@dkdkrd posted:OTOH, they might want to heed that flippin' tie at the crossing! It could've punched a hole in the passing car and created a much, much worse ending.
That's what the NTSB is for. Bear in mind one cannot predict every possible action that takes place in a derailment. A few seconds either way and that tie may not have split. The age of the tie, ambient temperature, condition of the roadbed and the force and direction by which the tie is struck are all variables.
Rusty
