09-26-2008, 02:28 PM
Take heart. Governor Arnold has now made texting while driving anything (like a train) illegal. That should make the families of the dead feel better.
Southern Pacific Railroad has an ability to install "deadman switches" at each and every turnout or red light. They won't. Years ago these switches were commonly used to avoid two trains on one track headon collisions.
They worked then and would work now but the railroads don't think it's worth the money it would cost.
Southern Pacific Railroad has an ability to install "deadman switches" at each and every turnout or red light. They won't. Years ago these switches were commonly used to avoid two trains on one track headon collisions.
They worked then and would work now but the railroads don't think it's worth the money it would cost.