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Another thing fire insurance was good for was for the victims of "efficiency tests" and we know about them, don't we Pete? Did you ever "hide in the weeds"? One aspect of this kind of insurance is injuries. Railroad employees are not subject to state worker's compensation laws. They have the "Federal Employers Liability Act" or "FELA".
This act provides that if there is a contest as to fault or extent of the injury that you have to sue the railroad in court and of course that can take years. From: Charlie Vlk <cvlk@comcast.net> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: RE: [CBQ] Fwd: Fire Insurance Leo- Could you explain more what happened? I believe you are describing a setout on the IHB interchange track south of the Eastbound main. How did the train handling result in the damage? Charlie Vlk When we stopped at Congress Park to s/o he used a lot of independent as he had used the train line earlier. My partner made the cut and they pulled ahead spreading the mainline rail all the way to Maple Ave. Long story short the evening dinky parade was a mess and we all received the letter about" to determine your responsbility concerning the incident at Congress Park on ". __._,_.___
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