembly? What?
>
> Granted, the passenger trains in New England represent a real
vulnerability.....
>
> Lama
>
> From: "Johnie Stafford"
> > Times have changed, it's more than your safety they're worried about
> > now. With all of the terorist alerts in the shipping world, the first
> > thought when railroad emmployees see someone photographing trains is
> > that the photographer is making plans for some sort of attack.
>
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