All trains in USA to stop before rollover...(not sure if a repost)greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread |
http://hotnews.cleveland.com/cgi-free/get...406_BC_OH-Y2K-Trains&CLV&news&clyear2000
-- Vern (bacon17@ibm.net), December 25, 1999
that one dosen't work...this one does.. http://hotnews.cleveland.com/cgi-free/getstory.cgi?o0406_BC_OH--Y2K-Tr ains&CLV&news&clyear2000
-- Vern (bacon17@ibm.net), December 25, 1999.
http://hotnews.cleveland.com/cgi-free/getstory.cgi?o0406_BC_OH--Y2K- Trains&CLV&news&clyear2000[Fair Use: For Educational/Research Purposes Only]
Railroads will shut down trains on New Year's Eve
The Associated Press
12/24/99 11:02 PM
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Just before midnight on New Year's Eve, the railroads will shut down trains to make sure they don't get stuck on street crossings.
The railroads won't have many trains running anyway because most big industries shut down during the holiday.
Any trains running on New Year's Eve will stop by 11:55 p.m. somewhere where they aren't blocking a crossing, CXS spokesman Gary Wollenhaupt said.
Amtrak trains will follow the same directive, he said.
Norfolk Southern Corp. will park its trains on New Year's Eve and plans to fully resume by 7 a.m. Jan. 2, said spokesman Frank Brown.
The company has spent more than $20 million on its Y2K readiness plan, but will stop running that night to avoid blocking crossings in the event the trains can't go any farther, Brown said.
"We think we are prepared, but it's a good precaution to take," he said.
Copyright 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), December 25, 1999.
Also see this thread...http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00209U
"U.S. Railroads Plan Y2K Pause As a Precaution"
-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), December 25, 1999.
That's funny - trains usually roll over before they stop.
-- Y2KGardener (govegan@aloha.net), December 25, 1999.