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To: ig who wrote (578026)	5/20/2015 2:04:15 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793897

There’s new evidence that someone may have thrown or fired something at the train before the crash. The FBI is investigating that possibility as the engineer insists he doesn’t remember much of the crash. Two other trains were hit with objects about the same time as the crash. Apparently it’s a common occurrence on the tracks near Philadelphia. foxnews.com If some of those derailments are "workplace violence" of some kind, then additional regulations and... improved braking systems... won't help much.

To: ig who wrote (578026)	5/20/2015 4:09:27 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

Like BP Oil having a failed well, it's not an economic proposition to get derailed oil trains. The train companies do NOT want that to happen as it costs them huge amounts. Their insurers will punish them severely as will prosecutors. People seem to think the train companies want their trains to crash. <I'll bet few people know that five oil-carrying trains have derailed since February. It's a huge topic here in the Columbia River Gorge. > The USA made tens of $billions from the BP/Transocean disaster. It was a good economic lift for the region with overseas shareholders' cash flooding in. Similarly, the Columbia River Gorge people should look on train crashes as profit centres. Prosecute the failures and make big heaps of profits. Mqurice