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Author:  Frederick G. Bailey [ Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line stea

For the official word, check out the URL below.

Steamtown excursions 2004 update
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Author:  Dave Albright [ Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line

Going with the "insurance card" huh? Doesn't Steamtown need insurance for those yard shuttles? Sounds like BS to me.

Author:  Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Yeah, what about Penna. line steam? <:-)

What does Maine have to do with Steamtown operations, other than a Boston & Maine Pacific?

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Author:  Mitch [ Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Yeah, what about Penna. line steam? <:-)

I'll second that... sounds like BS.

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Author:  Erik Ledbetter [ Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Yeah, what about Penna. line steam? <:-)

It's perfectly real. That's Steamtown's press release. Sandy was just having fun at the expense of people like me who don't spell-check.


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Author:  Rob Davis [ Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line

Interesting read. Since when does Steamtown operate on a "Class One" railroad?

Author:  Melanie [ Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line

"Steam-powered passenger service, utilizing vintage equipment, is a high-risk business."

Huh?????
Any machinery can be high risk, if you operate it incorrectly or don't maintain it. Well maintained, safely operated equipment should do just fine. !

Is BS the party line now?

Author:  Richard [ Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line

.
> Huh?????
> Any machinery can be high risk, if you
> operate it incorrectly or don't maintain it.
> Well maintained, safely operated equipment
> should do just fine. !

> Is BS the party line now?

No matter how much I tell my car insurance carrier that I am a good driver and that I've never been in an accident, my rates continue to edge up. This is not a new problem. Look at the doctors and malpractice insurance.

Let's be civil, have a great day!

Rick

Author:  RH [ Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Steamtown announces curtailment of maine line

Lets be fair here, if a diesel engine blows you might get a nice fire and perhaps some flying metal at the extreme; if a steamer blows it is more or less a bomb going off. For all the talk of the Gettysburg incident one thing you don't here much is how "lucky" they were that nobody outside the engine was injured; it could have easily been much worse if the boiler had failed in a slightly different way. Add old cars with old brakes and old trucks and the risk is increased no matter how well maintained. No question insurance is out of control; but do the math, there is increased risk from a statistical point of view.
> Huh?????
> Any machinery can be high risk, if you
> operate it incorrectly or don't maintain it.
> Well maintained, safely operated equipment
> should do just fine. !

> Is BS the party line now?

Author:  Michael E. Allen [ Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:15 am ]
Post subject:  On- v Off- Property Insurance

I believe that as an arm of the United States Government tne NPS is self-insured. This covers any activities on their property. The insurance issue for excursions off of their own property is a contractural one which appears to result from requirements placed on the participating property owners by their insurance carriers.

M.E. Allen

> Going with the "insurance card"
> huh? Doesn't Steamtown need insurance for
> those yard shuttles? Sounds like BS to me.


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