TRAIN WRECK...WAITING TO HAPPEN....

[doctorwayne]

Thanks, Charlie, that sorta explains it.  I wonder why, though, they were using a DPU:  the train was only 52 cars and there were two locos on the headend.  Most of Saskatchewan is not at all similar to the Rockies or Swiss Alps.  I would have thought that as soon as the train went into emergency due to it breaking-up, the DPU not only would have braked, but also cut power.  I must admit, though, that I'm not totally familiar with how they work.

Wayne