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Oct 26, 2021 at 6:07pm
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Last month there was a tragic Amtrak accident in Northern Montana. The investigation is ongoing. I read something about it today. As I read the report, there is mention of a group involved in the investigation. Now this is not meant to be humorous, since three people died in the incident. I am just curious.

I had to read twice as the spelling the first time caught my eye.

Parties to this investigation include the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, BNSF, the Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employes Division, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers ā€“ Transportation Division, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. [2]

ā€‹(a) All times in this document are local time unless otherwise noted. (b) Amtrak is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- aā€‹ā€‹nd long-distance intercity passenger rail service in the contiguous United States and to nine cities in Canada. Train 7 operates from Chicago, Illinois, to Seattle, Washington, with a portion of the train removed at Spokane, Washington, and then continuing to Portland, Oregon, as train 27.
ā€‹ā€‹The Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employes Division spells the word ā€œEmployesā€ in its name with one e. Therefore, we are using that spelling in this report.

Hmm. You wonder who once upon a time decided to name the division 'Employes' not 'Employees'.

Weird stuff.

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