Don't Ever Let Common Sense Get In The Way

[RUN ROD RUN]

Rules is Rules!

The Good news:
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.

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.

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.

The Bad news:
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses.

The crew tried to explain to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train. OH & S.

They were instructed Rules prohibit moving the train when a part is defective.

REMEMBER, RULES IS RULES!
Don't ever let common sense get in the way of a Good disaster!

[MoodyBlue]

The Rules Guy is most likely the Train Master for this Division. You don't go against their word; if you want to keep your Job.