Raitt And Foxx: Lawyers Run The Railways

Government lawyers in Canada and the U.S. are trying hard to deal with exploding oil tanker trains.  They are beefing up the tankers and fixing the brakes.  The lawyers could not possibly know the truth.  It’s the hundred year old rail beds and bridges, built by my generation, that are giving out.  The ancient rail beds simply cannot take the excessive weight and train frequency.

Better brakes will tear the rails up faster.  In Canada we have at least one highly qualified Engineer sitting as an MP in Parliament.  His voice is sadly muzzled for lack of the realization that he understands technical problems.  Our Government lawyers don’t know that they don’t know.  The explosions continue.  Which city will be first to pay the price?