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Why your train couldn't depart: Red Line delayed by shopping cart
By adamg on Mon, 11/09/2020 - 10:53pm
Yes, it's come to this: Around 9 p.m., the MBTA reported delays of up to 15 minutes on the Braintree branch of the Red Line so that workers could remove a shopping car from the tracks at North Quincy.
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Did they have to bring out
McGruff The Crime Dog?
union rules?
Do union rules prohibit a driver from hopping out and pushing the cart aside?
That would be a 3 min delay, not a 15.
How about OSHA rules?
How about OSHA rules?
Believe it or not
OSHA doesn't have jurisdiction over public sector workers.
But, yeah, there are a lot of reasons to not get out and clear the cart - the third rail, the train setting off on a solo journey, etc.
...the train setting off on a
oh, c'mon - how likely is that? 8-)
Push it aside?
Like onto the adjacent track? Carts are heavy. Should the driver use the third rail as leverage?
I'm curious if drivers
are properly trained on track hazards and whatnot. There might also be reasons to keep the cab staffed at all times.
Metal cart, third rail
Whatever could go wrong?
Work harder, not smarter.
Work harder, not smarter.
Shopping Cart Sabotage
Whoever did this is must be on T-TV. Once the saboteur is identified what crime can he be charged with?
What I want to know is
which store's shopping cart was it.
Was it full of leaves?
Was it full of leaves?