My February 22 essay about East Palestine, Ohio, focused on the derailment cause. I also collaborated with Robert Yoho, and he simultaneously posted it in his Substack “Surviving Healthcare.” The word “dioxin” appeared once, generating an understandable comment storm in Robert’s Substack. In response to the heightened interest and to clarify, I have added an addendum to my essay. Please open the essay by clicking on the below overview box and scrolling down to the addendum. For a direct link to the addendum, click here.
The railroad aspect of this story has generated a lot of interest in that industry. That has tweaked my interest, and I plan on an essay that will take a “deep dive” into railroad operations and engineering and how technology is evolving to prevent derailments and other accidents.
Fred, it's not just Railways, or the transportation industry, Bridges are a big part of our traveling, they colapse too. Toll roads where you are clocked for speeding if you get there to soon. Leveies I saw first hand what the 2010 levy failure brought to a town of 17,000, that was home of a US NAVAL BASE---BUPERS in Millington, TN. Why does the Navy need an Inland Navy Base, it keeps the Records. But there was more to that story as they say, it was a training base at one time, left over from WW2, slated for closure. So our government made it a records keeping base with more high ranking officers. As a training base it added to the economy of a small town, Brass had the housing, lower ranks rented off base, and as single sailors went out on leave. High Ranks tend to live in the affluent towns in Shelby Co and send their kids to private schools.
Great comment Gail. I really upsets me when roads that do not need paving get paved. Curb cutouts disturb me. Of course railroading is my lifetime passion.
We had a 3 way stop, for a T road, worked very well for years, was cheap, people used turn signals. The town put in a expensve Round About, people no longer used turn signals, nor went the 15 mile speed limit, Then they put in Trees, The entire set up is a visiual nightmare for Seniors. I've been nearly hit a dozen times since it went in. And I'm a causious driver. Our back roads rarely get re-stripped, or patched. For Seniors we depend on those stripes to keep us out of ditches. A few gallons of paint would help. We use back roads more, as I'm now the main driver, I refuse to use the Kamakazi freeway, or they may end up being toll roads for tax revenue. As well as the major HWY'S. My deacesed BIL called those towns along the way 'PAYTOLL'.
His daughter is married to the Dr. from Love Boat Bernie Kopel, they used to fly him out to California to care for Bernies rescue dogs. Boarding them was to expensive. LIBERALS.
My passion was Quilting till some hand surgeon messed up the re-attachment of the Thumb ligament. Medicare aloted 13 weeks rehab, took nearly 5 years to get most of the use back, but the fine motor skills are never going to be right.
BLEVE Video from the 1970's https://youtu.be/0W88v5tMWJ0
Trains are becoming less safe. Why the Ohio derailment disaster could happen more often https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trains-are-becoming-less-safe-why-the-ohio-derailment-disaster-could-happen-more-often/ar-AA17uvU0
Hysteria. We see that a lot in our field.
Fred, it's not just Railways, or the transportation industry, Bridges are a big part of our traveling, they colapse too. Toll roads where you are clocked for speeding if you get there to soon. Leveies I saw first hand what the 2010 levy failure brought to a town of 17,000, that was home of a US NAVAL BASE---BUPERS in Millington, TN. Why does the Navy need an Inland Navy Base, it keeps the Records. But there was more to that story as they say, it was a training base at one time, left over from WW2, slated for closure. So our government made it a records keeping base with more high ranking officers. As a training base it added to the economy of a small town, Brass had the housing, lower ranks rented off base, and as single sailors went out on leave. High Ranks tend to live in the affluent towns in Shelby Co and send their kids to private schools.
Great comment Gail. I really upsets me when roads that do not need paving get paved. Curb cutouts disturb me. Of course railroading is my lifetime passion.
We had a 3 way stop, for a T road, worked very well for years, was cheap, people used turn signals. The town put in a expensve Round About, people no longer used turn signals, nor went the 15 mile speed limit, Then they put in Trees, The entire set up is a visiual nightmare for Seniors. I've been nearly hit a dozen times since it went in. And I'm a causious driver. Our back roads rarely get re-stripped, or patched. For Seniors we depend on those stripes to keep us out of ditches. A few gallons of paint would help. We use back roads more, as I'm now the main driver, I refuse to use the Kamakazi freeway, or they may end up being toll roads for tax revenue. As well as the major HWY'S. My deacesed BIL called those towns along the way 'PAYTOLL'.
His daughter is married to the Dr. from Love Boat Bernie Kopel, they used to fly him out to California to care for Bernies rescue dogs. Boarding them was to expensive. LIBERALS.
My passion was Quilting till some hand surgeon messed up the re-attachment of the Thumb ligament. Medicare aloted 13 weeks rehab, took nearly 5 years to get most of the use back, but the fine motor skills are never going to be right.
No apologies needed Anne. This is a free speech zone. I would only remove threatening comments and you have have been gracious.