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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-02766 " , , ';\; . . :L6 .t>en,ied;The allegations .et ~orth in p"r~gnph 16 of u t' ~l '"D/li,..'~an~" New MatteI;' are oonolull1onl of lay( ~b~hich nC1responlfj,ve " " plul1in~ is nq1.\irll'd, ,. ,. ~7. DlInied t Thll al1l1gations , lilt forth in pa~agraph 17 of Pdenaanl:', New Mat\:er are oonclull1ons of law to whioh no rllspcmsive p~l.dtrig i. required, I' 18. Delnied, Thll 'allegations ut forth in Plu'agl.'aph 18 (a) I",., I" ' -" ,. " ~~n'Qugh (h) of p'efllndantl II NlIw Mattllr, ar. conclusions of law to 'Whibh,' 'no reIlPonsiVllple~d:Lngis rsq~irecl" Without,wlliver o~ the foregoing, 1\ ' ' a,neW.ring Plaintiff l.'esponqsthat the decedentproplIl.'lY operated her ,,1111,0111 and tha'tshlldidexerche due oare ilnd oau'tion liMn thll. dirollm.tano,~s ,ane! that she did .top'/ look, and 1:1; II tlm : 1\11 of the ,above shdl,b.e de11\onstratedthr,ough the disoovery proce811 IlInd at the " timll of trial; 19. ' . It is admitt~d that the Defendant's 10oomotivlI Was d~inageci {, ,. " "all a result of tll.oollision. Strict pro~f of the amount of damagl,ls is clemandedat trial. i.t is IIpecifiodly denisd t:.hat declciellt ill.,' I ,,' , n~gligllnoe, oarelessness, and/or, recklessness caulllld thll dama~e to the 10oomotivet WH~RmFORm, Plaintif~, Blair, demands judgemllnt in its fi~vor a?d "against. all o\:herpar.l:'ie., \:ogllthllrwith' oosts o~ .this actiont " ;"" " " ~':2'~~,L Ronald F. j(tdd, Sr., mlq, " " . ' , t " " I " , , ' ' i ~;' ,l " ' "", - , ~ _ __ , ; , thl pUb~teJre~hl~~ br~,V'hd around bh~ maUI\~ahLonL~; lib.. w,hln no ,1'111/1 aolll~n; on bhl buok.", " blldn. ,,",. U ,On"oNnl,a:l." 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Ci,onmal\wonllhor l'ul\l1lIrfvania, who", whom and by 'iYlml mOIIll. tho ~(o~l.! dUC\\\/II.'l! ~mu 10 hU-,.dvnlh/nll\l Upnn hi. onlh'oll nrRlTIIaHiln 10 NY lhal II nppcN\lt/ /rOm lhe vlow !II lht body MIl /rom lho o\'ldonal'p~ucod bolorv hl~, lhat Iho ..Id. . Shaqnon ;otttQ cnmel\!, h.U.dunlh on \he ." . 2lab" dny 01' ~unt . . I A.D, 19'P~ nt"P~x. 9~4Q bOllr' by m~ana 01 \1101ll~ ".'4 1,,1l!rvdu, ~q Qh~t T~~uU'" " dny 01 ,,_ '~_ur\l,__ AtD., 19.u. " Coronor al lho' CountY' nromnld " ,>,;',; , '''' '0 , ", ,," " ' ';, ,"'.','", .' ,j rbl! 4,,~.~!.d, ! aR;"vtar-~~~ ~.ml\h, ~, ~h, Ol!'V~~o~ ~13~ "qll 000\10."0 q# . Ql1.yrp1et ~ O*p,whh'.PA Reabtr,'Uon , AXP~1I381" u,v.Una north 'on 'StaHon Road in Penri TOW\1'IU.p. It ';,!;:-,~:'r'o:'~:--"o-:-,-~;,>,-:, ,0'__;:, ",- ",'" .", ,'; "," ,:"",'" __-'~" ,:, "'__, ',' ",'," ~'~:~:,,',:,' :'_"': ',0" , :$ianthl\t ail .he apPlloaahad ~tie ,oonrail l:aUroad ar08dna the cro8~ina "teawu. 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'" ; ,>lilt AIIIlII' "Ihin; ..vllIl1ldnull.., no linin wllnt by thl'arou:l.nll IlId IIbl ~:--,!,~',~:',~~, ,---;';, ; ,.' , " '.- ,'" ' ",", ': -J' ,~ , ',' -,~,,-- . dlo.d.n'~' d~ov. her oar ar~uncl IIh. gall" IIn4 PI'00"d.4 110 b'l', !l0lll. l~clall'd all I' 'S,OIlIl!l ~id. I)~tv. in N.WVUle, P". ' ..U. On. .:run. a:l./ UU, III Ippl:'oxilllllt.tly .f130 Illl, IIhlllllon Dl.Ilro ~ , (~d.aldlnll") ."" 'i!dving nOl:'llh on 1I1l1l~ion, RO.d;.hln Ilbll dlold.nll '\l.oppld Ill" " ---.",' - "~',~'" ,~' '- ",' '" '" ' "", ',__0"",-- ,;,<~!: 11' " \lb, 'Ollollinll ga\l. Wbloh' w.. do~ aild blc;loleinsr Ilba nOlltb bouileS :l:1I1111 01 IIb.don ", ,,', "I' 0' " ' ".,' ; '", ,,' " , ;- ! . I ~ .:1.4. AIlIl.1' wdUng "v""1 1Il1.1i1lt.. all tbl o.,oll.iLng 1I11ll, ~lo'd'lIll w.nll , ,,' , , . II'O\l~cS':lIb. orl:lll;l.n; ~,~Ii. Ilnd hili O~I:' .WII .tl:\lok by a ConllaU Ilraill \ll;'lv.Unsr Wa.!/.' o"llb'" I'dboad Iluqle. i . ~t t. ' U, rOil a.. .1lb11l.nUal P.riod, 01 \1:1.,11\' bllol''' lib. dUllb 011 Pldnll~II' I ~11'lIdlllll ,IId1l'0leS ~omplny Ielll" 01' .hould bl~' Iefto,",' Ilhlb 11\_1&'1 01 " ';, " .. ;, - i' -",~ . < ~ADELPHIA COUR'f OF OOMMON PLEAS (1/) MOTION COURT COVER SHEET fl' ,:,"j :;\i:'l,':;~q~Ot?U"T UI' o~"'.V ";': ,,"/ ') J A,c:n,~~A.~~9,~~ TO roo,OBI ....." >':}"...;~V:' " ~ ""5'\';'lt'-'t,fpJ;/i"',l:,,' ,',' " .', . \,,'" I:'-.'J,l/li':i/r':":l'" ~. ',' '" . - ;r:'/:ill.:l', " \.r'<"!'( ""~",,,,: '~'I' ,';':,' , , ;' , ,,' }:-.~ o'f:'\;:.~~";:lf!J':'~,;:fi ,\' " ,\ "~:'lj:!.I "'f!.i\lJ, .\;\ '. ;'\,;"j ,',"'" ",' ".'. ;'. ','.',' .'~\ 1,,'.,,,1',.' ',P,l~'.\.l. ; , \':~ tl:i"}l~~~\~. :.f.j):.~I~ :J,.~VI.'.L~!".l\l: ":,' :.'Y.'\';"li~~"-.' ; '. '.: i ':',i./1.', ~.:,.:j:.~., i.1. '~,.'..,\~;,:'.:.l.,"'.." ':.';.:,~.t'~'....'..b;;.~rV.,; ~;\."l i'~..~1 'bi:~~1:~;,i~~~~;~.IJ~'~,kN;,i~,a;(:;iK~;1#~tIP1iQ D~. "~O.",.'I~"" '1I~~rl"l' ~opl", ,;.'; "II 1..\:\:1,';") '1.:';!';1,"" oon\rol. Number:' , i;,' . --', '...: ,1.2t~4G:', ',,', (""pQndln~p.rt('" ,"1J'fim~(iI!!"!W', nurn", on .11f/flng.),; ';',',' ,,:ii::," ;::,,1,: , Nov~\l!~~r -,- Tmn,)997 Donna Blair I ;nc;livic1uUly an 97 Adminilttl:'l,ltQiill MPl:'o.~qUendium Qf ,1\~,\t ,. Blstateof snllnnon.D;I;tl:'~, p~n " v.. , '-' . ';. - C6nlloliaateURI,l~1 COl:'por~Uon :' - . ',-,.-.- . 1" ~ .'- . ._, . - 'l)pootMotlolltt9'l'tMs#ep on the l3iu II ',' .- '~;;"" ,IQ.1!..:.t"gr:um.J~~gJl~onYatJ:1!en8 ';' R.otpClIIJOduol Jan\jary ~)?" 19 U. , . OR ROtpo~,. tOI No. --liJ 6. j, . , N~oofJ!IUnIPW: !i, ;, ,'. .j' Ii Co l!l0 lid II t:ec.'l Rail Co ~~::::~~ 'li1n*~ Ut, '.lIolb.r Dlolloll,"" dteld.d III Ibl,u~'t U Y.,.ld.lIl1ty Ill. JUd,ol Ihllolh'plIotloll ~Olldli1'7 Cl.VOl all ,No UYtlj Id'I\1I/')' moiloll tlld~Ud.., . QMJIlTA'ttlIl(lIrl;wrrllll qH,~tlqN4i L IlIlllulIOI " ' A. IIAY MCICW,um (lwry''''IO.lfl HUll' of J\ldIolaI Toam r;~dtti . Dalt oil C::IIl'"I~tI\I C,nt'arOllo, CJ Trial 1>.tO , . " CJ OIlle, l' ' B. DAY roRW~(IIU'I'D,,,,,,';U"P,,cll NUlleot ludlo\MT'1III ~.adorl,V~k:nownat thijl, ^ppllOabl.MotlOIl~dIl401',t me, '.' ' Ha. deadJllIe bo.lIpreylou,'Y Ixtllld01l bYlll~ QOlU't? CJVtlOHo " ' (1, ",ON.rt1RY . DlItLIII01l, D, AltBmt4T10N ~ltnlloll ~etOl .:....:.. I. mi'P'Ano/'l A,1>PI.u; LllI01l,Olll. ," r. omit. j, D.te :LIltedl _ ".', , ....' .". ."".C'.' --.... " ;'" ":"",.,,, '...... ..' )'. . I ,erIlytll.llIiWera,~"i\l ~,ItI\. ""dooft..t Ind \llI~r~(t'~\ ~otlollllll'Y .\le, ~M4~, oour.to o~llloolllp~.tt ~0fI. :)' " ~..-~ ... . Riohar I<.. Hoh~ I lIl~qu;L 3262 a I ,'riW lht ollJ:~I.'Ul!'4 .bt.r'wUlr!,~IV..aO.P~ ottM~~lollolll MaryEllen.' Conl:'oy I IllsQU Ef.. 73Q76 I'ttIUOQ(jIUllt4f' 'ly~pOOl\I\l\... '. .i> '> ..... ~ltIllN_1 . '.4#'"".nJJ.N.J (f~.'~~~I,,,'~"i""'~~t1'" Tbla MotlollWlll ~(tor~.rc$'c$ .otb'Oo"rt~tt'r 'b....pon.~~.',; No.~t.tl'IQ~,,6~ .~. Rf,l.po...e Date "lIIb\l....n.\lc$eVelllrtb. ....I...oUI "I.... 0. Ofl ,. ",' 1 "', ."." '. .,' . p n.,. .Q'I;~IRPARTIIS " ' (N~" 04.4"" oo~ t.MPhpllt IIU,""".I"U .o"~o.".1 ot/ooold ud ~onpr'''llo4 portlu, "1\,.04 0 1I1III1',.d od41.".4.. "voIOp',t., 'lob ,tto",'Y of mOI~ UhOltpl'UOltd Pllly,) " ~ot\ald /!'. Kidd, at., lllElq~it!'l '2070J:,ott l3.tx-eet. .. ~hihd!'l~Phia,'p", '191'16 (2161677..4677. , .' Atl;orlley fotf1aintifl! i't. .,', ' , ., ,'.' "." , ; .' o ' y~q?~~q1 \1/~~~ 1t~'c!:: ;'t. ,'.,r/,,:}'" 'H '- .,-, , . . t potn of tnou incl,iv.l.c1ulAle '~1:e res.l.c1enca' of CUnloerlllnd county, (See ,," ~l~intiff' sC\)rlIplaint, PlAtlA9Uph lOlL 9~ i ,\-ooronElr' a view WAS I'erformed by t~eC9roni;lr ofcumberlc1lnd county, (See lDxhibi\: "0"), 1.0, Tne mlAin oorp9telt$ ofUoe of Con,rdl is lClo~teCl in I?hJll!delphiel, I?enn/!lyl v~nieli howevet, any employees oj; ,Conrail. wno ~,! inve"l:iqated ~nie 'aocident are stati9nedin Ol,lmberlan~ County t ' 110' J:n~lllint:if.f' a Complaint, I.'la1niriff ident.l.f.ie13 John Dn~,9/~ " Jr i as an ind1 vidual who may:\.eg'allybeentitled to~eoovell dlArOlA9Elll for the death of the deoedent, sh/:lrmon Ditro. Mr,' Ditro doe13' not live inPhpaclel,ph.l.a, but rather, he livea in .Jaoksonville, U'Ji.orida. T,he ,p/:Il:ll'nts of thedeoedent, J;lonn/:l aldra,nd John Ditro, do, nO,t resi.cl8.'/:It the 'same1:eaidenot;l, and Donn/:l a~lAitl .who h~s brought this law",~.I.,t'agai1ist Oont/:l11 indiVidl,lally 'and dso, as the adn\inis\:rM:or of . her d~u9hterl a.. ~statt:l,' resides in cumberland CoUnty. ,. j, .' 12. No' disoovery Ms yet been taken in thh I'rooeedin9. 1~. The vexation and oppreaaivenessto pefondant, s.s~et.f6rt~ "apovel i~beinq oompellec;l to defend .this aotion.ih I?hil~c;Ielphiel county, is o~t.of propo,j;,tionto Plaintiff's obnvenfl;lnge; ,. H, pl,1rSuant to 4'2" pa.O,S/A. S 5322. Th'e Court is vested w,i\:h j' th$"POW8t to transfer .this action UPon fincling tnat th~ iritierest~f s\,lbst~ntiA~ interest, thh aotion eh9uld be hljlai'd in, ~notherfor\1m. lo.!!7OVI .3. ''> " , , . '!" j, ,< theilZ witoesse's, " /lOCI, thelZefolZ\'l, ~h.isfl.otion shoulCl,: 'P$PIZOP~tlY \:lZans'.ferted to cu\1lb!'lrland County unCler the Dootdn!'l of FOrum Noh " , conveniens. 16. Tranllfer on this fiction under the Dootrine of Forum Non ConVeniens wOll~Cln6tunduly prejuClioe Plaintiff aRI (a) CumberJ'!lnd county ".is an available forum under the , , , ' facta of the oaae and the aHegations Cif Jillaintiff'" Complaint} and " (b), To 'date, no discovery has b~entaken nor have any sllblltantial" pleadings or actions in the plZoceedi'nQ oqcLlrred. 19.. '''Given the foreQoing substantial oontacts wi,thCul1lberlahd CO\lpty and tq!'l concom.1.tantlacK of any cOntacts which thiil action has With Philadelphia county, the private and public .l.nter'estl the , D.oo~r{ne;'.of'. Forum NpnCOl)vel)iens compeh tran,sfer of this ,.action I ' ,., . .... " baoauseof th!'l pdVateC\nd pLlblic .burdens which < th~ lit.ilQatioh of , thisC\ction in Philac;lelPhh COllntyimpoliles upon the Parti~s, their H \_ ~i tnesses ,the COLlrt, C\nd,the o1til!ElOa of "Philadelphia County. . " ,; I'IllElRElI1'O,RE, DefendCl.nt, Corll'!oUdC\\:eCl Rail Cor P C'it'/'! resPec,tfUlly requests that thiil, Honorable COU!:'t en\:e.t'" M " trl\nshrr~ngthis action to. tihe COLlrt of COmn\on < PleMof County. "; " "i GAl1~1\GHlilR, RULLY'ANP j(H;7Oyl ".5." " " 'L'~dndtt QOmmenCfld "this P!jooElflcling by fHing a Q()Jl\P'ia~nt in'the Court Of Commoh Pleas of phil,aclalphia County under November 'j\Ell:ln , ' , l:997, No. ,,02323, pehnclant has fUacl a petition to: Transfer the aotioh to' th,lil Co'u;t Of, OcinmionPlea~ of Oumberlancl Oounty, PennsYlvania' on the bail,~a of Il'orurn NonOonveniar\a, Inaclclitfon, Defelldant has /;lu~mittflCt ,the: .' " Affi'clavit of t.incla Sohreffler. in suppod: of that Ii'$titiol). 'l'his MemoranClUm ath;IJ;\lssea thi!! teasons Why Defenclantbelievea them~tter " , ~hoU.];cl be tr,ansferreClfromPhi:l.a~elphia Oounty t,o cumbedancl county. :u:,;,,~'>>pgi'NWmQI ~oms NOll' ~1I111 CONVBll>t~IJl~dll,ql' ll'IU!l, ~,p.'1/;~s ,'~ Jf;~BSllI.'1/0 !l''':E~ M!l'~o1i. ~ONG wnJl ll'~tllS~liIll'AN!l':EAL' ~~:E.:EC ,~ 'JIl,;VA'1l ~1'I~lIlps';!. I~O:E.VlIID O~Il:E.'1'~llI '1'~S"P. 91' WHJIil,,"Crp:EOW '1'~ 'P~' ~o1m!1'OI' 90~ON l?:E.~1il 01' CtJM8lP~ cO!roIt'Y'1 ' ' pa R;C,Ii'. 1006(d)(1) provides'as!,JolloW,SI For the convenience oj! partiesanCl,witnesses the oOU,rt upon patition of any partY"may ,tr!lnsfE!r an a,ctionto the,l'approI;lria,tE!" oourt oj!, any ot1;1f1l; county whe,rE! thE! aotion o,c;)uldoriginally haVE! been brought t ' ' '" ' Thia ~ule ar.t'ses OUt of ,th$ ,prqviaions ,,6fthe Jud{oial Code Where a qourtm~'y, :~, ~n thfl inteJ:eat ofsu!?stant.ial justice," transfer amat;tor bEl,fore it to ano'ther' appropriatE! fohl!11t ,SEle 42 L'a ,'C ,'S./\. " ~5322 (e) .,l,t i~ pefendants'oontemdon that; a11 of \the'faotorswoich maY ,be oonsi,derad by 'a oqur.t in deoiding whathartotl:'ana,t"~:t:,~n actlon ,to another forum, the conveni\9nce,of the',pourt, parties and " Wi~nes,,,es,, publ~o and priVate intlirests and the intereat of substMt:iai justioe, ~ompel the 'conQ1us:j.on: tha~ thismatter.sOoUl~ be /' ~2. . 1"17"1 '; \, thnlihrr,lld f.tom f'hUaq$+po~a Oounty tQ t:h$ Cumb$!;'land CQ\.ltl'ty C01.li.t of Commonl?leu. 1\lthou9h a l?l.intiff is $nt:ltl$d to def$tenb$'{nhi~'~hoio$ of ',nnU$ ,Wh~ch 'ooml?liu "wi th the minimum requ.j;rem~11tll of the applioablEi v\9nu~tJi811, where /ln111i,ue of venl,leistaJ~\9d, that l1ightof. bho~c~ ~1'l'not abeolute,. "1'loR~Yl1ol'ds v, ~13t:\nElr T9I\1n~~, :J.~e Pa. Comrn. Ct.! , 21h 044 A.2d, peG (1988), aPl?eal d$n~ed 525 pat G50, sa! A.2d 575 " ,plaintiff's ohQioe of forum htlotoQntl:olUng, partiguhrly WMte the OO\.lrts determine that the faotors to pe l;!OrlUCterec;! whert the iul.\$ lj, " of v~puElh raised by ol1e Of, the, parties oompel. a findino toat trat\sfe,t' to a,nother venue, :1.11. \'I.arranted,' 'rhe al,1thori't:ies whioh haveaddt~ssed the '.l.sSUG, of t:r,ansf~tril'\9 .vElrlue ha've,.ad~ressed two general flreas of il1)pot't~ntfaQt'9rs'Hto, 9' gonSideredl(U pt'ivateJnterests or, more oommonly, th~ '.'.H of 'the, pat'ti'Qs al'jd witnesses I al'jd (2,)' PL\blio:!.rltetes,rs, the.' hotors" ,whioh at'enviewed irl determinirg ,int~~ests or the OOnveni;'mQe ,of the parttes,and I" . '-' proof, availabUity of Qompulsory prooeSll f~,r witnesses, costs 9f obtaini~~, attendMCs" of , pOlls,ible neeCl for a View of. thea6,ofdent s ," apprbpriateto "the trial. ~f toe aQ,ti9l'\ ,wh:l.(,11) may l1\ake tthetrial'bf the OIlEle )(J4IlM ,; ,.3. ' . " " of Ii"ho~filbu County ~nct hi~ E!.t;lt~te \'1$$ .baiaed,i'n Iiat\cutell; Co\.lnt,y. <..;., l1!U~cts~ ~n ~tincaetlill:'Oounty"the pol19$ and rlilllOUlil ,The elel:lll!,ctenb peracml'lflll who/:,uponc:lect to thE! BQehlil',~ej;e f.bom' IiltOQAstet' county, the '" " .1' ooroner who plilrformec:l an autopsy resictl\lct in Lanoastlilr oounty, anc:lthe ;. '. , ,Qou.\it notocl thA,t any Vililw ofthsaoo.l.c1entlloene would havEl to take " ','. place.L,n Lanouter Oounty. Jruttihlill:more,toe oo.urt notect that orlly: one ~f the DefenctAntll ha~ Any 'tE!al oonnlilction with l?hilA~elphia county/that baing 'Amtrak whioh maintainecl an offiolil in P'hilactelphi~. l-\ftlilt oOnllicte.r;,inIJ all of, thue, fAotots I l1ud9El Di,a~ 9,rantecj Defer\ctAI'\.~apeti tion andtrant;lfet:t'lild ~!'lnUe to !,.AnoAeter County. 'The" S\.lp~rior ~o\.lrt affirmlild. Almoet identioal fAots ate' preeent ihthi't;I oalle. " Thh aoo.idant occunecl in Oumbet:hnd oounty, Decedent l1ved"in ,j C\.lmberland Oounty', her estate wasrdsedin the Ouml;1erland . Oounty " CQu.bt and hlilt: exequtor is a ruident of 'dumberland County. The poi':t.C)61"firl;l and t,'ssoue personnel who rsspol\dsd tb the soene ,wElte , fl;'om Cumbs,l:'land county, tWq eyewitnesl3es to the aocidl1lntwork and rl;lsicle i,rcumbepl,anct Co~ntYi and the'acoident wlAsinve~tigatedbYbhlil " $ol:(:j\.lgh qf CUl1\betlcinct" County F.o.1.ice. '1'he9on ra i ~',t:l'61 i' Ce$n~ per$Qnn'eldiap~to'hec;\ to the aoenl;l w~.r;e p);imal:'Uy frOl1\;',~h,l;l C~l1\bEl,~land cO'<:\nty area and 9ut;ro\.ltlc;\ing ooun,t.j,es and oonduo\:ed .l.t\vest,iQat:ion in Cumberland co,<:\nty. j, (See af1;:l.ct~\VH of Schreffler, 1\allJatant D.l.vh.i.,on" Claima Msnag~r dorpo'ration ;attac;:hect to llafendants! Petition fot " l~Il(!y1 .s. " , ,t " , , " ", ,l~ ' mxhiRit. 0,) The only oonMotion that this oas,e has~:!.thPhiladl!llP/1ia County isthefaot ,that one of the Oefen'dants,Conrail, mUntaine,:!.tIll. " Gorporate headq~arters t~~re. , tn addition, the p~blic interests ot the o~urts ~ncl oit~z~~s of 'Philadelphia as set ~orth above miti~a~e against the aotion being ,", ;';' "-, : ,,-- 'brouqh't in I?hiladelphia..County whepe cumberland CcibntYis, an equally - , " appr9pniate forum a,ncl ,those ,public interest.s would ,not be offended by .-" , a tranaf~r to Cumberland County. Simply stat.ed, I?laint!fJ 'is unab'l(l' ,to point to any nexus with I?hiladelphia County oth'er than that set fcir~.h a,bove and hunable to dElmon~trate that the inoonvenience, to' theoourts, partiea, witnesses and the pUblio ,in general do not' oompel 'a transfer tq Cumberland Ccunty. , .,-; " '" l\ddit'10nally, the vElx,ation andoppres~iveness to Defendants in " att~mptingto defend this, Qase withinl?hiladelphia County in light of the fac.tors set forth above, .is out of 'all rea~onable proportion to I?laintiffs' convenienoe or ohoioe of forum',' , A' De'11endal'lt, Who establishes either (ll, that defending the oase inPlaintiffl sqhci~'iln , forum i,s'so oppressive and. vexatious '13'0 as to' '6utwe'igh' 'anY convenience 'tal?laintiff a that the td/din th'e ohosen form is' inappr'oprili\,te beoause'of oonsiderat~ons affeoting appJ,ioable priv~pe , ,_ >, 0, ,_ ,,;__ ", , ' " , " ,,' '''' ,dl : and pUblic interests , hall sus.tainei:l its burden compEi,llin9 tranal!er,j;o 'an'other venue. ' See for example, Foreman v.. Rossman, 449 PLh ,- '" " :' ',," ,- , 34, 672 A.~d 1,341 (1996), Techtmannv. Howie. supra. " - , . . .. If the balance of these. above WeighS heavily 'In ,the defend'nt'~,favor !~17o.l " ".6. ;',,- f A"::'vlJU 0.1.L.4. '2;..j.2.UI111 }lt~ I( 7/ \' , , ,fCOOlmoll Pious ofPh/JUdolphin COUllty Tdlll Dlvlsloll Civil Cover Sheet ..un~.'~l~:I.~, Ind:l.VillU,;uy , AdIIli~;I,lltt'nttlr/l Po. Ii' nd1Ul11 oil thn Blltnta tlfShnllntlll Dtti ' , IINI/",. AOO~'" Dacaalla , 223 SQU~h 8;1,de Qrive N!!'fV~.t1..'; P"!illa. _. '01 ~~_1IIy U.. On .~~~~~lt~~t~dRail Oorptlrat10n (00nr.:l.1) 0, , ''-----.-,.-. ."'N.A~i', A..~.", 2Commerqa Squar~ 200~ Market 8tral!c, ! fI-';f 4 ':"': ;.'--~ UI01 ,~ Ph:l.1a.,' PA ..." ---- .IfINDANI'. N'MI ~- . '~"NIII,~f '.OR'" "- " . .VlN.'NI'l ,..~,.. OIAI NUM"~ 0' '1"NI""'''j 1 TOf~~ No. (I~ PlfII,NDAtn. au 1 10, In PO"", 1".poN, , If, Ti,"'(lr~omOlhqrl.rtuJl'I/." il, Mln""ln'omptl,,,, OomPl1lml" " 13. ~"""v~'\"lo" ,I, IV/OIl,t\ilOt'1/ ^ Uo '''01" 26010 ! · r A tc:Jt,ORY 'A", '9~ o..W.. O~, MflQN (t., 'tt,'rl/fllfil H) ~2PIl.aOnl;l,t. S~.Mr 8 8301 & PA.R. C.P. 2202 ea) ~.~,,,. 'IN.'liO ..,.. Ill" .,....., Humll'. /..",,, It,,,,,,,,. """" c."' H,i, '..n .""""If'1 " ,None I,' j, HAM, 0' /tI.AIHTI/!"'IfAP:".~~N'T't "ftOAH'V Ronall:\ PI' It:I.dd, 81". ~OP~Ii. (i" 11I"li/flUII vJ 2070 tatt S~re.t Philll, PA . 19115 . L- ~ _ f IIttONJ NU~"III ' , ! 2l!l~677--4677 . ("~"AtvA~ " . "U"Ah.1 OOUM IO'NfUI'IOAf/ONNO, 03745 ',; OAf""~v. Illltil(~ '1997 ,- , ForOff(ol.lu.,on/Y.' '" ""., " ,',. ,', r~l.\nl"""",y, ~'~T.OU~T"ATION' "".,,, ';,',., Q 1001p.~lTOd ., !'ld'l~:':Xt~(lhli /J 'I,AthIUallonHuHna ,I, . 10Ir,J~l)'X.1 ',';, '_ D.III,,, . ";: ".10/2 Noi1Q'~ dill', I"~("",,,. ''''''J'' '1013 AaodD)> . " ,'jAthI\1lIlQnC,nIOt' :.,', :10IHlas!'1l!~,!ljI11"'1.,L;; i";~~D.~~~'J$ltOQI :." , " ,'., ',. 'N' 101$ QilItr , ;, ' Phll.d.lphl.. Pr\. 19103 "~';.~i..i,;t:;;;.";;1i ." "!";.' - ;f i ,; :,' :~~ ~~1i',!;;1~}~;) N; !';~~~:Il:~ r:t J.g~,~:~;:-o ~ " . '." ~',iig:~:r~ . '" .""'''1' >>.'''" : .,,~ ....1l6 ,,!; '" ,- ,IIOJ ,000o,t;JJ:~';<'~!~~I;{ Dllol "". Tim.!''''''' .,.. 'PI.o'l~ ,', J4 "lr;,,;,! '(!iil'.ll '~f;?,f. ,- ,,! ';;,,-',1, ,If' "1'#-,',",' ~h; , ~'i" " . '- \\} ,/~,,'--,~,,'~, LJi'.1.'t., c't, t.:~~, ':\--1 o;;\'ft 'I'::, ',;- -'-:it! ;t~J\"'I. .' " " ,,' , "'." , ,",., GALlAGHER, REI~LY AND I~ACH^T, PtC~ BY:RIOHARDK, HOHN , Atto,n,y ID No. 821528 2()00'Mal,'~et Street. Suite 1800 Philadelphia, Penllsylvania 11) 108 (2115)299.8000 ," t, " " Attllluey for.Dofendant Donna Blair, Individually and ' Adnlinistrators Ad Prosequondium of the Estate of Shal'lnon Pitro, Deoeased COURT OF nOMMON PLEAS, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY ' v, November TERM, 1997 NOt 2826 " OONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION , ENTRV 'OF APPEARANCE WITH JURY TRIAL D~Mt\NQ TO THE PROTHONOTARYl j". 1,~ . " "(,:1 " ,J ,. , \ ",.., .--.. " " (:'1 ,'"J ,I ';'1 '.-','. ,,, , j",) \ 0 ':';'1 " , --I , " , ,;:J.: ,\f.' " -< ..co Kindly enter my appearance on behalfofDefel1dant, Consolidated Rail Corporation In the above o,lIse, ,Defendant, Consolidated Rail Corpot'lIt1on dem"nds a Jury Trial. Jury of twelve with alternates Is demanded, TI,P.C. \, " nYI ' ,.A ICHARD f(. OHIS !'k i ~ '/ ,;:~ A,t..torn~yror DefendAnt;, I ,~';;~:', \,' ,Cdnsol!d,-te,d R~,II C~i'P9~Ad(1ll , ~" 1" ;'1 ':~'r;..j.~: ';;' u I 'I.V "t ','1'\, "~of"~ ',I') ...>4"'u I' "; . :):1 ,1,.' c'J 1 ,'::! ",": ';::1 :J~ l' , ,\'1 ," , , '.,.'. '11 H..1'11 'I "I ...l " ; r. '~i' ..". "f" : l.t~ ,'", ',',~"".'i'(J' 'il "Ij :~..i ; ! :,.-:1 ,;~; '.(:i 'l~'~ '_~:': 'ill' ':' : (, II "'j ,:>r:.', . '" ~ i I \ t ','.: ' , .,. i j .. "11 ' ;-. ,1 ',,\ " It, . . .; .';~1 ,; ~;': ; :,~, !OlOIlvl FII,IilO PRO PROTHV" DEe 151997 .}~ AI WEISS ~..', "'~~~' , '~l' " r~ ", " ~ Ji '~: l , ,," I, Ii I" , 10: Pllhl04t It hu~oolho"\I)'donlod thnttho snt~s.lIshts nndbolls,wllrelUnlftlnotl\lnlns ,,' .:' '. ""',, '..' " , .' " " .,' ; . . ,.." :', :.' ',,:': lit nny tlmo, hwlu41ngon tho,dntll of~!nllltlfrs IIUeSQdlnoldill)lIl1n)'lIme,~rlor thereto'.,!>r lInytlmo subsoquehtlllere\o;: Strlot proof of SlllTle Is demnndlld at the .thue of trlnl. As for the nUegatlons set , i' ,,' ,;'; " I.; fbrth,I.1I ParngrllPh 10, Answering Defendnnt feaponds.lls fpUowsl Dehled, Af\er,r9I1sonllPle Inyestlllntlon! Answering Defendnnt. Conrnll.ls wltllOut.suffiolen'lnfo.rmlltlon to form l\ bellllflls to the truth of thqaUegl\ilon~oonh\ined I.n this pnrngrllph n,nd nooordlngly. Slime lire denledt Strlot prooftheroofwlll bodemllnded at .lime oftrl~l, 1 L ,nonledt 1.\ Isspoolfioally donled thnt the 8ntos. lights nnd bolls wore mnlt\tnotlonlllS ',j , at StnU9.n Rllnd Whore tile (lladwIIY meets the rnUrolld traoks. Strlot proof o(same Is demllndod at the thue'oftrlal. Wlthl:lutwalver of the forollolns, I1U nUolllIUonsln PlIrngrapll )1arospeolfionUy, , , denledandstrlot PfOOfOfSI\h1e Is demllndedtit the. time oftrlal, , . 12; Den.led, After.reasohnble Investigation, Answorlnll Defendllllt.Cont'all,.ls w,lthout sufficient Infotmatlon t6 forma be!lefa9'\p the truth qfthe allegations 'contained In this pllrllllraph lIndnocordlnlllYfsllme llredenle.d, Strict proofthereof,wlll be delUanded at time of tria\. 13, It Isapeol~bilUy denlettthllt 'he deoedent, Sl1lUlnollPltro, stopped lit the Interlle\lUoo I . ,. of Station R!>adlltld the rallroadtraoks '111 Cumherlnnd ~oUlltY, . Strict proof of slime Is clll\llal\ded at the time oftrlill, AU a!\ogatlolluet forth InParngrllph 13ofpjal~tlff's,Complalnt lire ~reclfionUy " . ." I',' ";;' denied, Strl~,t proofofsame Isdeh1l1nded I\t the,tlme oftria\, 14, Denlca, Strict proof of sl\",els..demnnd~dlltthethlte oftrlqL d ' , , . Denied, It, Is, speolfioll\ly~etlled that the,lIghts. g~tes nnd ,belts were lUnU\motlol1lnll , IS, lit any ,llUOI\holudln~ 0,1,\ the'~nt,e of the decedent's ~ccldentlllnytlme prlllr, theretorlln~ l\l'lYthlle . thereaftet;, Strl~t proofofslIlUe Is demandednt the time ofttln!. Wlthol.t waiver oftheforo80lnll. 30$0II1\'1 !; " " nil ~1I0glldQna ofllll~lIl\y s'ot forthloPnrllYfllph t$lIro'4onlod, 'Sltlofpro()f~fadln,o la dell1~odoQ lit tho t1mooftdllk " 16t A~mlllod 10 pilrtl'dontoQ In pllrt, ,It Is rtdll1lttO~lhllt~n}\lno'2 t, 1996~ orllsubatllntlul, tlmllthoroto, Dofoodllnt,Qonrllll, ownod,oontrQlled, InspOoled,lInd mlllntlllnodthe slynIlIS,YIlIf,\s, ';1, ..'- ' .. .- "" " ,. ", . " ,.-, l\nQ IIshtsllt,lho pll1f,1e Whetethe Qooodont 'a liccldont ocourred, his spocltlolllly donlo~lhllt Oonrllll wils nogllSontln IIny mlllmer whlllsoeVer, SlrlC;lproofllfallmo Is domllnded III thlJ tlmo oftrllll. t 1t 'Denl~d! It' Is ~pocjrt~lIl1y dented thllt thoStlltlon 'Streot 'InterseotlQn, willi In II dllngorous ~~dhIlZlU'aouacondltlonlllld whlot,lllllesodly crolltod.1I stibstllnthll risk Qf InJ"lY to,th~ mombera of the, publlo 1I11eSedly h\wt\llly uslns Stlltlon ROlld with due cllret Strict pro()fpf S1l1110.,tS deJllM40d lit tho time of trill!. 18. "'. ,.' ".' ';"'" I Denied, It Is apecltlclllly den,led lhllt thll rallrolld crpsslns lit ~tlltlonRol\d In " Cumberland County WlIsln'lIdRngerousllnd hl\zardous c,ondlllon, StrtctprQd~ofsllllle Is dolnllndlld lit the time oftrhll. Wltho,\I! WIlIVer ofth~ foregolns.lt Is ~peolflcllllY d~nledthllt Conrllll hlld'aqtulll " 01' constl'\\ctlvo notice oftholll1eBoddllrlgero~sllnd hllwdous condition for II. bonlllderllble time prior to, Juno '21, 1996t ,Sldot Proofoqllmelsdemllnded' lit the time of trill 1, 'WlthoutwlllveroHh~' ", foregoing, Answ,o, rlnsPefen41101 denleSIII1Y and 1111, nogllgon~e described In"Pl\rllgrllj1h 18 of, .. " ,. '.';,'.', Pll\lntlt'tls Compt~lnt, Strlot proo(q.f.sl\me IsdemllOded lit the thne oftrlll!. '19, Ponied, ltlupeclt10ally d~nted thllt Defendlll\tI,Contllll; through ItSl\gollts.lle!'Vlints, ;:.,' . '. '" ".' '" .- "" or employees O~8118entIYllnd/or recklesRI~ s\lporvlRedl\nd'mnlntlllne4lts equipment l\lthe Stillion ROlld Intersection," Strlot proofOfsBlllllls demllnde~ l\lthe time oftrlnl. 20, ..'Plliiled, It Is s~eclf1clilly denh~d,tljlltthe IIlloged dlln!lerou~,l\na ulle~od hllzardOUI! condition was lnwhoreorlnpnrtorellte~~>,nnd utthe dIrection of,o~Wlthth~ knowl~4gennd j"'" '.. ,- f\ lOS062Y1 ' I, , (0) Penled. .Aftor rOIl~.onable Inyestlgatlon, AnswellnQ Defend lint, Co'trllll,l~ without suffiolent Infortnlltlon to form II belleflls to the truth of the IIl1elllltlons oontalnedln this parnsrnph and lIooo~dln8IY. slltne lire denied. ~trlot proofthereofwlll be detnllnded at tInle oftrlllh (d)p~nled. Afterreasonable hwestlllatlon, Answering Defetldllnt, Conrail, Is '",!thout " , . " , " suffiolent Information to form II belief liS to the trllth ofthellllelllltlons oontalned In lhls parllgrl\ph and alloordlngly, slime lire denied. Strlot proofthereofwlll be detnanded at tItne oftrlah , , ' (e) Denledt After reasonllble InyestlOlltlon, Answerlnll Defendant, Conrnll, Is without , . '. '" . . sumo1ent .Infol'llllltlon to fortn a pellerns to the tnithofthe IIl1elllltlons oontalned In this parnllrllph '. I\rid aooordlngly, same are denl~d. Strlotproofthereofwlll b'l,i demanded lit time of tria!; WHEREFORE. Defendant. Conrail, requests this Honorable Counln its favor and allaln~t Pllllntlff, together with the oost of this lIotIon. COUNT II - SURVIVAL r, 2St" Answering Defendant. Conrail, hereby Inoorporates by reference all well pleaded , , ave~ents qf Plalntlfrs Complaint. without admlssl\ln. as thoullh sume were'set forth herein at. length. 26, It Is apeolflcally denied that Conrail Was negligent and/orreoklesaln' Rny mllllner .' whatsoever. Strlot proof of same Is demllllded at tho time oflt'lal. Without walYer .ofth~ foregolnll; ".. . ". : . , ' ." ", ',1 ','-' ,<', It Is speolfloally denied that Plalntlff',as the) Administrator of the Bstale of Shannon Dllro',ls entitled to any dl\l1luges liS requested In PlulntIfrs Complaint. Strlotproofohamels demllllded I\t the th\\o of trlal,'Wlth 'reaard t,o subpl\rllgrllphs (a).(o) of PllIlnttt'rs 'Complaint, Answerl~g PlltCtldunt. ...., Conrl\lI, respqnds a~. follows: . (II) Denied. Strlot proof of same Is den\lI~ded ut the tl~e oftrlllh IOllisl,1 ". ,. " ,.. \ , , " .' f''J \..n . ) . I ::.<'.1 :\-1'1 : 1 , !-,'i 1 I .'1 I ..- '" . :J. t..' " f,,) \., I' "," f.. " " " " II " " .' /. \ .. ., \, ,. ,',I " " t " ..1"1 ., ) ;~ :) 'd U , '~ , \ , n 'I I. , . ;") (d. I , Iq , ,.' 1(1., \ "II \'1 , '~I " .:Cl , ' I'd ..- , / :''::! :) .. :' ~-1 '. f \:~ "..... 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" , 'aool'{cwh Thlrd_~t,,18~ Floot. Hal'rlsbutlll PA 1~12!::U!O .. . (Addr..a) '.' . " - '-, .- ~ , , : - - - - - ~ ., I _ _ - _ _ _ _ .,_, ' , You may dellv.r or m.II.'ltglble ooples of the d~cumente or produoethlnge requested by thle <<ubpoena, toplll'ier with the certificate of oompllance, ,10 the party maklng.thls r.~ueet It the addrlssllated above" You hav. 'hi rIght to .eek In aejvance1he foa80nable ooat of preparing the oi)ples or producing the thing. s~ught, " " "'" , - -" '-,- " If you filII to product the dooumant. or things required by this subpoena withIn twenty (12()) daYI after It<< ..rvloe, th, party eervlng thls8ubpoena may..eek a Qour.1 order oompelllng you to oomply with .!I, ' "'" , , I at ~::.suiipo~ ~XI~lr.$l'W8l;&,rHi FOLWlwIN~ 'BIISC>NI ... Addre"1 . 200:North Tblrd Street, 181b Floor . tmr'Iit)urgl:~.. ", ' ;" '-- " '''Iephontll". (117) 236-3010 " .,- - I"~ Supreine Oourt ID * . I 34996 -" ,,- - - - -, Attorney For: . . rlltl~nl'<<J9till! RIll t'!nl:pll~"fln", nllfflllll....t , ~ " " , j' Datel i.{HtM.d:.:; IN". . .,. '. :"H .. . sui ofth, O.oLlrl Q!ltputy (I=ff "I'A71 "",,\1"\' '.', ,';~'! L .~, ,,^, "'.'" ~::~t~\>{ ~,;.j~":\~"~J ~;;\\}1':;'?;,;l ~?'~'~'.:':' f:";', :J::;;1t\/l=ll,'" . \__i t. n ''-'.J , ~, '" " "',l{ \11 'L',' "'''-' J "" . ii, , ,,"~I 'I' ,t' ;:" I "~'I ". ",,- I! I " " -d' "; .' I' ". ,~ ' On tho ""\ I . " ,. IIrv1ce), - )1 r ,~ , , " day of \;" ".0. . , allrved w1 tldht. 'fpr'UQ1 OQ subpoena'bh (O~'~l'ib,' ;, \; ~"'I i' '!~" , . ,. . 1, l' tMthod of' " ""i, :,/.In-T-\I;\' .. , ;J'it . " 11,. ',I 1"".Vllrtf.Y t, hat t"h,lI atat',menta1n thia rlltUl'n'"of ae, r,v j~"",.n,:',;i'~~~"'. ':""",,'," jndcorrllct. I und'l'.tand~that fllao .tatlll1\.,ntr hel't1 n ~r' '.dt.lA~"9,1t:,. '\\::;,t:tM~~tl::~' o~ :la"'~~i~;~'~'~'~':.' .::..:~P04 ';,~'1 ~ t1:ti~"to ,:~n,,,~,~n:j~~~~~.1nl!I'!~~1~~ . I. '''11~..1(,''~''1 ",' ,," -'\""j",';, .'t'r;'I~' ""j'''' '/ , ., ,:'! 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" " " V, I :NO, 1998.02766 I I ii' "cONsoLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, ' ,'.. .., PefOndllnt " , NQ1'~CE Ol1'JmqORQS tmt>>Os~:r,ofi '1'01 ,po~.. ~lalr,lndlvlduQllr and A~I~strator Ad PrOIlOClII~ri~lurn or thO)~ltat~ 'ot ..' , ShlUlnQn Dltro, Pec,ealed', . , ". ' ,... PL!3ASBTI\lGl NOTICB that PursulIntto Pa, R,C,P,4007.1. tho depOsltlon~fTh"~W .,' QfJlcoa'of Josephll', McGowan, Jr.,'7poo BUIltletqn Avenue, Phlladelphla,lW11I1~a 'Y1I1 b~ ' tlIl<'n'Qnor~IOlU\mln8Uol)b~ tho dofondant. .Consolldated Rail Cotporlltlon(at theo(fh:~s,of '" ' , l'l'auman,' smith, Shissler and Halh 200 North Third Stroot, Harrlsbl\r~.:IPenns~lvanlllt.on (. ~~IJ~~Y' .Au8UIt II, '191111 at 10100 ",m. The SOICl RlJrposO of t~ls notloe Is to require ;fue . '. ~rm\u~tlQn 'or any 'and sll.rooords III tho.posseBlI(!n or undClr tho. controf of the .deponont. rel"tlvCl' '~9S~amIol\J)ltro, d~llaSed, SSN.174-58-~348,. IIlIto o"~b1h 05/1,6/76 Ineludlnabut n()tllmltod. "to, flWandaU'dooumontlltlon, ~hotoaraphs, ~orroBpondonooandanY oth~r P0t11noPt)llfol'tl'Wloh '. '.'r"srdlnathCli abovo.' mattor notwi(hstandlng' disclosure ofl1lontal Imp~ssIQns;oonlllu8Iol"j I, opinions; .memoranda. notos or summarlos, 1081\1 resoarch or loaal"th~orles to be usoffor tIl~.' PUrpOSOB of dlsoovory Or for' "'0 at trial or for both PUrpOIOS, TipS PEPOSITION NO~.(jJlJ J~ ;.SSlmD .FOR ~HE JlUlWOSIll O~, OQTAlNll'l'~QOP~OF"THlJl'..\II9.n,D "I"i. MlllNTIO~l>'~CORJ>S AND THE ATTENQ~CEQFA WI~SJS'Ill~qY.Jl/Q,ri,ir ~QV:P>lllP qOP~'OF''J::JtOSJlllW~OIU)S'~ P~OYJJ)Illl>T9T~~"~,g~~i~:,:i(f :i.i, PRIOR..TO.THE ABOVE PATE I" " . " '. '. I.! '","'8irit.:t""i,"'" ,''', .... .,.. .' "",, I . ..... "'!' ,. !.".(fj,i;,',J,,:8,W:;w;vij;'::. . 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I ~ "I, '; ;, ;" ~ 0 (7' - 'n " . .' l' ~f(i ..- ;1't\1 '-"1::1;, 1'1 ~t11 . 'il ,. :'" t- l....i" .:!rq ft2" : (:..? ,J -1' S~l) __~~.;J ''t, ': ;1' '~C') r~ .-')-" ~I,,~I _"h_ f, J ;.t~l;" r-.l L~$i fI .. :::',J 11 ~ ~-; ~11 U\ .. ..~ . ,. ,.; ,. I' " I;" ." ;.' .'" "", .1 ,. ,. " , " " 1" " ( ,. ." d'" ',. Plillntlff (;~~ FEIi. (I ~ Zll~: ." . : COURT OJ? COMMON PLEAS Ol? \, " : CUMBB~ANDCOUNTy,paNNSVLVANIA' , . . : .NO. 1998.02766 ,,' - .. ., j r'" ", , DONNA BLAIR, Individually ~~d Administrator Ad Prosoquondlul11 of the nS'I'AT~ OF SHAl\INQN DITRo Deoollscd; I", , v,. . .' CONSOLIOA TaD RAIL CORFORAT10N," ' Det'ondllnt . 'j i,' . . '!- , , . . I':'"~ l" ,," ~(~ O~CONSOJ,IQ;;'TlJlP ~'tJCOB~O'M~ . " WlllEND~NT! T9>>l!I~Jl' ~)'IS\WPORT ORW' . MQTION'ROIl'SU~AI\Y.[J,lP~ ~ I "f, Complaint Answer wit!, No\\i Matter 'State Polloe Report Photograph. . " , Exhibit A . Exhibit B .. Exhibit C " Exhibit D ,. . Exhibit E !'! Exhibit F ;, " , Exhibit 0 . " . 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IIIU""I"'ld by Il~. dlOI"lno, ' U, '1'bl dllnll'trO\l' and Ii'.ndo\li OOnditlion prolll.lIllllle:Ly Olllllld iI' " _ . _ _ _ ;, _!i"" _ _'-_ '- '_ _ I. d'Old.nll'., :L"~UI::L.. lileS dllOh. ;, ----.-" '-;'--" .-- , ;-,"'J.'_:-)=:"", - .-.- ---- as. A. a dblo,\! and P~Ollilllllll' t<1I1I1Il all 4,"'ndllllll Clon".aU '"iL1Ull'1 '~~., ,1- - - _ , __" ___ ___,_ "".___ '-" -- '- ' ". -,- - -- ---.---- '- - - - -: - -- -, - , -.- - '- - - .. - - -- - -, -:- - ,'- -- - _, J ,_ . :--..-, - -.r-.' - ~ . ,ie 'Pl/op"IlI:Lr lIllld.ntlll:Ln ,\Iii. lquiplll.nll 'II 11\\1 SblUon RaId llnb......oll:Lon, tlb.1.Cllitd_ ., . " - --~ -- ;\". . ,'u .1l1lll'l'ld hlld j,n~ud.. wbLoh"Ollllld 11'&"1111I1111., ' ,------ , - -- -- - -. " " -I"' \-". ,;r~~ft-"f,",="~f#o'~~J'~~",.~i~~i~~('--'~'t-~:_.;_:~ 1__0 , " '0 , , '4,,' Donlod as Ii oonoluslon l.lfIIlW 10 wlUoh no rosponslvo pl'lldlng Is rcqulrod;', ' j. . -. ,-; h"" '0." , $," Qontod nS ri'oonoluslonoflawto whloh no rosp(lnslvo Pl~adlnBlsro,qtilrod: Without, !:, . ',- ,. - .. , waiver of thll' forogo~ng, Answoring DofondMl, Conrail, responds as' follows I I;>ornbd, A1\er reOsonablo Investigation, Answering Dofondanl, Conral.1lls without s~molonl Infbnnatlon 10 '(ann "'" " ";',, ' ' " , a bollor 118 to the truth of thllalloSlltlons oontalned In this paragraph' and acoordhlSly, samo lito \, -.., - . ',,' " __ ~ L .' . _. . , ;. - -' , " , ,. · donlod, ,Strlct.pro9fthoroofwlll bo dOlnandod altline oftrlal~ ;, ,', 6, , ' Admlttod, ' , 10 ,- , , , ., 7." Denlod, After,roasonablo Investigation. Answorlng Dofendllllt, Conrail, Is without, . ,,' -;"', ., F suft1!llont lnfonnatlon'to form a bel.iefas 10 the truth of the alle~~tlons oontalnod In this ~llI'asraPh' , , , 'and accordingly, same are denlod, Strict prooftheroofwlll be 40mlllldedai time of trial, ' " COwthWRO~QFVLDEa,'m'" ,'" , '. ::", '. , '. ., ,. ,. .'" , . ,., ,- n ,. ., ' . I" __,. '. 8, , Answering Defendarit, Conrail, hereby Inoorporatos by'referenoo all well pleaded "', " .." -, , ," 'avorments of Jl,lalntlff'sComplalnt; Without admission, as thouSh samowere set forth horoln at .;' ; ''-',' ';" _. ,. "',' , ." ';o,,! .,-., - ,. - "~I " " length, '" 9. It is speolfioally rlenled that the sl~als and gates at Station Road where the roadway , ' meots therallrllad traoks WeTe malfunctioning and woro solng down when there Were no trains going ). ; -- '" :, '_, ,.. L" . _,' ,.' ,':! ;, __..,. _ through tho'lntersootlon, Strlot proof of:same 'Is dbmanded at th~ time o~ trla"t. It Is speolfioally "donled thatColliall h~~ My' aotual or oon8tru~tl~e notlo,o o.fthe alleged malfunot!oiUns of%llslgni\1s ' " " ., ,. . " '.' ,. .." . .' ..,.... - ,'" " . ,. . --.." .' \,' ,. '.' . '. - ,..., ..1' and salliS, Strict proof of samci Is demandod at the tlnie of trial, Without Walve~otthe foregolns, " -- H' .;~ . - " ' .. . . ,. '- :. . '. . ','. j.:~ '- ; ,-- -.' .. 'r;! '.." ,.' ". !' , .. It Is sPllolftcally dented that the deoedent, and her family' liVer witnessed these signals at tho - - I ~ ,,<. " 1..1',....;;'.. . '... . '", . .'. ,," aforomentlonlld looatlon,maItUnollonl11S, Strlot proQt of sll111e Is demal'ldcd at the ,time of trial. l\ ,f-, ".,' , 101011,1 " " '!.,- ,. j; ") 'j n ....> , '0, iI:>OniO~, It Is ap~OI~Old'r,dolllo~ .that tho, 8alOpI 1I81lt. ,~d .bolla Worom~ll\ulo~lon,\tl8 at anytlmoilnohl~lnS'.on !.hodato llfPlalmltylaatlosodlnoldehtt'im~ttrrto prtofthoroh" or ~)'thno . .'0 i '-'.. "'. .. ,. ....... ,_ C-, '__., s~bseq\lont.tl\'r!li(),. Strjotpro,of of~alllo I~ defui!nd~d at the time of trial. As .for tho aU~sa\loni8ot, .' ," . ,- ,,- .... , .. "'-"- ',. .. -. -" forth III 'Plll'asra~h to/Answerlns Poto~dantnsponds ll~follows: b~nlo4, At\~rrOA.llriablo .-- .... ,. " -'. .... - - ;'. -'.' '. .. -',. ,.- .. -,- f.t. In~ostlsathm, Ans~erlllS i?~tottdllllt, Conrail. .ls wlilioUtau~olo~t Iniormlltlon.toitbOn a' boll~tlA8..,i to tho truth of tho alloSl\llons oOlltalnodlnlhl~pamsraph Md aooordlnsly,samo uo'doAlf'drStflol" pl'(l~ft~ore\lr WHlbe dellllllldea.at.lhullOf l1illl, 11. 'DonieQ',It Isspooltloallrdol\lod thMlho,~atost IIshts lII\d,bo1l8iworomalt\lhQtlollln~ !'.- ,.:-"j! .. ........ .... _.' "", _." _.. l at Station Roa~ ,Whore th~roadwAY moota thoraUro,ad trao~. Striotptoofof Slime I. ,~em~?ed at' , ; "", ~o tlmooftrlftl, Without waiver of.tho forOllolns, allal1osatl?nslnparllaraphll.'~ap~ol~oaU~ ,.., , -.. -,. .-' .... '>"'-:. .'.' '... '.. .' - ,., ':. . .j donl~d and strlotproof of sP,mo Is demanded at tho t~~O,f.trI.~I, '12, ' 'POn\ea, ,Mer.reillloriab'e,ll\v~stlglltl~nl M$WerlngDefondant;' Cqnr.Uils,Wlthbut ' "" " , sufflolel1f1nform~tlon lQfol'1na boUef~to tho tr\Ithotthe ItUoglltlons qontatned IntWs'par~stllPh ",. 'I. !.-J'; llJ1d aooordlngly, aamo are denied. striot proof thereof will be dem~ded at time of trial. , '13, It Is speolflolllly deiUed that tho deoedent, Shannon Dltro, stoppod lit thll interseotlon , .' ,,'. " of Station Road and tho rallrOlld trllo~S In CU\Uborllllld Co~nl)', Strjot .proof of same Is demanded at.tho,t1mo of trill I, All aIlesations sot forth In Paragraph 13 of PIli In tiff.. Compll1ldt tlii, s~eolfllla1lt I. I'".", "'- ii, ., .-.-' ',_ ,__'. " u jc donied, Strlot proof of same Is demanded at tho time of trill I, , 14, Denied, Strlot proof of Slime Is demlllldod at tho time oftrlaI, ',-,;, - -'f ,. " " . . '_'. ',..,_ !' , ,." ',_h[ 15, ",,':l>," . _.i," '., _ ." _:H. ." .'. "-_I:." ,,'_ Pllnl~tl, It Is speolfloally dohled that the lights, glltes llJ1d bolls Were malf\inotloning .,. ,. ..... , . . 'je" ..___,._ . _... .. _ ~." '.'1 " ", , ,.....j.. ,"./ "'.'.'.),' .",- ..'.':'.".: .'. -.:_- ,...tf':' ;-:.:_....:,\.-'~<_."-',-...::-:_:-:--;,.1'i, at IIIlY tlme,liloludlns'onthe dato O"fthll dooedent's lIooldont: Mytlme ptlofthoretol m,tdan)'tima !':-" . .:-' ';:'",. - . ..... .... . ,',!- ' .' ','. - .'.', '. :;,;,-:'~":";"-.':/':, -':'!:';'-!'~'<-':::';"') thel'llllt\or, Strict prllof of $amo la demanded lit tho time of trial, WItHoUt waIver of~oforogottia," , . .- ; .-" "',. -- ;, . .';,i/i._-''.',...';..','--_-'.-'...-.-.-.',-.:....-..'.r_'("u...-,-",.;;,'f- IO~I,1 t , ,'7,) o allalloaatlllllliof liability lot, forll.\.ln. PlU'lIsrllph Itarci don,lod. Strlot p,rollf.of 1ftn1~ Is domRll~o4 I\t., thllllmo oftrilll, ' 1 6.. Adntl,"~d In ~,artl do~ICld In par/,It Is admlttodthat On Juno 21, 1 ~~6Ior a subltantllll t1mothoroto,O~fondlUlt. Conrail, ownod, Qontrollod,lnspootod, Rlld mllllltlllnodtho 8181l1l11, 8at~81 " (!~{\ Rlld lIiht. at tho pllloe ",horo thedooodont's lIooldon,t aoouttCld, It II spooltloally qontedthat'Conrall , . ~i , ~asnosllaont In anYnll\llllorwhatsoovor, SlrlotprQofofAamo Is domRlldod ~nho\thno oftrlai. ., , " 11. . Oonlod. It Is spootnoally donlod that tho Station Sirootll\tor.ootlon' WlIs In a ,. j., ,. .,.', \ , ". , dartiero~~ and hilz"rcto\lSOondltlon and ~hloh allosodly oreatod as\lbstRlltl~1 rlsk~f 1l\ll\t1 to th~' " , ' mombor. of tho p\lbllo alloSCldly lawt\l11y using Statlo~ Road with duo OlU'~, Strlot proofofs~o Is' ".,: ,. ',' , .' .. , " " ;' ,', ' domandlld atthotlmeoftrlal, ' to " " '.',".. . "'. . ". . >,\, 1~. Cerned. "It Is, sp,oclfloally denied that tho railro~Ii,9roslllns IItStIlotlon,RQl\d..I",./~".:" ' Cumberland c~\\nty wl\lIlll a dRllserous and hazardous oondltlqnl Stri~t proo'fof Sllll\O Is d,omand'od " ;. .. at tqe tlm~ Qftrlal: Without waiver of the foresoln". I.t Is speclflcllllydohledthat COll1'l\11 htld,actual '" '\, or conslrUotlvel\Otloo of the allosed dansorous and hazardpus .Qondltlonfor 1\ oonsldorable~lnlo prior ." , ' , I' ! ".1, . " " . . ' to June 2.1, 1996, Sttlot pr.oof of same Is demanded ,at thotlmo ,of trial. Wltho\lt ,walv,or of ~e forosolns, ~swerlns Defondatit derillls MY Md all ~esll~enoe ,desorlbed In .1~araarllph \.8 ot, "', ," i' ,. ' '>' PlalntltflsGoll1plalnt.,Strict proofofs~o Is domandod at thetlllle pftrlal, :i,;,\~ ili " ',f" ') "19. "D~njod., It Is speolfioally dentod th~t [)ot'clO(lant, C01l1'all, thl'QUgI1ItSllsonts, servantS' , . ,. ,,"" . ," ," ;; '., '" ":', " . . ''''. '. .,.' ". ,- or emplo)lo,s nei'liaolltIy. \lllcllor rock1es~ly s\lllorvised and maintained Its e~ulplPentlitt1to S~tlon ' , . ; ; ...... ',," , " ' . '..:.' . '. , . , ' \", ''', ;' .. : ". " ~, ", i.. ROl\llltit~\'8ootlon, ,atrlot proofot'salne Is demandeda'ttho tbne,oftrlal. . , .; "'.' 'f 20, DenlOd, It Inpooltlaally ctonled thattbolllleged densel'Oll8 a6d l\11esod4wtdouB , '. ','0..'-" , oondltlon w!l8.1nwholo 'or In part created by and at ttie dlreotlon o~ or,wlth,theknowlo,d8o and., " I " IOlOllvl f' , " ) ,I "! , i") J) , 'I. I',. aoq"lo.QonooofJ:)o"'nd~l, Conrllll,aotlnll b~lUld through'itll ~aonls,8orvants, oremplo~\lOs, 'Slrlal, ' ,. ",' """"" ' . ".. ":' ,- 'I" ". <' ,; I " proof ohamo Is d,mandod' aUho 11",0 Q(trlal, " 21, Domed. It Is lIpooltloally donlodthat tho IIlloaoddMaorousan~ hazardous oondltlon" " -," ,- " orollto(an IIlloll,od tol'Osooablo ollk nftho k1nd'oflnJ\lI'Y that was suft'orodby tho dooltdont, Sti'lo~, ,. p', , " proof of samo iidoml\l\dodat tho't11t10 of trial. .. " .' 22. ' Thoallo~atloniset forth,inPlIl'asraph 22 ~(rlalntitrs'Coltl~ialnt ar~oonoluslol'S of ",I. I' ;' " law'to wlUob no, rosponslvo ploadlns Is roq~lrod. Wlthou,\ waiver of\ho torosol~s, It I. speol((oally ';., .", donlodthatDofo~4lUlt, conrail, WAS nOllllsentlntlriy m~onvhatsoevor, Striot proof Qfsamo Is dom~dod at'tho tllllo oftliaJ, ,,_ I 23. Tno allegations sot forth In Paragraph 23 ofPlalntlffls CompllllntlU',o oonoluslQnsof , ' .' -- "', , " '-. " IR~to which nO responalvo plelidlns Is requlrod, Without walvor of,tho,forosolns, It Is ,speoltloall~: ,d, , . ._ ", ,. - ,,;- , I .'", ,.' ,', , dOllied that D~fondlU1t, ,Ct,mrall, rajledtoproporly maintain tho equlpmont at tho Station Road, Intorsootlon, Strlot proof of samols demanded 'at thodmo 'of trial. " ; 'I.. _ i . ' . 24. 'Tho allogatlons sot forth In PlU'allraph,~4 lUld Its 'subparts (a).(e)aro oonoluslol)s Of law,!O wlUoh no toaponslvo pleadlns Is roqulrlld, Wlth04t ~a\vor of tho forellolns', Art~:woririS DofondlUltrltsponda ~ follows; " , (Il)' "'Pornod, ,.\:l\or reaannabl.lnvostis~t1on, '~w~rlng Dotondllrtt;' Conrail, Is wIthout " I' sumo!ont Ihf'ormatlcm 10 Co"" abollefas,~~tho truth 'of tho 1II10gatlQI\$ oontalned In ~llisp~araph , - ,. .,'~ .' ,1- _'" -, ';., ,,',_ ':' .' - - " -, _ ",,' -t. _.' -_, --' ',. . , ,- . j' -'_. _; ';: and aOQordll\al~, lI~mo aro donle4, Strlotproo(thoroofwlll bo dClm~ded at tlmo, oftrl~l ,/ . , ., ". . I (b) Donlod" Aftorl'Oun~aDlolnvostillatloni ~sworlniJ DofondlU1t, COnhlll, Is\vlthout "." . __" '_' _':._' I}' __'.,,1"," ", '. : '_" ,". __ ,j.;,','''', . I. ",::L,.: ,,_,;'_.: _,,', I',,, sumolltnt InfQl1lt~tlo~toCorm a b~'lofl\Sto tho,trU~.Oftho 1lI1egationa oon,talno~ InthisP~lIfIlP~ . lU1C1l\ocor~l"aly;samoaro ~onlod; Strlctprcoftho~oofwlll ~demandod at#mootttiall' 'I IOIOlM i, I t }, l " , ~ I: I! ' ~ ~-'i',,,;;, I." " " o " '-. , \'- ,. I' I"" (0) D~nled, After'rol\8\lnlible Inv,ostlgatlo~, ~swetlllg DOfendant,' Conrail, I. without ' , ~'-' , ,,_ ~ t t " ., , . . . .-' suffiole~t Information to Conn II belief as to tho truth of the allesatlons oontaltled In, this paragraph , " - -'. '. ',' and aooordlngly, samelU:CI denied; ~trlot proof thorepf will bOdemlll\dod at time of trlall -' , , . i, - , . (d) Denied, After I'IIlISonablQlnvestlgatlon, Answering Dofol,ldant, Oonrllll, Is without , " _,' , . , . " , , I " . ,.'" ~ " 1 : " Buffiolont InCorm~tlon to Conn a bollohs to tho truth of thelllleglltlons oontlllned In this parpsrllph '." F'-' -- " , ';" ,.: ,~ 'j. ',,' - ; . and,~ooordlngl)', slll\\e are denlod. strlot.proofther,ofwl)) be dOllllmdod'llt tUne o(trlah,' ":' I:'. ". I", " ,. " ,-. .'" "". (e) ,Denied, Aftor rellSonllblo Investigation, Answering Defendant, eonrall, Is without' , , I suffiolentln{ormatlonto, fonn ~.bollof all to tho, wuthoftho all~gatlons oontallledln thls parasrllph j" , " andaooordlnsly. same aro dome4,' StrlotproofthereofWlllbodemandod at tlrpo oftrl~1: WH,EREX"OltE; DQfendant, Conrail, roquosts this Honorablo COUl'lln Its ti\vor M,di\Slllll~t , '" '-, , ,'- ;, '- Plaintiff, tosothor with tho oost of this aotlon, ' qOUM\II.SURYJYAt " . , I"', , ,-. '10 'Ii I, , "25:' kSWQtl~a Defon4ani, Conrail, hl/roby Inoorporates by'referono'e aU w~1I pleaded' ' avo~ohts of Plaintiff's Complaint, without admlsslon,aii though same ~oro sot forth her\lln ,q~ I~nsth, ,," ,.", ,,- , " , j ; '-", . - ;, . . . . . , ~ , , ',' 26. , 'It Is spoclfioally denied that Conrail was, nogllgent and/or rookl,oss.!n anymanne'r 'I ,.;_' ' " H .'; ,.': I' _ whatsoeveri' S~ot probfof8~e Is demaJided at the time oftrlal, Without w~lVer Ofthe.f~regolns, .i" ;:,_ It Is speqlfiolllly donled that Plaintiff, a,s tho Administrator of the Estato of Shannon D1tt:o,liI entltlod I, -. '.' . . '. j ',. .. ' . ,,~':, '"..'.. -" , .'.'_ ""n.. .,;.: - to any damagos,ll8 ~oquested In Plaintiff's ,Qomplalnt, Strlot proof of Sllllle Is doml\l\c1ecl at the tlmo, ';, . "._.. \ j, "', 'c ,__ " 'j,' '.' " _. uu-- of trial, With rogard ,to subplU'IlgtAphs (a).(o) of Plaintiff's Coltlplitlni, Answering Dofondiutt, " Conrail, rospon~s a8fOUOWSI,,~q " '.... .' , (a)' Denied, Strlot proofofslllll~,ls demanded at'the time oftrlidi 1610tlvl " " , j ~ ~""'t i ) C;. !-,-"'.. ~; Tho l'hi/ntlft1s oomplaln~ falls to .stato, a O~U80 of ~otlon \Ipon whl~h rallor may bo' , , lIrantod, " 4. , , ' - - p Plaintiffs Complaint falls 10 stato a oauso ohot!Qn l\s'alll\lns~ Answorlna' Oofond!\ll~I ., ,-:, , - " " , . " CQunt 1 of,PlalhUfrsComplalnlfallstQ..tato a oauso of aotlon upon whlQh rollof oa~ '"' S, bo lIrahtCld'l\S~~ahlst Alisworlns Dofo\\dant, , , , ."",.,6, ,Count Il0fPlalhtltl'sComplalnt falls,tQ s~ato a oauso ofaotlon upon whloh tellofo"n '" -" be ~rantedlls_lIl1lnst Answorlng Dofondant. 7, CQunt III QfPlal~tlff'sComplalnt falls to Atato aOaUSO otaotlon uPQnwhlo~rollllf may be grantqd allalnst Answering Dotondant, . " , 8", AlIllUQhlnjUMOSj damages and/or lossjlulloged In Plaintiff's Complalht woro,~ll,~sod .. ' " , " " 'soloW IlIldprlmlU'\ly by hOr,own Intentlonalaots, hesl\aenoo,olU'ele8Sh~8s, reo~essnoss, wllf\\lness, ,- . - - ~nd/or wanlorlhess undor the olroumstanoes, . 9,Plnlntlffs ollllms lU'e' barred 'lUld/or limited pursuant to the provisions of tho ,~ ' - - - - . - , . COn\plU'l\t1ve NoglIgenoe Aot, 42 Pa, C!S, fi71 02, ~Wl" the relevant provlslone,ofwWoh lU'O ho~eby p_, -, Inoorporated by reterenoe'lIS though the same had been fully set forth lit IOl1l1th hetoln,' , , ' ' I '_ _ -;, ,,'.. ,,- ,- - 'it,' " 10" Th~~ralntlffs olal!ps ar~ blUTedkndlp,r limited ~y theprovlslona oftheronnijrlviUUf ,.f , ~otllr :Vehlolo FlnlUlolal Rosponslblllty Aot, 75 Pa, C,S:A, H7~S, .D!OQ"and'the Answiifui' . '/ ' " I - " _,' - - !__; ,,_ ,\ '- "; '_. -- ";_ ' ;J- :;-'--. --i_~",j':;-'!lY'" DefondlUlt hereby IISserts all r1sht,a !\Ild dofensos available purSUl\l\t to ille aforeslAld Aoti ,< - , f ' ' __ . , . ! " , . , ' '." : r. ; .n. 'n..;' ~ . < : i, .; i ~ . ' , , .n , ' , f1, Answering Oeflllld~t denios th~t It olluaed lUly InjWi~8, dlUnas.s, Mdlo, 'lo~~e8" " :, " ;. 'i J~, . ,. . ;., ,. '; n allesed to havo been sustained by tho'Plal~~lff"a11 suoh Injurlos, dama8o~ andlor.lo~8~.blm8> ,. .. ';"', .. .', . . ", ',' ";. ;.- ',,;' H,";:> .' , .' 1.. L . '10' ~. ",t," speolfioally dorned!: "," ,.., ""..,.. " T ,,::, '~:' ~':" c." -- '. jf'~i;-,j{~t-..:< "-"'. ~i;V.:IXi"." 101061<1 '" ~ "j",- -...-iL . '";I "," '-0; ,'", _..~, n. .' ;' '";' ,n ..''j,-;;,... Ii --..... _.......~ ..- --..- ,_.,..t__ ~, ....:.. ;, "......-.... ~~~,...t_""..... ....- j_i_".""_,"'~ .. obItrved'Cpl:'. n 'n4CP=~~~~t ,tlld bV"t~i:l!:~~l:' \IIlt.-1:' "" '1:'1: V 0 ..... t I I: Int,. ___._.....t.._~.. .I",_~_,_.___"",'''_'''''''_l~'''''' --,.. . .............--. ,~F, Iit.W....llltUyitwtd ~11 11~' ,tll,n.:"; Q7111 l\l:a...:IIlIlJ~!lbLlII.' Wlllll ,~ l.tt.' 1 n\l hit:' ,t thl la,1: ,econd. It 10l;1ktd llWiflh,lowtd dolm bull alII never .~. TUW"l1tr1MT1UVl,' rlnmm'l" ..tl1..lJIt.;..''"."'....."mblllr.~l~'IiIJlf''I1. an 'thrtr.'lCllW"Mr'V. .. .bQV.... and. 1"" fI'lha~... n.v.r..ll:.~.. Uh_t...~h,~ ual!'a t~. , 1n'th' oar tor .ome r..ICII\. Shl m1vht havI bltn 1",,1119 oVlr l:hl PllMI'l9.r '''\1. t don't 1:R:IMnw tnlt 1t a1't1'lawonwd .v ~\I111\1' ' , _~a..lI,~l "fll ~l"t J VQ\l ~ tilt ~'lli" .~ "'''~'.ll ~~..."V ,~ bt:'OldClllt. 'V aakn,owll9a4.... !till' abolll:l0 ~Q',U,mlnut.. before ,I:hl pollOI '1:'1:1\Itd.- . ' ----- -..---- --..--...-- : ' UallC-int.v~UlllJ~oUt.:.UlU.t.J1..all' ' " 8 reah.r .tltlld, !'W. dIdn't ... the oar \lIlI:U the li.t ,~.cond. Th., .nv1nHr v.' ,b19\111'llj1 the t, , . '~'h'-V.t..""WR~ 'the fl..tI.... tl..~ll\l1"'llll.ttI. -qat......1tll.-pQI1M.!IJ :' ,..sb...upt"9Oi1'lljl.....8ha.I'..u..,, a\:llA)ll4o.., T ~hl"1f~ ~..I""_r'" ~~....,_.WI Vlt*: 9"1"9.., i.... batwHn'311-40 rnph." ,'" '" " , ___....,........_....~............_.____._.._._..__ "', "w, .__... ........-.. -. ......--... .'... ........'.~_.'.--:' ',~ 60 Shink Rd~Q8c:.;tt~~. ;~~1~;ri; WT.,r.M;;6~:.~:'~';.~:t~~I11r.,1V':.~:~:-;:~h.: ~~cS.: " \\'blll\'ll"tl635.'\!tl..~O.i.T.".1~. UClIIl ~hjj'n'1t'II';""'.11n1l~'I&~Iil'li'..-r- · , Julav _th11'l'i1 had happened. ",~.d1clnl.r..-." t:lI8,.IClClicStRt ,11.ppell....,,,..-.."': '" ,,' "-' ,.-....,' 'opr. 11 w.. ptonoun* \WIcS..lR\-~.(1II~.l\.by.M11t..NOMlS, C\Wittlal\a county OOr9l\ar '.t'. ,,', 743,nrl. Opt'. i1 w..,.tl:WpOl:ttdt" ca~l1tlall~.plttl ny;ol:9ue-bV~~u..~...' ,. ~'il" 'llClL!AN meaUlI' \I'. .a\ill '\)y' l:1\liOfftllil', Iflf6f'itlinci,-lIi.liiji -:-fi'Illii5i~-CA1UI1':2Q4.T :"'.- ; , (.'" ....' . .... ',', ':' ,"".' ...,"'....._."......_.......".. ." '''_'',' ,i,......."_........_...~~.........,..........,...,'.......;..........-..- ~~:" Ml~~;~womO~t~~. ~~~ .~t,~,~!.!"~-~~.~,~.!.~!.,, ,T~~~,,~~s, ~8~..c!~!H.!'J.,1 ~n~, ~h," ~r.o!1'r,..;.... ~", . : "," " ' ..' : . ___........"_,.,.' I,' ...," ...., " ...,.......'"...".....-,........ ,.,' ., . ,._,..,..,....,~........._-...,............'.. ...-....~.-. ....'~.. Cpr. 11 'a ope.:atol:' 11Cl.n'" .pa. .1lLN1 23916049 va. 'il1v.n to ~l'\. Coron.l:'. ' -.....~........_,'.,....... ..'., , . .., _.~..,....."........_...I_..- .~'!.._......,_.,.-......._..,.."_..._..........__......,-.. " ," M'M\fi,i'1 ."............' ....,'.....:..... '. _""'."". "".""','1" .." ............_~......,,~.. ; "'j . .",;,.....'..._... "I, ,,'......' ."...."."..,'" '" ....,-"., ' .....;...'".".. ..,..: ,. '.' , ....."",-Q- r')\rl~,' ~D'f~lIll'. .. r:1f~ib:f ~~\~ D\\I~~J^;lil "l~~)\r:~' '~F.HI~n\. 'q~il~'l~)j~~d~ ~ , I 0":::,,.%,..:,... ~~, ~~~,'".. ,'.i~' 3 ~ ,I"O:~..~"~~'~~lft;.j:;:A~'~~:~llf " l'i. " i - ,,' ,. , DONNA'BLAIRi Indlvldullllyand 'Mmhll.l1'ilWr Ad Prll,oqu'ondlum of tho ~US'I'ATB Of? SHANNON DITRO, ' " , Doooasod ' " ' " "PlaintIff L ., t CPt.lRT OP,COMMoN.PLlSAS or'" ,\ CUMBBI\l.ANDCOUNTY,PISNNSYLVANIA . , : NO, 1998.02706 . , ~ "; - CONSOLiDATED RAIL ' CORPORATioN, ' " , , f , '\ , , , , , , v, Oefllndant " ,- , AFFID~ VI't ' , , "COMMONWEALTH OP'PENN'SYLV ANIAI ., " " SSI COUNTY OF DAUPHIN I " .. ,- 1, , ,.' ',,-; " ,- ,,' Porsonlllly, appol!l'Od, before me, tho undersigned authority In and for tho ,said Commonwealth and County, EARL M, SPREqHER, who, bolng duly swom according to law, deposes and says the follbwlns Is truo and'oorroot aocordlng,to hIs knowledge, Informatlonimd bollefl " , ," I..'" I; Barl M; Sprecherjam ,employed by l'h)rfolk Southern Corporatlon, ~~9oossor by mor~~rtQ, Cllnsolldlltod Rail Corporation (IiConr~ll','), as a conduotor III'\d was sO employed by Consolldatod'Rall Corporation 6n June 21,1996, "," '-10 . 2\ ,1 was the condu~tor of the Conrail trllin designated as TV21~ which was Inv.olvedln attllln.v~hlole oolllslon on June 21,1996, at approximatoly ~:40il,tll, wltlla'llar drlve~, by Shannon " 1., Dltro ilt Station Roltd, Penn Townshlp,Curnborland County,PA, , .. 1_"" . ,. ,. ,. . ,-,. " - j;. :: .,..-.... .', '. ". .' ., ,.-.... ,- ,. ' [, . '3" On Juno 21, 19116,lIt the nbdVe time and phlce; lwaii hi the leadl~oomotlve of the , , train deslgnatod liS Looomotlve }\/o, 62$6, ' ,," n.-.. I.. \,' '," "n ..' 4, .. ' As tholrllln approllohod the Station Road gradeoroaslns. the enslneer had th6 . locomotive hoadllght on bright, the locomotive's dltoh IIshts'were displayed and o~oratlns, tho onslnoel' Wl\8 soundlns the locomotlvo hom imd the bell was on; All of the so devloosWerc oporatlng . proporly u.nd were being aotlvated'properly, ,,;, . --.;'.,.'.___..---' ." .., - 0 " ''5, ,As, we approaohed the oros~lng. the train Wl\8 traV'ellnS'l\t appro~ltnatety':40 miles per , . \ . , ;' . -' . . ,. -' . ! . ~ '.. ! ' , -', " .'i.' ,,- "I' 6, ' The Station ~oad crossing I,s equipped' with fll\llhlns red warning ilahts and'aIUomat1o '. orosslns gates~ Based upon my observation, the flashing rod warnlngllghts weruotlvated~as tit." ,,~ . . . , . " ~ . . .' I ' . I ! '/'[ '."-'1<- " ", ,\ I i O&l~\;lItltVU "(IlUlI " " Ii (\ 'I'. ,. 'f. ,'l .' " " ~ ':'''l'''''d 'F.', " ..' I l\," , Mlnytlotur.r 1,'GE Vir.ion # %F01 /l'Q9rder" oUrrlnt,Olte Wu06w1l1",96 ~q'oo'rd.r I "" ourre, nt ,",1, m. Wit ,011,',,1,1 , , Ithr>, w'" 1n.ta1'ed on," w w . " o09motive ,number i. ',6286, " , . 'own1oldld b>, . nf. ~oo.t1on, '.. 00110 11..21 rr.1n ,..llvll1G ' ilhe.1 Sill. ..'1110,e . ~ '" : -' - - I ~o memo 'PI"...nll', " ; .-.," - \. \\'--':--'~,::-;-:; -': -, ',-' - , ,! -'!' -" "IIrunt u.. 11'04100116 on 0612//1116, '" :1.runf'"II'POlI1l1??0007, ' , ' , :W'l '. ,,' ,U"U9r...thlft lUlWL,.__.,...~;" ....,____-.: '." - - -, , -' - ~,,- - , - - i _ : !_i, , ;- "'- 'I " , I I 'i, , .1 , " -, ,~ " ;' '"" !' ", !,- j, , 1,_ ,I .". , , -', ' if ';" " .'-, .. . .' " . --" ),_,__" d' i,-- I " H "-,~j!' '; , i' - OO--~j-=-'~-~"~~~~!,~~-~,~~~~:~5~;~~~~~s~~~~'f{~7~:~I~~;~-~?~ir~J--- . EXHIBIT A , , -) , (") < - ,~' , ," QIHlaQ$ ojvl~ TeAM, , " ; 004ri~, to m'e~t .ome frl,l,ndl, ' Plaintiff drove north~ourid onto No'rth Ch,it~ut etr.~t,' ' , :The tWb'lln."trllt "Intersected with railroad traok., Plaintiff. greW up 'In th~ ar~, ' ',' ' , _ _ _~ _ " _ _ ' _ _ _ ~ _ " _ ,; _ _ _ :. _ : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' _ _ _ _ _' _ _ t ' _ _ _ ,- , ; _ ", had r.gull~Y d~v.n over thl rallroadore...lng, and wal awar,e that the traok. were ; - .".", .' !- " ' .- "" - - --co -- j - --.' " ,. ."' " - .".." .'. -, - - - ,. _.' ___ -- 1\ ,," rtg!;llarlv u,td'l:lytraln., Thl'Ol'olllng hlld warning <I.vloll maintained ~y Conrail '_ \,;" ,: _ :' _ I, ;_ , - _ - - _: '-, -i~ -' - _ _, 'C ,:! - _ ' - ,_ _ H, _ _ _ -- ' _ _ " ' , _ _ __ '_ _ -'_ pUr8\,lant te an order of tho Penn.ylvanlll Publlo Utility Oommlallol:!', There were two ' ' ". '.' "1" - '" _, - <<,' t__,_'.. - ::-/-" , h " _, ..tl Qf rallr,Olld Oroll buoke, orie ..t on th.~ght of the 10uth,lq. of thltraok. anc;l , Ii , _ thl,oth,.r on the rlght ,of the north ilde of 'the traoks, Saoh oroll buok oontalns foyr, - '-," " ' 'rlKllIght' thlltflalh when a train Is approaohlng" Two of,thollllghta faol north and ".th. other tw'()f~oe ~outh, Plah,tlff testified In a deposition that uhe .pproaohed the .,"':';,,- -', .l" ',. -,,\. '-, ,,, . " .'. ..-. - ,!: .' " tMokl lll;J"lt~ Van LlneB truok was parked on the~ght ilde of the .treet just before ""'~h.lht.l'I"otlon; He t~~tlfledth~t he wa~ fooused 'orithe t~ok at ;he ~tradclltd, ~ , ,. c1ouble' yellow line, In the middle of the etreet, mostly In the onoomlng .outhbound "j'. ,. "-,, r.." .' - '" larii, a. h, prooeeded' onto'the' oroBsln'l: Plalntlff,dl'9ve his aut~mobll' dlreotlylnto - -,;: :. ~. .re'. .",'. . ,. . j'..., :' " __'; . __ . ,_" .' . '. . j, ,,: _" . ) _. .f ,.!' the path of an onoomlngOonrall traln'that was t~y.lllng ~15'hiIl8s per hourwhloh wa. ' ;,~'. ;1./;::1. 1L ;" fi'. ,'~'. ,.' . ".' ." ':' . ':'''''',j - ~:,' j; , 'wlthln',th. federallY authorized traok speed for the area of 40,mlleej:ler liour,1 The, _, . 'i-',' ; Ii..,. '.,.. ,.' ',' ," . ':.'" ." ;,. I'"~ t~ln It1'lJ9~ plalntlff'ev.eh!oll, Plaintiff testified at 'his ~.posl,tlonl ;i'" 'r,,_ 'j' ,. " " ", '" i." ., 'Q, AI you palsed the tmotor.traller, where wer~you looking? ,A, I 'rem'Eimberlooklng 'at the trailer,,' , , "Q, AI you were 'paellng' by It? A.'Vee,' ' , , Q, 'And that would havebdn to your rlght? A V" ,. " " ee,,,,, ' " ' " Q,Oo you rllmember ~h.re ~~ur field of Vlllo,~ Wat' at the titTle of" " !' Ii' .. " ' , : 1, /Thl speed of the, tm,l,n we:e recorded on. tape mlohlneln the,.n;lne,1 .' ; '.' , ' ;' , - , ~ " i;' , ;. ,. ,., . - ,t" it ., J- ,,2- i- l' Ii " '(j \ (] .. ii, I' " " __ _L- ~I5"OaeeolVll.."lilllM " ----- Q;p,oVCluromambafIOoklng.t th~m' alHoU !'pprj:laohadth. o~o..Ingthatd'Y'iP,rlortovour aooldant?' . . . ." " ,'A, Idon'trloalllOoklng, In partloular,at thflt oro"b\,fok, ' , Qld~o,dby your anewer, IteEi~mll.llk. yo~want to..y,beo~ueeIVi.' looklng80m~plaoe elee; Am I o.orreot,or not? ,,". . ' A, J wae y.rtfoou.~ on th..traotor and trailer, and I. wae vert wo.rrlltd " about.. that'a, a large hump at thatoroaalng,and It's vert eaay to not " "I,~,yehlole coming over, An~ alnce I waaln the aouthbound 'anI, I " waaworrlekhbout that traffla, '.... . . ...! Q....'.w. .r.vou.t. hlnklngat all about the p.o.'lbllltvtha. re might ,~aa;. traln,00mlng7 ' ,.... ,. '" A. 1t,'Waln't primary on my mind, (l!l1'IphaaIB added;) '.. " '.!' ;"" 11'/1 '/I ,'j.,. Q,'.YClu've told ma bafora ,vourlmember, a. you were palling by' ' . th.,traotor.tr.ller, you WIre, looking to your right.. vou p....d the , trailer, VOU told me VOU were allo Ic:/Qklng forward,.oono.rnldabout . ' oar~ oomlng 80uthbound on Oheatnut Str..t, I. there anything .llt that vou"remember .~.klng prior to the time of. the Impact?, ' " ,; A~ No. (emphaala added,) , " ' , , It Ie undlaputed that there Wae nothing to restrlot plaintiff's view of the 'train - - - ,,--,,' j' -" - - - j, - ,." ,,,' approac;hln; on hla left as he ~nt~r~ the rallr~ad' oroaelng, . Tyrone Gltt waa In"hl~' ',_ _ ___. :.:-.-__ _ ,_ _ :" _" h _ ':_. ,- "_ - _. _ - '_". .' ~. . .'. ., .' ....' - p~re~t.1 home near the railroad oro~elng, He was very familiar with the orosslng, Gilt, - ,.- , . . . . ': te~tlf\ed In a deposition that he heard the t'raln whistle sound for approximately ten to twenty s;,oo~dearid then heard a thud of the oolllslon betw~~n the train and'plalntlff's' -! '.' '..,. . .' . ., . . . ;, -' ,~. ;' ! ':,'~ v.hlol~! Gltt ran to' thelnteraectlQrI Wh~re he 'saw that the orosslng sll3nal ,was' ;. Working,."H~ eaW,the traIn, which wa~'moVIr')g,~IOWlYI oame to a stop In the " -. , ';. ,- '.', " \ -. -., . '- _ .__.'-. j'.,..,. -.i' ," -,_,,_ -, ..... '... " . . .,- --' I>! " Interseotldn, iwo'pollo$ offioers, Duane l.ebo'and Rodney Smith, responded to the 'j, I, . .' - '-.- !,'" i," " " ' '., " , . ao~ldent, ,They bpth t\letlfled In a depoeltlonthat they,obeerv&cl the red ~\'Os8lng , . Ug~te f1~.hlng ~~er\'they'rrlVed at the 80ene, Th~ moving van wa. stili parl<8djUit' ;', . _ -' i!" ! ,. -.. '. '- !, . .. " " j< -4- " " ,,' ! "-" ." .-~ - ~ 'dl " ,") "(j " "" '91$~aSe QIVll.TSRM " 'louthOftl1t orolIJII1\i11 Offl9~r Smlthteailfled thlltthe flaehln" red, IImht. beyond the, , ' , ; I , ~ . . ' , vaqtC). plalntl"'i rlghtaa,he aPProaohed the croslllng"woulcf .h~VS been vlllble to., plalntlffaft,rhe oltarecithe b'aok ~f the van and before heent.red th~'orol,)slnQ' ,. I; ,. ..... ",. ''', ,. th,,,, WOl.llc;l,h~ve be.n nothing toobstruot p,\alntlff'll vle~ of. the flaehlng r.a lights to " PI~I;,tlff" 'I~ft on' th,opposlte tide 9f the traoks as he approal;lhr,dttle orosslng, i")"! ii ' , Rlohara f\~ Santo, an 'employee o.1Ooi1l..-II's oommLlnll;latloriS ,and IIlgnal d.pa~ment , re.pond~ to the IOtne, Upon hll arrival, the slgnalllghte were .tlllflashlti;,' Santo "', " '.' '" .' ,,', ,. \., ", I' i! .', .,' ., "'. . .... '. ',I' '." teetl,fled at a deposition that the signals WOLlld have atarted flalihlng whsn the, train , waebetween .2,200 feat and 3,000 feet from the Intel'880tlon, Tha train anglneer, J,l., I' , , , Prloe,flled .naffldavlt that'he aounded the,tralhWhlstle'mUltlpletlmes ashe' '. ,',' ,:', ,. . , 'I' approaohE/d thelnte/'8$Otlon, the tr.lnbell was rlnglng,and the headlight en the,ftoot, ,'j" '" " .' " , ',',11 , "of the train Was lit:! '01 /' ,; " d " , PI~lntlff teetlfled In hladeposltl,on,and hallproduoed. evldenoe froms~ve,,1 , pel'8onsJnqlLlc:llng ttleMt, Holly ohl~f of poiioe that on numerous\lcQallons ~efQ,reLt~' t ,..'- .,'" , " ' d.YOf theaooldent the red flashing signal. lights at the ~lIroad orolllng ",' ,. ,.,. . .' ". " . "'" i ;', . ,.'. -.' ..' .,". ". '. .'" . .\ .-' . ,"-". --' "- '-., .,' .." 'OhestnLlt $treet had activated .for extended Perl\'ldS of tlille when no tra,ln , apprO.ohlng the! In~~/'8~~IO~; .'. Plal~tlff haa, ~n e~pert wltti"$,R~~."' ,,'. ". . - ,,' .... ". -, '.", ;,. ". .'8 'of ~heoplnlon that pl.lntlff'sknowledgt 'PHor:t<Hhe ,aoolclent 'Qf the, """". " -,'h.. ,....,...,.. '.' . ". .- . , .... '. ',,, :.',.... '-, _I, ", -.' Qfthe Warning. Ught8'reduoed,th~ effeotlveneas.of th.,deyloes pl.lntlh,' ' " P~fendant8,donr.1I and Jeffrey l.i Prloe' h.yefU8c! a motion. fQr. ,,-. .5. ,..." " ,,' Ii , , () r) !' "J( " 'j, ,Qs.oQQa OIVlL. TElRM ' '0 H, JUdgment,- pennlyllI,nla Flull of Olvll Prooedure 10$IUi provldea:. " -- ~: _ I , , ,,':Afttrth. reltvantpl",dlnga are OIOSed, but wl'hln auoh time as not to ' , unreasonably delay, tryal, any party may move for s~mmary Judgmsnt,ln' , ' " whole or, In part, aa a matter of law, " (1) whenever the~e la no Qenulne Issue of material faotas to a , .' " neot..ary element of the oause of aotlon or defenae whlohoould be , ..tabllehedby addltlonal'dllloovery ,or expert report, or ' ' '(2) If, I'ftllr oompletlem of discovery relevant to the motlonl Inoludlng ~~', produetlen of expert r,portll, an adverse party whe will bear the bUrden , " of PrO'of at trlalhall failed to'produo. ev/donce of faots',ss.ntlal to the oaLlse of, aotlon or defel'8e whloh In a Jury trial would reqUire the IssLles to be submitted to a JLlIy, ' " In .rt.1 VI The Patriot.Newt'Co" 8M'Pa, 93 (1996), the Supreme COUr'f of',' F!.nnSYIV~nla ~tated with resp!IOt to lI. motl!;)n for iummary JYdgrn~ntl " , ,. 1/ 'twJe hOld,that.. non.movlng partY"nlUlt adduce ,e"'fflcl,ni,eVldeno. " on'an 1.lut ....ntl..1 to hit oal, and on whloh he beartthe ~urcl.n, of proof luoh that a jury could rtturn a'Verdlot In hi. favor. Failure, to adduoe this evldenoe establishes that ther. Is no ganLllnelsiLle of ' ',' materlQI faot 4\nd, the movlhgparty Is entitled to Judgment as a matter of , law, ,(Emph,elsaddeej.)" ' ' , ' .' ", j, . ,-;, j,,-, - ,'.'. - :. - - - - - - - - - ..., ,:" = , Plaintiff argues that the evldenoe showing prior false aotlvatlonll of the War~lng :' - ,~- " - - - ,i '- - . - "- '.'; - _ __ :~._.-,- . n ~'_:' - - , '. lights at the rallroacl orossln'g bn North ChtlltnLlt Street that were known'to t,llrllbefor. " " ' , , , , " '," , ,,' "". . '<."", .. " the apo/dent oonatltutes a (aotor o'ontrlbutlng to the aooldent sufficient to sLlbmlt Wi.' ': ,',' , -~; ,- - - : - - " - - -, - -, ,- -, __,,' - c_ _ _, _, ' " _ ,,-- -- - , - '- - " ; ,- -- - - - ~ -- -,,, ",--- '-j<---'-- '~,; "~ Oa88 ~gal~~t Ooh~all to a Jury, We are satlllflecl that plalhtlff oa~ncit' prolle b{ . ,,:;,,' .f ' ".' , ,;,' ", " "",,, ',', " " .. ,', , prep,onderanolfofthe evldenoe that the ftallhlng 'red Warning Ilgnals on, both.ld.,. ji" , ";-'--" -; ',-- " - -- - - -" -'--~-'-,---(-i-:j_-,-:_'--~,-,_---ftJ'<-:,~l-:'/;,.i----':'-:,~';-::~ii~ ~ -- ,,~ ' - - , ! - '~ - - ; - ,- - ' - -' - _ _ _ - " _ _ __ _ '_' _ '-'- -- _ _ "i:' j', _ _--: ~ i ::' North OheatnLlt Street were not working a, he ,drove onto the or08slng"S....n If ", !'-'" '" '" , ,1-. - ,,~- ,d,". _ .--,-~-_.. I' 2\ 'Plaintiff conoedes that sLlmmary JLldgment shculd b, ent.reall')'~, Jeffrey I.,Prloe" " , ' '. " " ," ;,~ - ,,'- F - ,"" " "," ; ",_ Ii -----;'~i(;1 ,'; ~'_'''iL_' '," '"I< .e. ". ,; , " '" " "'Y ('J " , !-- ' eS~O~Qe OM C. 'I'I!RM m,9vlngvanoblt.rl.lott<:l hls,Ylew of the algnalto hlarlght; a flotor,for whl,oh Oonrall ,,- ,-' 'L , ;, , .. " , "oo\.lld ,not b,t held Uabl., there were no obstruotlons to 1'111 left where ttlere were twO , .- 'flashing re<lllghts faolng him on, the o~pollt..ld. of the tl'lok8,' '1'1'1. train wa. approaohlng the InterseCtion to plalntllf's left at a laWful sps~, Neither plaintiff's . , , , --,- ;,-- - -,-,-- ,-- ,- " ':, teatlmonYhQr any ottierevldenoe'wol.lld Il.lPPOrt aflhdlng'by a jUrythflt the engine "" , - d, _ _ __ __ , " he.dll~hiwaan~t lit and Its whlatl~~nd bell not aotl~atecl, The train waa.!n plaintiff's " "ol~rVleWlandhe would h6we seen It If.hehad 1001<$d to his left prior tOenterlhg,the ,-" ,,'- -' ,- , " ,i 'nterS~tlon, The VehlOlepode ilt 76,Pa,O,a, Secllon 6(341(a), tltl8d ,Obec:Ueno.t~ , "eIQnlllncU,oat'ngapproaoh Oft~aln,,,proVld..; , Wheheverany person drlvlng,. vehlo'e'approaOheea 'railroad grad. ' , oro. ....I.n". ,u. n.,d"r an. Y,o..f:the o,'.rou.. m. Ita.". 0'''. ta.',ted.. .In th,...'.... otlO.' n. '. t.,h.' . '.' driver of the V'hlole .shall itop within 80 f..t but not ,... than 18" " ."Urom,the neareat ,r.1I ~f th.rallroad and ehall not,proo..d until It ", can bs done ..~.IY. Th$ foregoing req~lremElnteshall applyuponth. ooourrenoe of any of thefollowlngolroumtltano8el " "'. "., ,. , (1) A olearly visible electrlo Or meohanlo~lelgnal device glvell warning of the Immediate approaoh of a railroad train, * 'if 'if , - . , ,,- . (3) A railroad tralnapproaohlng within approximately 1,1500 feet of the highway oroeelng emits aslgnal,audlble from that , Gllstanoe'and'the rallroad;tralt" byreaeonof Ite speed or neam..s:: , to 'the orosslng, Is a hflZard, ':, " , , (4) ,An approaohlng railroad train Is plainly visible, and Ie In hazardous proximity to the orosslng, (8mphasludded.) , - '~, ; , I "- , ' ' - In AYOUb v. National' Railroad p..se~g.r Oorporatlon; r8 F,Sd, 79~ (8thOlr. ' '1geS);'pltllhtlff deoedent w~s killed when he wall etn.jok by a train after drlvlnoaround;' ' " 'I' .. , u , ' a funotlonlhgorosslng gate and dleregardlng flashing wamlng signals dUring ~d;etYII~ht. '; " - - t"._, -,I, , ,,' ;: " .7. " !, 9$,.02;8 OIVl~ 'TaRM' - - ,. ,- -- ", . 1-_ . _ _ . _ Hi, e8tate m!,lntalnaa that prior Ilgnal malfunotlonl at the ol'(llslng condltlonld "." - -"; -, ":",', ,,' ;, ,'" , .,.,. :- ,'- - - " , dlOeQ~,"Uo:lgnore the warning Ilg,;als, The United States 0'8trlot Court for the ' , ." - - 'I, - - - - ,- , " ' - " -L_ -;. , Il , , " e~.t.rn Olstrlot of Mlohlgan awarded ,summary Judgment ,to defendant, The Sixth OlroultOQ~rt of Appeals affirmed, statlngl' ' "-', - ,- - - ".' ", ;- \, ; , ,- , eVen If Appellant's allegations are take" as true, the oourt mUlt rule Is,a' matter of law that Ayoub's oWn grQSB negllgenoe was the olear " proxlmat, caulle of his death, MarcelleUI "I. lathanl, 19S Mloh,App. . "ses, 600 N,W,2d'124, 12a, appeal d.nl~d, 443 Mlch, aso, 15015 ~,W',2cl, ,,' ISsa (1993) (holding that If faota bearlng on proximate oause are pot In dispute and If reasonable minds oould riot differ, then the Issue Is one forthe oourt) , , " , ' The evldenoe Isundl~put8d thauhe orollelng gatell worked, the " warning lights flashed and the train's hornsoUnd$d, Two other' Oal'8 waltea for the approaohlng train, Yet' Ayoub disregarded the signals and pulled around those oal'8 and Into the orosslng, Previous malfunotlons at the orosslng, even If verifled,oannot overcome the faot that Ayoub's 'own negligence proximately oaused hls'death, No reasonable Jury ," , eould return a verdlot fer Ayoub's representatives under suoH ' .oltournstanoe.ll,' ' . In short, wellald theUVldenoe of prior malfunotlon_ Qf ' warning 81gnala at a railroad crolllng la .Irrelevant .0 long aa the , " ,.Ignal. funotloned properly at the time of the aooldent. We fall to ee. a olroumatanoe In whloh a plaintiff ooul~ prove that a railroad', nsgllgenotproxlmattlvoauaed an aculdent ocourrlng aft..r the. ,plaintiff uli~18PlltedIYdl.regarded properly fUnctioning warning ". '.,gnal.. Holding othe,rwlse pot\!litlallY,oould Impose liability upon!a , r~lIro~d for any aooldent ooourrlng at a orosslng whloh hlMI a prior " war,;lngslgnal malfunotlon-Whloh:hac:l been odrreot$d.,; (r.ootliot,. ,:, " gmltted,) (l:!mphaels ad~ed,) ','" " ',' , " In the oase ildQ~, we, are satisfied that there 1& no evldenoe whlrfilby, " j)la'lntlff oan prove oausal, riegllgeno~ ag'alnst Oonrall bY~he preponcle'rano~ of tn.. "" . , - - - - _ _ .-' _. - -~- - _ _ _ ' ._ !-. , ,,_. _ '(:;: _ __,<-:l'.c:__O::._ "___ >- ,_ l'__-_i -"c.:],; evldenoe, Furth~rmore, we believe that this Ie qne of those rare a,~uatl~nl wher~ It' " I - _: " _ __,;_ 'uu ___ " __.'.. o_n be said that p!~intlff Is OQntrlbutory negligent a8 a matter of laW so as io'~P.~iIol~CI. " ,"- :' - - - -- - -- - - - , - ',' ,.". - - .'..,- -- '. \J-'O;-,,:> :d;;-_,_,\,_~,_;,_\,V ;. I" , - _, __ _ - .'. _ '..'.:_..!': ~>':':.;', ,"' , ,'t' ~!I, ;I , . " "0 ~- - - ' .. '/" " " OJ;,. -i,;_ .a. - ':;d'_: if .. '; " '". "j, 'I, ';'1,1< " ", " "I' ,. r;," .' .. " ," ,n " ,,' " " , .' " ," " ;l' " \, " 'I, ,< ", p en ,'(',-) ,. "i1 .~ ",,, 'I' '1Ji I) I'~ r.,' '-,.,'! " tni'll' 0...1 ";flfili -Y "j V' '''.. I ' I '" e,,' I" <\,('1 (r.; )::;-: '~C:I ''''" ; ',.. .,~ bt 0', ;p ;;:f' ,'" ~ ~" ') It'J '1>1'1' >( ~~, -;;I ,. '~ ~n :7. -, (" .q . ... '" " H . ' '98-2766 CIVIL " Ii otlllm~ ~hut t1ie'ofossln~ ~lItos' n1111l\lnoliollOd on u rosulllr bl\sls b~ oomn1a:I!OWI\'l\lld blooklny tho " ,- - -, -" - - , " I. , roat\waywhel{no trl\lnwlIs tmveJlnll on the trnoksnnd, thlltthe Illltlls would,ronll1ln down for" , , " . \lol1y'perlods ofdmo, dOluylnymolorlsts 011 SttttlonRoild, III support oftheso nl1oQudons, BllIlr has produeedllmd"vlt~ of,wltnesses; In IlddlWm to the aooountsofother porsons oontlllnedlnthe , - -, . - I ~ , repoli oCher ex>>ert"Dwllll~~ MoL~lIn, The Mt\llldlllll has notpro~uood lI11yevldlllloo thntwould , ' ' "-- '-:, /! oonttlldlQtthe. pt~,lntlfrs III1UIl\lllolls nnd, Instoad, lIrgullslhnl prior millt\lnollolllll\re Irrolovllnt, , , '" Wenro not p,toparod; at this Junoture In tho proceedlnlls, to IIgroe with tho dofondllnt, - < - - - - - ,-- .' '- , " ;., ;. Common sonse teUsus thut II motorlstwhohlls repolltedl)' oonfronteqn closed YlltO with . ' . 110 trllln oomlns would be ,Inclined not 10 tllko tho cr~sslnUllte so1'iousl)'. Tho dofendant. In . . , IU'gu\nll thlll the, plaintiff's clnhn that tho dccedelltwlls"desellsltl~edhto the warning devices Is without merit. relies or this oourt's oplnlonlnKmml\,Qk v. Unl1ed Van Linea., Consol~ " ",' ", _ Corrioratlim.etal... 9$-0298, In that Ollse, we h01d thalbylgnorlngthu Watnhlg devloes at Ii' I' !; ruUrotl4 orosslngl the pllllntlff's 60lup"ratlvenogllgenye ou(welghed.thllt of the dc:ifendllntl\s u ; mlltt~r oflaw. The fllclsln Ihe,~,ollsO ollused us tooonoludo thutthat oas~represented';". , '" j' _ _ L', '0 ,- ;; ',' - -; ,,- ;,";,_ , "uWe ofthos,e rPf\lsltilllllonswhere It olin be said that~I~lnt\ffI8 oontrlbutory (slc)negllsent as" '" !lllllt~r of IIIW,80 liS to preolude him frpm'reooverlng agulllst ConraiL "ll1rllt,g-9 . The phdntlff. ;; ,- ";- , In Ki:wnIiQk, I\dmltted thllt he 1,1Id nollook~d atlhe warnlnll dovloes,looatod to his left when he IIpprol\ohod the ruHrolld orosslng, The trllln with whloh Mr. Krllmilok,collldod was approaohlnll ;.' '._ _' ',:, ,- - -", ,- ! ,i' -'. ;. - , the,lnterseollrlh from his left IInd ther,e were no obstructions whloh would hl\ve prevehted him , , " , - ,j from seelnglhetfllln before I~Pllot\ Inuddltlon,lhe ~ollse did nOllnvolve 1\ " '" _ _j l' _ ,; _ ". ;, " _ _ ,J malfunotlonlng orosslng gate, bUI 'ralher orossbucks with flllshlng lights whloh Were 100llted on either side of tho rOlldway. I' " j' Ii 3 j- ;, I,' .. , , "'. n i:"l n (~I- 1"-:), n "," ~~t: " Hp f'{". ~'.:', q:' Ii, m:,~ "i ("", ",-", I " I. (i ....1 .,' /' I:; ",1 .< , .-. , / r..,l ~?'" .. , , ( n "''-- ;' '"1 ;'.' " ,I ," ' I' , " , " o , _, " !-, _ '". ".j' _ ' _ _ '0 Inftll\ntly, It IR,.thoPllIlnllfr,s oontunllon thlltthe'locfttlQn of th~ stopll~u 01\ tho -'," " PlWo&l10nl prior totllellrosslng, ~(>mblllOdwlththo voaetlltlvo arowth pllr@etlnatho trlloks,fhultod the Deoo~en/'s Ylslblllty,theroby 1I110Wlna her to concl"4~ that no train ' ,-, -- 'WIISAPpr,Ollohlns .\holntorlloctlon. ,Phllntlff will support this tho~ry bYWl\yof t.~e " , ,,' testimony of Dwlghtl{Mol;olln (Pllllnllff's oKpert),who hils ftlN9.Qollumentedlllefu~t" , - - - -- j , ; : - ,-' ; - '. ~ -' - , 'thftttho 1l~9sst"g~lId siibs'tandllrd Visibility. . malntlff III so Intends to 'offer the tostlmony of several' rosldonts, of .the IIrell ,. - - - - - - - ,.,' - - - - - " - . MrouMlns thecl'os$lns who are. prepllred to testilY thlltlHey' hoard' no WlIrI\lng' whistle ' . ; - - - - , - ';, ' ~ _; - - ,I , ,_ _ _ , thllt ,morning other than the emergenoy whlsllethllt pre,oeded the Impftct. " .. ,- . ,. , ..FlnaIiy, ~llllntlfflntends to prove thut the .filet thllt ho SAtes Were known to , - - - - -- I '~ , - ' I troQUl'lltly mlllt\lnctloridesensltl~od the P1111ntlff Into Illllorlng t,lwlr wllrnlltg., It Is , ,undisputed that this orosslng hlld II long history of mult\lnotlons' and fulse alanns thftt Was, ' (. " '-." well known In lhe oommunlty.' In fa~~, the Decedent wltness~d, Olle the very day before I ' thellooldent. These false, ularms are the meohanlcal equlvlIlenttq the "boy WhO,,~rled '.0. _ ., .,.'_ _'. '_ __ ,,_ j, __-- _ _' _ ,.: _ ' _" ..~olr'l Ev~ntulll1)', n~ one wlll head the wl\l'tllng. Unfortunately, lit this tlmo tho gllt~s ' I' _ _ '_ -' _ __ -- __ __ }", .' _ _ _ " ." _ f;" ,.,. ,-' ;\1.. _ _ __,': were properly lIotlvlItedurid the Deoedei}~, due to the lImlted vlsIDlllty~ drovD' around the gates und entered the orosslnll, " . I . 'd' -; -. j,- ~ ',J '-".-. "";1 , _.1'," Ji-' ;.._",,_,_" tt - .. -.- - -- -- - -- --- Plah\llffwll,hdrllws tho claim for punitive damages (18 weU lIS those for oonsclous,,', ''<.-.--" , I ,_.. ____" pain ,lInd s\lfferlng, ' ' . . ;. ," - " -,. F . '. '. .' ,'_".;;.:;:_":__ _.; 'i- - _ _ -.; _ ,!' _ _'. _ _, .' n_." i _, "....:-,__ f!:. i-- ,,:,;::-,-'(_;,-'_ , Plaintiff seeks dllmages fur both wrongful death and for survlval;Jnoludlnull . .'tuture economic damagos the Deoedent w~uld have earlled nftd Rho survlved. ~l.' j,' '-'" - - - ,- - "," '._,'._" '.';,D'_,.' d; " " ;;- ", - lilllO IIstl10 lllotorlstltll8.8llfoly pllssod'oVor tho t,n19ks. , ; ," ~ , J3urdv. p~nnsy'Va\)I~IP\>qlpaI1Y, 401 Pli,~841164 ^,~d ~~~ (IQGO) Conrllllllssortsthllt tile evldenoo III tlto ClISO will dOlllollstrntQ thllt rlllh\liff's ;Iocedellt mlled to stop, took 1I;\d Hillell prior to olltorln~ this cl'osslnslllld,ln pllrtlolllllr,fatlodto obey the doWned c,rosslnll Satos line! flllshln'swal'nhlll'lIgltts which propel'lYllolivllted liS the truln ~ppr~IIOl\od, hlllddlllo~, tlte trllhlWIISoPQrll\lngIts hornnnd bell as Ilupp.rollohed the orosslng ~nd WIIS plp{lll~ Visible fo.l'qulte II dlstllnoe by a motorist wl\o would properly sto~ IInd'look In tlte . "<Ilrectl~n ()flltetrnh)'sapprolloh" Thore is no evidence whloh 'VI!I refuto thllt ~eoedent t'nUed \0 oboy lI'll.oflhesQ wlln\lng slllllBof tho IIpproaohlng trllln. In addltlontobrellOhlngdutles owod l\ndorco~;"on1I1w, the decedolltllli!obrelloltod express prQvlslons 'of,the M~tor Vehicle Code IInll,tlte Jurywlllllave to belnstr\lcted tltatshe, was,negltgollt pOl' so. 75 'PII. C;S.A; ~334 1. .' - ,! - ,- ,. ;, .. < It Is 1I1110 be11eyed that' Pllllnliffwlll assel'ttltlltvegetlltlollobstl'\loted tho deoedent'svlow ofllnollOomllls,trllin:' Tho railroad Qllnnot be Itl\bl\l for view obstructlonswhloh are notlocllted , ilponlla properly.~,$~rl~noli vllllil,,44 CUl11berhllld t.J. 43 (1994), There Is 110 evidence of I" ',re,QOrd thalOonrall oWt.led tl\elllnd IlponWhlell pll\lnliffolahus the "obstruotlve" vegellltlot1 WII~ , . , (' loo~tlld. ..Th~rl\lIrol\d,ollnnotl\uve any lIubl1lly'for'Sueh nllegedobstruotlons wlUoh aretlot' loollted,Plllt~property. Seofor.exllmple, HllrvQY y. Hansoll. 229 PII, Super. 474'. 445 A.2dl~~8 ~1~92)j Plal~tlffmllY also lI\1othptto lIssert II ohthutltllt the.lr~lnwlls"speedltis,'~ ThetmfnwlIs " It op~rlltlllSl\t or below th,e federlllly ro~ulated spood ,for the class of track up()n ,whioll'l\was, , ,6~erllt'ri$,therefol'Oial\y,silohelulrtlfspro.eIllPtod under federallawalld may not be pre$ented as " ' 4 lr.!"'''' I '/11 Ci Cl ,,, o :'I~'c.. , ,Il~~~ ' 1/'1 " "rl~~ : 111\0"1 , f r;, ~ I,~~j.. i< ',If! , r- IoQ , fl 1/'1..0 0., , """..0 il ,,.....0'" - " . j; !' , " ,'~' ~' Ii I h ~~ I 'Ii .~'g !tb " . al o ... ,... ... ' -~ '::: _i-:~:iSt.'~~lil~'1WdH~,\~i~~X~"J - ~ - - , 'C", , , ,': , c~ .. /1'\ ~l " II~ " ", " r~ ,.,! )l~, , " ! " if 'j t ~~ ~~~: I ., , ~ II v ~ lID '. . .~ ,.i 'I II ~ l' d ',I liIj~I~. i! Q"f/(jilr.~ q II if IU , ' ",1(\ nft i ... l~' '(I "" ii ("-.HI't' .. .. ~ '" d- " Ii Jl~= "'\lil.... " ,. ',~ " ~' --.;. ~i CJ , ;, " I< ~ ' ~' " " .. CO' '" '0', I i '.~ =. ~ g ; III II fl 'in" E'..~' ~ ~. '~ fl i ~ 4\1. - - d,:--'Y. ~.Lji~"~~-'---'''' C "'" " ~.~"~,,,~,,~~j.\)4"~""';""',"~':":c,,,,,,,,,,,,,~ :' :'. ;~~ ,-,~ r.~ __ j 'i" ,,~, -- jo " I' ,< j' ", 6. Thero e'flsls no uppll9,lIbloPonnsylvullillIlIw whloltWo\\ld permit tho 'S!lbmlsslo;l,of this 'tYIlO'~f \hOOI')' ,negllgenoe to II jury Inu oroHalng uooident. Suoh . , " ,> . t~sllmohY ls,therefor~, not onl,)' Ih'olevllntlllld'llllldl~llsslblo, but hIghly con'~lsIIlY to the J!lrY ltnd prejudlclalloCollral1.lfpclriilllled. Thore,ls no ev(dollcO thut thegulesllnd IIg11ls' , , ,-" ,< did 110t(\l,nclloIl1)roperly on tho dny ofdooodellt's u~cldent ulld werollcllvuled befOre nlld , " during tho ,collision or that Plaintiff drove uround tho dowllfld gutes IInd llnshill8 IIglits into \h~p~thoftha ol~~omlngtraill. , " ,. " " :7 ,Itladdltlcll, sllbsequelll events or renledlul repulrs or nlaintelluneeof tile orossing are lrrelevallt und inudmisslble. Pu. R,E. 402, 407. ' ,- ,," -, ' '8. It .ISIIlso bellevedthut Plaintiff wlllullemptto Introdupe the testhllony of ,,' lwowhlWsses, Alvin Bonawll~ lIndMlIry JaneSpenoe\'I' who wllltostify thlltthey do Ilo! , -- , ", --" - '-' re\lllll hearlng,the trAin blow,ln8 its horn prior to the lIooldentllnd thlltthls will be submittod to t~e jilt)' liS evidence oftile trllln crew's negllgenoe liS they approached the orosslng, ,-- -" , - -, ,,' ,,-, --, , , Conrail will present evidence from IIn event reoorder loollt~d on th~,lelld 16oomotlv,e of the " j,. " 'c ", ,_ _ _,' trllinlndlolltinaJlIlItthe hOrt1,wa~ blown. as wellllS,tho posltlye testl~'ony ?fits en~neert , - , " conduotor IInd two wltnll~ses, tJ1nt the horn was bIo\vn IInd operll\lng liS they lIpprol\o~ed" . , -" -, - - ,,' -,; - ,-,- -- -, -, - - , -: - -';_'~ - - - ,__",-- -. - , -J.'- " \1, " The purported "neglltlve" testimony ofPll1inllfr,~ wltnessc,s oannot b~ . . .;',' ':,. " - -- _ "-;-, '-'__ ;'_ _ __ 'j,:_ ,'- '_ _ .I' , _ ' ,-- -:_';; _ _,_--H;- __ ,,__,p'-_ ;_;,'_,;_i--,'-:'u/-,-:,-':>u\,~~-,-!~~,~:'--;,';I~t?{_~'~;H!,_~~{'" pennitted to be submilled to theJury IIs/ds not proofthllt the,homwa8 not blown InJlaht H;,I;..,,:: \ , - - -.-'L--__ , ,,_ _ -'__ _' n~, _ _ ,_ _ :_ __ 0 __ ! ,_: __, _ _ i' _ _ _ __ _ ,_ _'_!- ,;-,_ _, ,,_:,~-f;-,_,; '~__'--_ '., __oj of the positive testlll10ny to be prosented by tho rallrolld IIndHs introduotlon to th~ jury' , , - - - , , - , '-, - , - - ~ ' :': ;', " :j"', ,- , c_ _ -, ,__, ,," 'I "" .I!-l,: w,ould be prejudlcilllto Conrail. . " '., "," . - - I , - I' ,--'i\;~u:t,'- , H--- n , '3 ' -- '" . I ,l " " ,- ,. " XAP~lll'n~ AU'r'JO~ll'l~a CASIIlSr 1'1IV~ .~ , CSXv, J!IIS/cII'Wood, 507, t),S, 658,113 S.Ct, I 732(1993) ". . , , ., .. , . . .." , . ..". . . , , , ,7 .. , , CClllav, Pe",i,~.i'lvqllll/8!Co., 3t.l4Pn. 82,70 A.2d t.l38('1950) . . . . .. . , . . , " . . .. , " ! ' . , . .'i 6 CMId(ll'sy; PoW{l1' Lllle Equip, Rellfa/s. 45~ Pa. Super. 94, 681 A,2d 201(1996). . , . . , , . ',. . , 12 qllr/sflaIlSOIlV.SI(f1es. 446Pa, S\lper. 464. 667 A.2d,39~ (t 995) .,...,.......",.. I ." , . 13 DIIset Mill Corp. v, Industrllll Fuels ,Corp" 473 A2d 584 (Pa" Super, 1984) .,.. ,. . "" . " 16 '/&VfII/S v' RCI(u#lIgCo,,363A.2dI234 (PII,Super, 1976) """."" """".'" i"., 1.16 (.?eorgClI'. qotl.vol, Ral/Corp., 756 A.2d 126 (Pa. Clllwlth, 2000). . ", , , ,,'. , . . , ',: ' , . , . . . 8 Oo/dsallCllfer v, Qa/fill/or~& Q:R, CO" 153 plI, Supe~, 141, 33 A.2d 477 (1943) , . . I ., . . . ., . ,5 Ho)JnraSlel' v, C~lIItfyol Alleglleny, 5S0A,2d 1023 (Pa~Clllwttl(1988) """""'" \. , . . 1 I HolIl/lld v. Zeltllcfr, 329 I'll. Super. 469, 478A,2d885 {I 984) ""',""'" \ ... . , , . . . . . .. 14 Lymlle etyFloodProlC/df/(J// AUfll. v, RClllly, 2003 \\'L 21277166 (Pa. Clllwlth, 2003) ,. .,14',15 , Mlllill v,DQT, 62,0 A.2d.721(Pn,CmWllhi 1993).,.. '.' . . "" , . . ,. '.' . .. ..,. . , , ",.. . . .13 Naf 'IFrelgllt/no"v. SEPTA, 698 F.Supp., 74, (B.D. Pl!. 1988) ,......... ,'. , , . , " . . , . :,'. . .9' Nolj'o/kSo. :R,v(:'o, 'v, ~lIallk/lIl,S29U.S. 344, 120 S.Ot. 1467 (2000) , .. ',,' . , .. . I.., '.' ,I' 8,9. Rapp!', Cellll'alRallroadofPa., 269 Pa, 266,112 ;\.240 (P~I 19m. , ,. :. , . , " ~dbi'ISOfI v. City of Pili/a , 329 PII, Super. 13~, 478 A.2d 1(1984) I. .., '." i , ': . " ' " , .';- . .... , !' Sallfore v. Re(idlllg'.Co"84 A,2d' 37S, 170Pa,S\lper. 57.(1951) """""" Hi,' $~ollcl/lr v, COIli/o,'" 11/11,15 Pit. O&C4th 532 (1992) """.,' .. \, , .. " " Jla/ellfll/flV, AdIl/IlM(il'ke/s, II/C., 455 PII,. $uper,25~, 687 A,2d 115,7(1997). .16 , . " 1.1 ,_i f\~6 , It l " . ... \ 1 Whll/l/Ill/Y, Ric(clt1/(,a24 PII, Super, 177,47\ A,2d 521(1984) , , , , I , ~, ' ,. , , . , . . , . , , . . ,10, II )'ollpI/ \I, POII/'S)'(W/I//CI R, Co" 368 PII, 429,84 A,2d501 (1951) , , . . , , , , , , , . '" , , , , . . , , , ,Ii Zollor \I, 'Loll/ill/. VClllo)! R. Co"280 PII,,14. 1.24 A, 284 (1924) ,..."..'..,.",.,.,..", 1~" STATE STATUTES, I';. 7S Pu.C.S. fi 3341(b) I I I ,. I. II Ii . ,'.. I I I I I t t I I I I t t I I I I I I I j I I I I . I I' . . I" I I I I I t I I I I 6, 7' Pa'~IS, fi3306(a) I I lit' t' . I I I I . I I, It' . I I I I , I I . I I I I I t I , I I I I I I I " I I I I t, I I'" I tIt. . t, I I 7 Pa. R, Bvld" R. 40 I 111'1" i'111II,IIII' 11.11111 t, lIt , . I , I I I ,~"I , 1,1 "1 I , t I I I , I ' "~I I , 4 PA~-RIEvtdtRI 7021111111,'111,11"11111 "1-' 'I III ttlll"1 j','IIII'.I'1 tl". i .4, 11~ 13 Pal Rt Evtd.; 'R, 703 "1 I t ~ I I I I I I I I I I l'~ t I I I ; . t I I t I I ,'. " ,. i I I I . I I 1,1 I " I I'll t . , t. I I I 13 FEDERAL STATUTES I. 49C.F,R. ~ 234,247 01 soq, Federal Rallropd SlIfet)'Aot of 1970, fi 20S,.as anlcnded, 4S,U.$,C,A" ~ 434 'I I,' I I . It. . I I . I . I I I I" I j , . I , , I , I , I I' , ". , ,. . ; 17 '" 49 CI,F,IR. fi,~ 234.1",.6, ,201 "1273 " , , I I t.' I , , I , , , I I . I . , , ,'j t I I I , j I j t . I I I, I" I' t, 1'1 'j . t ..8 ; MISCELLANEOUS, '. Weinstein's Evldenoe, ~ 401(10) , ., I" I,' I I I i I,!' 1'1 II I II" III ',I" t t I,'j 1"11 11"""19, 10 ,,' i\ ,I' iii' " " 't " IIllaohild,) Ii llllulsob'ellevod thut Plalotl ff wlllllt,t,omptto Introduoe the testlmoll)' oftwo \Vitl111SS0S, , Alvll1J:lonllwilz IInd Mllty JlIne Sponoor,who wllltosllfy Ihlltthey do notreollll hOllrlns tile trllln blQWh1s Ils.hornprlorio tho lIooldent ul\dU~ntthI8wlll be~ubtntllodto !ho ju~ua,ovldello~ oflhe trRln oro,W's nosll801100 as thQ)' Ilpprotlohed ,the oroasl118,C~MIIII will present evldenoe trom all I, ovent rO\lorder loolltod 'on Ihol~lId IO.\lolUotlvo o,fthe trllin.lildloatlng thlltlhe hom wa8blown; liS wol1~s"the poslilve tostlmony ,of Its enghloer,oonduotor and two \Vltnos8esthlltthe hom was blQwl1nlld oporallnllliS thoy IIpprollohod, This purported "n~8atlve" testlmon~ ofPlalntlfrs ",1\1l08S08 oannolboperrnlltodlo be s~bmittod \ot'\e),\I~ asltls notproOf\hlltthe hom WIlS not blown In light oflhe positive testimony to be presented by the railroad IIndlts Introduotlon to tho j\l\')',w~uld be prejUdlohlltQ ConrlllJ. Gonrllll I1led Its Motton In Limine on June 17, 2003, IInd submlt.s this melllOrllndulll of, i . . "'" " "'. .. . ..., .' ........ .' law In support!!) order to bllr th!:ldosoribed t~stlmollY,' Inoludlngtheproposedel(pert~s oplhlon IInd report,lInd vldeotupeovldenoe liS they are Irrelevllnt loprov1ng ally faotstl\lItl\re pertinent to , Phllnt,lft's negtlgenOlllllllh~. The eVldenoe rol,lItlnglo IIlhlgedfuls,e aottvutlohsw111 be offered for , , "., .' , " ,. tho~olopurPoseofsupportlnglln urisub~tallllatod theo\')' of recovery throughwhloh Plaintiff . . '; .eok~ to hold Conrll\tUllh,lo forunknownnndUllreported flllse lIettvllttoo. of Its wllmlng;8lg1111ls " " that were undlsoovore~! despite ConrulPs oomplianoe with 'fed(\rlll r(\llulallons r~~ardh\g orossl~g \nspeotloh,S40h'ovldenoe Is,lrt~levllnt,to U1e Isstleof nogligelloo.lI11dls hlghly'ptoJudlolllll\slt suggests !hat Conrllll hlld110tl\lo,bf II condlllon wllel1 nOllll hlld ever been reoelved,and,th\!s Its IIdn\lssloil wo~ld beoonfUil1ngto the jUry. Moreover, the negllllve tostlmollY regardlngwlll1OsS' , Inllb\llty to henr the trlllll'Sl\lldlblowlImlngs upon Its llpprolleh laeksprobattve vnt\le\n Ught of .' " ~. ',., . !l .'" . _ ' 3 " '. . . , I S~iI oo(dsc"'/(ilr Vi Oalrlmoro' & O.,R, cd,,'l~nl\. $\11'0", 141, 33 A,2d477( I 943), " " . ..' .' _.. , - -. '.. "; ~ - . , -. - . . ., . . . r _ .-' .... 'Atl,'suC II1UllS ol\~e Is whethor'COllrnllwuSl104llhlollt Illltsllll\(~t~lllllli:~ofilsWllmlllg , , " d~vloelo,e~\od at,the rllllrolld orosR11I811\ whloh the deoedont'slloofdent ooourrod.hl thlsodso, U -. '-. .1." -' _ ,__ _ ' ... 18 ""(lIspUtod U1~tllttho limo ofdeoedOllt's aooldont, the WlIrnlns slllnllls were !\motlonlns , ,. proporIY,PllIlntlft'sthoory ofI1011llgel\OO l~ that tho 1I11elled fuls,euollvlItlon oflho partloulllf , wllmlng dev/oooll paslooollslons oftu~ed,docedentto dlsrellllrd the Wl\rnlng slgnllls as Indfolltlve " thatatrllln W~s oomll1g, HowevQr, In this OIlSO, thoproaenee of the train on tbe trllok itsolf Ii, rrov1<ied notice ofilsllpproaoh,lI11d the deoedent's wlll\\ldlsrellllrd ortho warnlnll slsnl\ls o9uplcc\iwlth'tho visibly IIpprollohll'\gtraln olfthe tflloks shows tliat" In this instanoe, desp,lte prior I111og04 ralso lIollvllllons, U)ISllotlvlItI~n wasuuthentlc, - " Ilia undisputed thaUhere .Is a slllht-llne down the tracks that Is theupproxltuat~ length at , "".- ,. " " two to, three f09tbll1l Oelds lit!! minimum, (Sed MoLelln Report, p.13.) Despite tho'slgltt af.the , 'approlloh,ll1gtruln. deoedent tidied to atop, I~ok and'lIsten, suoh that PllIlnllff'sreoovery on,her . nogllgenoetheory shduld bepreoIUded,'i'egal'dless of prIor flllse,~ollvatlons; Pel1ns>,lvanl~ law' olol\rlyh(ilds that II tr~velor's dUWto stop, 190kand listen while trllvelln~. OVOt a rllllroad orosslng, la"hiftexlblq" IIlld applles t!llgllrdless of whether a wurnlng slgll hnsbeonlnlsplaoed, or lubsent. . I> ,.. Sell t?ltlll!v'.p~lm$YIv(I/I/~R. CO.,,368 PII, 429,435; 8,4 A,2d SOl, SQ4 (I 9S1). Flil1ure 0(11 trl\Ye1or ,to slop; ,look IInd Ilstenoonstllutos rtegltgonoe per se, See Sallto.1'f/ v, Retldllli Co" 84 '-." .., . .... . - , .A.2d'~75, 170P~iSupClr. 57 (1951.>. 'l'hClpres~nce oftlllllppronohlngfrelghttruln on thotrilOk"s thutls Vlslbl,e\6the tttlvet~r Is oonslderedsuftlolenl Ilotloe \oobvla~e \I~e noed,iQr wllhllns..ln tho fli'atlnstfilioe, to IIllyonCl USing ordlnllry ollre. Sec/Cella v, Penlls)ilvallia R, Co" 364PR. 82,10 j" \, -; ,; ." A,2d 6~8 (1950). ll1.lId.dlllondre deoedent brotlohed her slllt\llory duty. SeoUon3~.41 R(nt~s "no " 6 i, j, ", . , 1,\ I. . . , j' porson'sitllll drlvo IIny vllli'to1e lIiro\lsh,lIl'Qund or under II Sllte or,blllTler \lttho entrllnooto II .' ", \'llllrOlldoros~lni whllo the gate orbllrrler labelnll oponodor ~Ioacd. '7,SPII,C,S,0 3341(b), Tllo atat\l!e roqulres II driver to stop, took und IIstennotlrtore thUll SO feet, nor otoser than ,I S foot ftom tho nOllr rllll ",hon (I) wamlns ,devloes lire uollvated, (2) ~rosslns Sllto Is towered, (3) trl\ln Is blow Ins Itshom Ilnd Is wlthlnlSOO foot oforosslnllllnd/o\' (4) Is visible IIrtd In huzllrdoull prclldmlty to orosslng, /do All oflheso QlrQumstllnoeswereprosontlU\d deoedertt vlolllted elloh:, ' , ," ," IInd evory wllmlnspresent, Deoedentlllso vloll\ted Seotlon 3306, whloh forbldsllnydrlver to drive 'on tho left sl.do oftlle roadway, whon she orossed onto the 'left side oflhe'rolldwllY In order ,to ,drive IIl'Qund the' gl\te 'lit .the Ilros8lns, See 75 PII,C.S, 03306(11), ' , In IIshtofthe deoedent's olelll' brcaoh of duty IInd tile Indlsputllble f\lo.l of the IIpprollchlng train dlsoount I\ny testimony or videotape evldenoe Intel)ded to exouse deoedent's lIoUorta,and mUst be biuTod liS Irrelevant to ConraU'slllleged negllgenoe. ConrllU Is entitled to the exoluslon 1 , ofsuoh Iltearly prejudlolal evldenoe. Aside ft'ol" their prejudicial vlllue, Plaintiff ol\llnot offer the Pro~osed Testimony oryldeo " , tllPo evldenoe regnrdtng fnlse lIeUvllllons to support Its. QllIlm thut ConrallfnUed to properly or ,lIdequlltelY lnlllntaln or Inspeot the IIl1egedly defective orosslng beoause Pllllntifrs reqovery bl\sed" on sU9/l'lIl1egatlons Is preempted by federal taw. COrlrllU f\l1t1l1od It$ duty with resp\lulto Its.ll)speotloll I\nd malntenariocl of tho fl\lIrolld . , j, ''''j . orossfnis IIndwllmlngs throUgh Its oompllanoe wlthfoderlll regullltlon,,s'se49 C,\l',}t. 0234.247 ' " . . ,- .," .. ,. . --; , ef seq, Fcderlll RIIUroad SlIfotyAot of 1970,0 20S.II,illImimded,4S o,S.C.A, fi 4~~", 'thotJnit~~ I' " " ".'.. ..,...... .--" .- -'.. \'., -. .. .-.....', ", , SIII\os S\lpreme Courtpreoedent Is olear that onoethe federlllllovemmont hu onSI\.sc(Hrl' , , , .. . - ,. , ' sUbs\llntll\l, regullltlon of an Industry, thlltsuch rogullltlon 8111111 bel oonsldclred tohllVCl . .. .., -. ,," -, ',.," ". ..... . j. 7 , . tho'.l1o.ld" suoh that oOlUpllallooWlth fOdorll\ roBuJlltlon wlllpre.omptany state tort luw QllIlm ohllJ1otlslnathe ~llmQienoy of the toSUJII\lOIl, See 9SXv; Easterwo.o.d; S07,U,S, 658, 670, 113 ,;( ,.. ;' ';'-',.' -!! ,_..... , SiCt, 1732(1993), ,The S\lprollle CO\lrth~S olollrlYhold thlltthe l<'HSA rOBulaUons rOBlIrdlllS " ,... 1-" "- , - .. ~ , ' wlU'Illns slantl/s "ooVerthesubjeotmllUor of StlltQ law whloh, like lhotort IlIwon whloh [pllllntlrO ,_.. .......... - -.... " .., , ro1l08, sooksto Impose al\ Indopllndent duty on IIrallrolld to IdenUtY and/or repulr ~Mserous crosslnis" suoh thlllthostate tort olalm Is preompted. St1e Geo.rge V, Co.l/so.l, Rail Corp., 7$6 , , A,2d126,128 (Pa!O!llwllh, 2000) (oiling Eas/erIVo.od,507 I,J,S, ut'671 )), . " Slmlhlt tqtho extensive rosulallonqfadequllor ofwlll1tlng devloos, 'he rogulllUons regllrdlns\lilllnspeotlon IIrtd lUlllntonllnoe of'wumlllgdevloos, 49 C:P.R, ~fi2~4.1.,6, ,20P,27~, suttlolortlly oovertho I1qld .~uoh:ihllt stutoiort suits ohllllenginll tho IIdequttoy of inspeollons.lInd mulntollllnoo.ofwarntn8 devloesgoVemod by the fedorll\ re~ulllllons urepre:empt~d. Acco.l'd , " I.- _ _..J .. " ..".. ..' NprJ'o.lk So., Ry Co., v, Shanklin, 529 U.S. 344, 354; 120'S.ct. 1467 (2000) (~egu1ullons adopted Dytho Seoretal)' of TrllnspOrtlltloll under the Federlll RlIl1rolld SlIfet)' Aot,establlshlng i"-" .. .." , rc,qulromllrtls reglltdln8l1dequI\oy ofwlIming devioes preempted anyoontrary requlremlln\S'of ~tllt~ nesllgenoo law 'fur ral1road crosslngs8ubJe6t 10 regulallons), The Ptll'i'ntlff's proposedovldlllloe does not show that c()nrllllwlIs IIware oflhe all~ged falsoaollvatlqhs. 'rherols noevldenae ora report off'also aoUVRtlon~ Was flied Or otherwise "c<,>mmulltdat.ed Iq.contaHIIlDsenHhe \lecesstly fornolioe, the phtlhliffss.eok to Mid Corirlltl 'slrloli>'.Ill\~j~ti>~tl$ IIl1e8~dIYdenotontwlln1tng.slgp~ls desp,ll11 i.ts ~~mpllllnce with tl/deruI c . _; , " r~s~ll\liort~l ,'there hl\sbeel1 rto ~lIeSlltlot\ th~t Conrail 4ld Ilot comply\ViUi the federl\1 II\W regardlllfproper lrspooUon ,()f\vlImlns devloes, Thqevldel10e Conrl\11 wllloffet will showthi\t .. ,,- , C()nr~t1 oqnduoi~d Inspeollonsand'mllintllloed IlswlIl'l1f,ns signals in ~cco.rdl\nce willi ~ppllol\~le 8 I.; ), ,', , , " . , 'i" tOdorlll'resulatlon IInd oompllny stllnPl\rd, Conrllll.WDUld Inspeotthe wlImlng signllls at the subj~ot orosslng at least onoe a,month, und lIs'of\en 1\8 lburteen Umes wlthlnah~ year.. The ,. ,,1\ ., ,_ .. , ovldonoo wlII ~how only 3 reports for thlsorosslng from 1994.t9960fwl;ich Comllil WIlS IIwlIre, , , One an 1(~O/95 whloh showed no probl~ms, one on 2/3/96 where BlIte wl\sbrokenllnd repllirod I\ndon'e on 2/8/96 wherQ power supplied wllsrepalred. conrllil responded to eVery report It had" " i. ; '. ,- , "olloo ofregllrdlns IIn)' problems at this orosslng with II thorough InspeoUon for the problem,l\nd oomplledwlth fedorlll reBulaU~n. Therefore. submission ofth~ proposed evldenoe to.show failure to inspeotls \nlldmlsslble. ,I t. Testlmonllll Evldenoe regarding prlorfulse IIl1tlvllUons Is IrrelevlIIltto tho negllgenl10 olalrtlllsll mailer oflllw;lInd thus should beexl11uded. . . Plaintiffs seek to offer testimony from witnesses who hllve observed prior false .. lIotlvlIUonsoflhe wamlngdevloes lit the orosslng, However, evldenoe regarding prior Incident,s Cl\Illlot be IIdmllled into evldenoe abseritll showing that the prior Inoldents are suffiolenU)' slmilllr to the Inoldentlit Issue In the oase ut bar, See Valent/nev. Acme Markets, Inc" 455 Pa, Super, 756,761,687 A,2d IIS7, 1160 (1997),' Naf'l Fro/gilt Nc., v, SEPTA. 698 F:Supp.14 (B.D, Pu. 1~88) (preoludlng admission of three prior vehlole trnln oolUslc,ms lit orosslng beolluse the IIKoly , . prejudloe outweighed the probllUve'value slnoe the olroum~tllnoe8 were nolsuffiolet\lI~ similar to, ' thellooldent at Issue Irt the ollse) (clUng Weinstein's Evldenoe, ~ 401(10)). Plaintiff bears the burdon of ~stllbllshlngthe requisite slmilllrlty liS a prerequisite tl1l1dmlttin8l1ny,tosth~6hY . " " ".. " I 'regl\rqlng pI'lor IIl10sed Instllnoes ofnegllgenoe In tho fbml of fblse lIotlVIIUOnS. ' ,. -. I': ,:: 'PllIlnUft's prdfThred testimony regarding prior aoUvaUona Is Irrelevllnt, liS thetesUm\>ny' " '. ' , , rellltosto. ,faots thllt lire unljrgulIbly dlsshullar to thclollse at bar where the orosslng slsnals.*ore 9 " ".' , . , , . , " ,t\lnotlonhli' PllIlntlfl"s prom,red tostlmony ollnnotshow sufficlontly slmllllr 0lreUl\'l~tllnoeilt9 l'omlltlts IIdfulssloll, avldenllc of prior lnstunol,'ls ofllcgllgellllo hi only rolov,llllt '0 show Uthlltll' dofoqlor dllnserous oondltlon existed or thllt delOndllnt hl\d knowledgo of tho defoot." Valollflllo, ",' ,. ' Sllprll. The.te~llmony rOllllrdh1ll prIor fillse 1I0tlvlIllons doosnottllke IlIto aooollnttho speolfio oot1dlllon~,oftho Inoldent, Buoh liS tho wellthor,tho tlmo ofdll)', or II110w for th\l possibility that tho orosslng WlIsllOtlvlltod duo to valldallsmllnspeollon 01' testing, nor olin Plllllltlft'\lxoJlIdo these " _'" _ ' ~ , I ' ' . ' ! ' possibilities, Wlthollt provldlns somo support thllt \l1Ose IIl1ellcd filI8e l\otlvlltlollS, .were ' " I I' sumOh'"tI~8Imllllr to th\lllot'vatlolls thlltallegodl)' Inured de.oodent,to the Wl\l'ltlllg devloe.thls testlmony regnrdlns prior hlstllnoes of fillse 1I0tlvllllon ollnnot \to shown to bo relevllnt as IImallor , oflllw lIt1d must be barred. ' MO,reover,the tcstlmon~ ollnnot be Intonded to show ConraI'l had notice boolluse ,tho, d , IIl1escdprlor 1I0tlvatlonsln IInd oflhcmselves without being reported or otherwise demonsttllted to Conrllll ml\Y show. only their OOOUITenoe which does not show Conrllll's negllgenoe, See, I!' 1 ,Valelrlllle, supra. (evlderioeofprlor Inol~ents,Ulnvolvln8the samo Instrumentality Isgenerlllly ", roicvllnttoll\tow that n defeot or dllnger,ous oondltlort exllltod orthllt \1)0 dofondl\nt hlld I' , ' . ',knowledge qfl\te dC/feet."), Moroover. PllIln\lft"sil,'lvldenoe should not be IIdmltted beolluse permitting evldenoe. of similar lnstllnoes of IIlleged nogllllenge should be limited due to'tho 9follt , ',,' , ,,', , I poteritll\l for oonl\tslon IInd projudlce as tho IIl1egodl)' slm.t,llIr Instunoes may rlllso colll\terllllssuc~!' "tbat tond tocont\lse the rellllssues \0 be fosolved b)' thlljUry, Soe WllltmallY. Riddell, 324'P~, " " Supor. 17~,471A.2d 52 t (1984), Tho sole PUlllortodpurposotho plaintiffs have In offorlng this cvldort(lo Is to Sl\pport!tl 1 , '" -,' ,- ," ," "theory thut deoedent wusjustlfied In hor wllntoll dlllregllrdM\llo f\motlonlnll wan1lng 81~l\aI8.a\ , ,', '_H" :" 'I " ", I'" 10 " ; I , . I I' , tho. tlmo oCthe .aooldent booau8ethe signals wore IIl1ege~ly pl'Ono to fIIlsely lIettvllto "t.limes whon ' ,. ,. , no trl\lnWII~oo"llnlll The Proposed 1'oathnonY,follllrdlng prlorflllae notlvl\tions of 11111 orosslng sll&n~ls8hould be exotu.d~d beolluse they lire Irrelovl\liitonotloe, and should IIlso be exoluded , , beoause thoy lire 110t slnlllllf to the oiroumstanoes of this OUBe In whloh fIIlse 1I0tlvlItlon WlI8notlln lasue,lInd IIfO highly prcijlldlollll beolluse thoy tend to show thllt Conrllilshould hllve boon on notllle ofthls problelU IIndflllled to Ilx It. S(1(l Wlritmllll, SI/pra, (ro811rdlng need to preolude prior '.., Inoldents IItlnterseetlonwlthfllully traffio slgnllllls series ofhtoldents Il\oklngslmllarlty, IInd thus laoklng problltive vlIlue, lire prejlldlollll be.clluse their IIdmlsslon .Is suggestive ofnotloe). 2, Bvldenoe fOSllrdtng Alleged Subsequent Flllse AotivlIthm ofWlImlns SI8I1als Should be Bxoluded liS IrrolevllntIInd Highly Prej\1dlollll. As II goneral rule, s\lbsequent events or romodll\lropairs or mlllntenllnoo "fthe orosslng , are trrelevl\Iltllnd Inlldmlsslblo. PII.lt Bvld. R. 1102, 1107, Bvldenoe ofothorlll1oged lnstllnoos of negllgenco "thllt ooour subsequontto lhlltupon ~hloh the lltiglllion Is brought Is not IIdmlsslbleto, . , show knowlodgeofll oondlllon prior to an [Incident]." See Hoff/llastor v. COI/IIt)! of AllegllollY, 5.S0 A.2d 1023, 1028 (Plio Cmwllh.1988). The testimonial and doournentary evldenoe that i Pllllntlffseeks to offer rogardlng oondllion oflhe orossing afil/r the aooldentllnd subsequent remedial measures aro notlldmlsslble to support negllgenoe theory based 011 flllso 1I0livatlon of , Warnings lit the orosslnllo 'Sucllllfiorthe filot 'evldence'is not oapable,of showing notice ofthll IIl10ged fIIlsc lIotlvllllons IInd therefore, Is not relevant.to the resolution ofthiil ollse. Sue 'PII.Rullls , , , , ofBvldenoe,R:1l07; see RoM/so', II, City q{Plrlla, 329 Pili Super. 139, 478 A,2d 1(19811) " ' " (photOgraphs d~oUihontln8thilt bumP allegedlY the Ollllse ofmotoroyoll$l's delltlt WI\S repaired 'Was proporly ox~luded,boolluso evldenoe ofpOSHlooldent replllrs is Inadmissible t~p~ye ';,' 11 H ",; ;;1' " .'\\ I. " 'f I, , ' impormissible. ,$(#(1 SIIollcall' v,COI/(fbrllllll,1 SPII. b~C~thS32 (1992) (rll1lrttlrfs' IIttemp! tn , , " Inl.rodU~\levld\lllee ofprlol'lnoldents by hllvlnll.ll StlltePoltoo~erl'ellnt rolld f\'om,1I oomput~r summllry of prior lnol dents. at defendant's premlsos WII~ preol\ldedon the srounds ofrelevllJloe liS "WolI'II', tl1\lllrOundsofhellrsuy), . The expert's tllldi.ngs reSllrdlng thlstheoryoflllt,(lfod , . eitpeotllnoy on th~.part ortho pllltntlffoannot.lI1ter the fuets thllt resardJossofh.\lt posslblole'lImed" " , dls.reStlrd [or the wlImlns devloeslltthls orosslnS' the wamlnSdevloes were furtctlonlng properlY" IIndthat.the p'resenoe of the train Itselfservod as vlslDle IInd l\udible notice, 'An expert:s opinion may not be IIdmllted Intoevldenoe unless(he opinion Is based ort . mi\\etlllls ofatyperellsonllbly relied on by experts InJheputtioular t1~ld, or is based uPQn mlltorlalsthlllhave b\lenlldmllted Irtto \lvldCinO\l' Pa, R. Evid.; R, 7031 See, (I.g" Mild" v. por, " . . . , 620 A.2d721, 727.28 (PII. cmwlth, 1993), An expett'soplnlo,t'\that serves. to oonQtheteslimonY,', , -, ' , orOl'llt-hand oDsorvers. without Qfferlng more other than direotly slatlns un Inferenoe the Jury oO\lld sUhnlse wlthOlItthe IIld of anellport, mnyserVo to "Improperly oairy unduo weighfln the jury',S' oredlbllltrdoterm,inatlons," See C"rlsllm1soll v,Sllfles, .446 PII: Super, 464, 476, 667. A,2d' 396,401 (199S)(lIphOldlns trilll oourt's deo\rllon iopreoluMadmisslon of expert's proposed , , ' testimony r\lgardi~g Welllher condWona w)leneyewltrtessi.lS were lIyalll\ble to offor tho,lr aooounts alld expel't'sopinlon\ylls b~sedonheursay). ' UlldorPennsylvl\nill R\t111MEvldlmoo. Rule 702,\lnUke thefederll\ dorolll\ry, requites: ,- -- !' ,that\he knowledge b\iHb/lYQJld mat possessed,by II Illyperson,"thus siving tn,e jUry an tndloallOll. thattlwexpert's opinion Is based on more than mere lay opinion. Thana not the ollSe Irtthis InstllrtQe" .The pllllntlff's expert has oomplledl\ report based upontheexposltlons or lay persons Wh091l\lwto;ll.ave observed.fi\lse lIotlvullons oftheordsslnl,lln qUestIon, The expettoonduoted 13 i' ' i! . , 'dls~e~Jtlve oV\~enee tram IIn mlll'rooorder Ibollted onthe .tea~ IOQomotive of the trllin 'jn~ientll1~ .. ", thl\lthohorll Wftsblown, I.n ilddlllon to the posltive lesllmonYof' ltilenginoer, oon~UotQr.lIlld two Wltnes~osthllttheltbm WlIS b,lown and.opel'lIt1n8I1s they IIpprollohed. The PUrported IneSlItlve".. 1," , t",sUtnony of~llIll1t1ff's wlthesses oft.?not be perrnltted to be submlUod to the )ury liS It Is not proof'thllt the'hom WIIS n.l?t blown In light of tho positive testhnony. to be presented by the. rllUroad, l\Ild Itil fntroduotloh to the jury would Unfairly pr~jlldlce Conrail:' , ' , ~ Pursul\ntto Rille 4~3j this Court hils tho diiloretlon to oxolude argullbly rolevllntevi~hlllee ' When .the prejudleeofthll.t evfdenoo.is, likely to outweigh its problltive Yi\lue. Tostlmony likely to '.'" .,',.:'. -, -. ,- - ;,' ,-, mls.lead or oonf\tsoihllt does nottond to prove Or dlsprove.1l mllter/1I1 fuet shoUld be. ~xoluded ull40r this rule, SfleDas(I( M/II Corp, 1'. Il/ill/slr/al/l'I/(lI$ C(lrp" 473 A2d S$4(Pa, Supar. .1984). Th~testlftlony of two witnesses thl\t PlalnUff soeks to offer Rsproof' of Conrllil'sneg1l8enoe has UtUoproblltlve vlIlue'lIlld S~,oUldbe exoluded beclluse the nat\lre.ofthe ,testimonY IndiQl\testhllt Conrallbrellchod Its duty 1.0 WlIm, and Is thus prei1.Jdlolalllnd'iohdsto oont\tse the Issu~s, Pennsylvllnlll ~reoedentls olellr thllt llOglltlve testltnbny will riot oulwelghposllive testimony ; -.' . ; ~ ',. :" _ ..' , ' . i. . _ . ' . . . , . . _' ! , !!brfi\Urolld engineers thlllhol1l. WaS sou!1ded,Seq, (J.g,! Rapp v,, C:~I/(ral ,R,al(road ofPa., 269 PI\. 266,112 A,240 (Pa, 192') (holding negaliveevldenoe outweighed by: tile 'posltlve III oro~slllg aool~onf6ase)1 $I>tler v. 'tell/all "~I/~Y R" Co., 280Pa,.14t1 ~4A,28.4 (1924) (testitnOllY ofone ,whheSIlOflll1egodexoesslvo speed9ftfllln'imd thllt he hea~dnowllmfngofitsllpproi\ch, ' , contrlldlcted by dofendant's positive ovldenoe held to require directed ve,rdiot for defend!ll;\), ;: -.. .. ..:. . ~.": ,~ : - i .- -. : - '. -' - -' . -. . - ': 1'1 "'-....>.:. .: -'.: ." .:- -. ,. - - :. .-.. - \.. :..... .. ..... ,"..: :: .. :', :-.." '0'."'-,.. ." ~lnoe t~e Railro~d's eVldenoe regarding the use of tho horn /s based on Its event reoorder, aswell . liS the positive testimony of Its engineer, conduotor IInd two wl\nesses, Plllfntlff's evidence wUl '... -.., '0'_,_.. _.. -:.. :.... ..: '_.. ._'..."._ _ ._. .': ::... __ .. .: _ ;i!_ ..//:' ,':' not b~ problltlve ofthll 11lllller ofwhelher Conrail used the hOrn' Moroover, the testimony of the . 16 . . , RObson'Laplna , For,nllo ll~glnl'r",^rol1l1lelij 0\ eel,nllll. , ' I/;(V, ,. Reb.on L.pln., Ino, " iJeoN.w H~I.nd ^vo, l.t/'/!"I.~ fA 17101 (TI7"',",010 P.. (Tf?) m.1071 ~one.ld F, 'KJ.clcl, 'r, ,1II"quir, '207D lIet1;, Avenu.:, Pl\4.i/..QUphia,1JA\I 1911$ , May 12, 1997 (100) "0,170, " 'tniiIllwfn'ltIlI,p<<.n.t ,Rill", Ditra" Jl.a,aid.nt: D~At' ,~ttern.y Kicldj 'IllnCl.lq".cl,b Illy ;Pr\llJ.minary Repe.!:'t: fer ,thll Ditre'apoJ.dlln1:'; !;tnqU.Aoblon,AS, :Pl~. 'ul1,caut"i:l diIlOovenque",tionli. '.. ROnaklf\l.Jp~.,P,o, "My tidnaipa1 l!.tndil1gli 1ll:t'8 j Pemlndo L. V11111, AS. , Ken W, 0I11~1 Ph,D,. P,O. 1. \l'. hliO;l;'.o8..~ng. gate8,. 'flailhing .1.i.. 9 hh.lll. ndQ. ell.18lllt $1'IlI1I1lI,PqlImI",Rs, the Sh.tion Road at"grade crelllJ.ng,W.re not: Tl1cm~'f\l.Iotk,P,H, ".." funoUQning as." J.ni:.ndecl .pdQr 1;0 t.he.'...DJ.tr.o" . ." I. 0 ..., oil AI' it h it 1 f t J d h ...\I'I.no. .",Ii , ,,", aoc .clell. '1'. con .t'o /I '.relilu,enly act...vate. W IIn' O~.D,rOPl.RS, thel:'liWaIl no t:rain approachJ./lqt:h. crossing, , ' : bloc. .Id.'nq,. .thli,roacl. Way fo.r 1. o~9 .p. '.. rio. .c:\e '. '. .'l'hJ.s.., DI~dW.Waln,P,s, ,. m.i.sfuna't:!,onin9 h"d OCCUrr'd over an8xtenclecl. H,AIo/lltdHloka,RH, ,periocl eftitne. ' . HeIOHlan,lIB. b.Hugf( "'eL,ln, RS, 2, ,'\I)he, #req'l:Umtll.nd on9oing llIis;fungtioning of:1ihe JUlluaP'ttll1l.tll,A,I,A, act.f.ve .~~Ilc:\SClt'Olildng controls at sa ,30,n cr..ted O'YldW.KIII'klu,RS. in d;iOY;!il;;olfIl1l\UiArwith tne drosllinllanl;\. 4e.m~'A,HMon,~1l. -.no.ol1/lted. n.91:;/18, lOWei;8.d c;c~. l.:I.n9 9'1I....te.. th. NonnanW.Joh.nIOl!' a~tet's~.xpeClhnc that t:h. oontroll wllrs , AOYOjHel~I,~,e, ' j, " , at U II " '., '''-~..'..' '~"""""'.-. ~.....!lilt:p,1Lo,aoll'!li. ~...!!t"._. t ._~t:j,,,_jlII.S ,.!~"J!,Jl.!LI?,..P. ,,~~!.j;,!!!L~''',,",-AJI.n...e.l.llld'. ,P,I'~"_"n " "",' 9'. e., , , . , .. ...". . . '" "" " ',' . '" , ,.NIIIAilltO\l1l.y,P,I, . i. .. ~~~g~;'::.::~::~::~~~n .'g%,~!;'r';::*~~ =,~'" b..,d.......b. III.. en... ''''. l.t.er. ad. t. O. II. .XpSClt...... t: h.. a u.,.the oc...n.lI. t'Cll'.. .w.. lire llIls:eunatliClIlinl1, that: uhlir. Waf' no train .'ftI" I~VfIl/~lIon. 'al?prQllo1t1nll, llnd t:hat'it WI.. lIafa ,to bY~au the IIdi11iMldl\,~~hV.I"O,RI 9'.t.., . ';" 'Btl"''''llrey,p,I"O,P,I, R~n "-pM.; 'no, ault. 108 ' , .1 , 4810,S'II,WIII Hwy. 'al~lIda, MD 20414 -I, L, " , 4;: mhe mi.:l!unatd.Q~.in9' CI:l!t:he warning d.,via.. wu a " c1l!lnglltoulI conditicn that areat:ect an altered, , .x~lIct:anCl1" and ,~norlla8EIcl th., prebAbilJ, ty o~' , d.::\l:VlI:I: '.%.'ror. . ".. , ' ' , " ,- , ~ , 5,1' SJ.9ht distanc.s wer. rllletdctive, IIXlt.cerbateci the dange:t'QUR ClontiitJ.cn e\nd il1crnsed the potltntial for'c:\rivllr error, - I, !,x~, , 1 , Indlln.poti; IN MOnlltO\\l" NJ' Aiblliy,NY 'lluff.IO.NY', ' N,wYollc, N'I' , OIlVa/alld. OH Olnolntllll,OH stat. 001,/101, 110\ . ;,p,n'bU'Vh,1\\ ' , OhIUIIIOIl. WV " j' l' , J. IN!l'RODUC!l':rON , , . ,. '.l:Il.l.11 ou..tJ;lI.ln ",og.l.c1.$nt ooaurrllcl Junll 21, 199,G, at abou't6140, ,4.m" on at.Uon', Rg.c1 QR 3013 llt: .!In IIt"ql:llcl, J:ailtollcl otouin; iri 'JjIenn'l1Clwn.hip'( CumbeUo.nd C~unUY.'l1holloaid.nt invo1v\lld . I . ~9~a ohevt'o.}.et Geg, Meul!oc;ldvon bY ahann!)n L. O.l.ut'o and.." ' 'Oon'C/;Liclated R.~il Oot'Jjloro.t:;!.oll (00n.l:0..I.11. 10l;lomou.l.vllOplt.l:ated bY' ,ngin'lIlt' 1\1bll;otll. DarU.., J'J:., wiuh'oollcluC;ltOt' Ba.r1'M. Spreoher ..I~." ""qlt'. , oi ut'~ died AI a nau1 t: ot Uh~ llc:loiclent:. ,', ,. . !- t,rh.h invI,tiqllUon wall Jilerfgt'llllcl ~f;l clltlrmine,:if t:hulI we;' " clllnCjJ.t'OI1~ roadway condition. ,thllt WIU:'. a ollu..of the .qp.1clent. , ". , ,J. ~VM.ll.IUI.z;.B :C~2'tON 1. J,lo1!oe Aoo.1d!'nt: Repot'tfl;lt' t:hll .ooide~t by 'l1t'oopei' , Jeffrey s,. Ro10cllli of 1!he P1nnl:f1vo.n,ia Stat. Po1.:Loe.. , 2. ,Novembet' 27, l!l96, repot't ft'om Alan Hat't: Alllooiates, Inl=l. ,,'''' , . ',,' ',. '" ,.1, 3. Copi.. of, June 21 ancl22f 1996, The Sel1t:iQ.,ll~ lAJ;'tid1u' oOlloet'n.l.n!;l,'tha Oitr~ o.oc.l.d.nu. ' 4. JUly, 15, 1996, !i'e1nrisy1vllnb. Investigat,ion'., Ino'I t'IIPOt't aonta.1n.l.ng fou:!;,t:.,'" (14) co1ot'photoqnphll of, t:h. aaa.id.nt. sit:" A~d O.l.tl1o vlh.Lclo. " " , .,. 5 . USOO'l' lAM. Ra.. ,U-aiq.hW,Y (an.. ct. CtoldA\l Ac'a1lient ' , l~nq.l.c1IlIllt: Rl!lP~l't ~o. 01030R, , ' , ,,' '6; A\I\1\UI,t 15, :1,996, Robson Lapinll.inllp"c:l't:..to&:\, ." , ,~' 'measurement. ,lAnd PJ101;ogJ:aph. oil the pitto 'V;lIhiob "'" , < .- ", .'- :.... ',.: .- ;i.. \.'::'.' AU ust 23, 1996, a.ndJlI.nl1a.J:Y~1 19~7 .ll.ob.l:lI1l;..p~n,,' ,. .' ' , :' .' '. . . ,'. -" :'. . " " .' . ".' ;,:.. .,. ,', ;/:. ,".. < "'~.;. ,.__...~..- w.....-,: ........:h. '-","'- "aoo; 'd. nt' .,.'it ~ ..,.....---~.,-" ...,~,.._....;~:-~....~~.....,..---:.....,~~...._.. '... ',.,~~-7r- ,....,"!.7'\':".":t..!t~r;,;~ ;~"''!'i\i rr~'-" I" I " " ! , " 'f" ' .' " "Li"r, ,I .- " . '. ",_ -'.,j":( jli~',.ii,'~ 3. DBSCBrllrrON OF 'Z'lllf ACCrlJBmr, ,..tiJ:~!I;; , ,', ".< TI\8 Polio. 1~'PQrt ,tau.., "'..., ..'..'. j ,j i",v't':jW,',lJ'{~:{:';": Thi, 1l0Cl4.c:llllt: OClOI1t'rlci .. Unit. U tD~U.~9]:W~~~~'~'v'1Il~~,t;ji:.'~i\\ll::A ," " , :~:;:l~~~I::::::~~::t~!:;::~~!~i::'::~~abht,litlfillli!)I,~~; f:':i,."T tne nCIl:uhbound. lane of Station act. ,'Un;l;~ *1' ~~~"'iil ft '..... the sout:hbound. l1U\8 of Sta.t:ion act. a2:ounl;!.::tll.i;,t'I.t . . 1 arouing ~"'t. and., .1nto thl pllth cS~ 'Un;l;lI'"f;. j::lIlHf:t ..,Ii " un. .1.1:. *2. .t.mlilllot.' a. tltl.. 51... '1n.9Ir~ '.... ~d'O~.... 1...1.. "..~...Ji"Jl..l'.i..,w.';i~~l\...:,.,.. ';,1':, r.iboA~ tuck,. Af1:.~ iIlIfAat, 9I\i~,*~\W~J1if~"(ii, ,':. '::~~;O::~~~~k~2 fOl::~:Pt'~~~:t::i;~tU'~;~;~J.~~:III"I,i,~ ~'. , .' "'.' """"'\f',',i'fH:'v,,':'{i;}~l'I~';':, p. I" --,.', ,i,' Rabson lapins "',,,,, ,'.; I . p " sa 3013 i, orientecl qenelt'lllly nOl:'th-sQuth and i. at:.wo~llln.'t twc..we:r minol:' 'colleato::, under the jurisc:1:latJ.on c~ 'the' , " Pennlly vllnle. ,Daputmlnt o:f!!l'ranlpol:'htJ.cn (PaO.oW). !l'e%;'rain ill levlil And acljA91l!nt land. un i'liI runl with IOAtt:.necl !lingl. ;, i:i~ro r(:~~rni~''i99:c~:;di~6' ;:hf~f~;' p:~ed~vel:'.9~ ~ai~~e . .', l:' mp . . ~ ......~........'.--....:....~".,:. .;-,;........;.:-i.\~,:... '~.. .-...-...1.'.......;....:.-. .'..o-l.....L.."c........... ......'..~..h..." '. ~_,.. ..;,...,',.....~.-I.....'.'...~Hh......"._.__'n' .......... ..... .__..... E1R 3013 nOl:'thbounc:l. is 9'enerdlyliituight !Ippro':cllin~ the ,,', . i:lrQuinljJ; 'J)he, h,1.qhwe.y palles, thl:'ouqh AS,~dllll of altune.tin,q " hi11ol:'lIIl:.s anclug' vertiaal QUl:'VII" b,fo.J;'lll oreatinCjJ 11' hill l4bout ' O.2!! mil.. south of ' the arossing' anclctuclIncling ,tc 11 ~oil1t abou,t 40 feet from the 'crol$in9" !l'h:aJtoad.wllY "hwnps up"u it orOIl.e., overt:.he, t's..I.lroad 1:rack and c:leSoendll on 1:he oppcdte (north)' dele of thll traok. " , . '" ' t' ,. I . I I I n , ,I:Q rest.. . Unit Hl Wag still,impahcl tQ thEl front Qt Unit,' 1t2at 1:inal l;ut" lIni.t: 'In haillg" nO:l;'l:11 on, th.. rdlr,cl.c\ .' t:.t'AQKll' And Unit '112 wallfAcins. WElIII: cn eh.. niboll.a tl:'lt.ckll.. . - -, -- " . ,_ I, "O...1iI.l:*2 .ca....~..:I:.t:il. .ll'].. '." ..s...(:..~"....d ".S....hsw.. a II oclnin.9......f:l:cll\.. .,.t.h..... ' l.ft. :teaw her ,at:th.14\I1: IIGlCOnd.It 10cl<lcll.f,.l<e Ih. 11...1. o. WI..d d..o..wn. but ".he .n.;[lllr'lI.t. o. D.P. ed, ,:I:. UW'.,b,lIr... m. ~{lll. ~v.r' l.l:'aunCl tb.., 9'ate. . There ' II' a, whilltle . blow'dqn along th. , traoK.1 fel: !/oil; We blow two lenqll;/ ";.llhcl:'tancl,,1l.1onq., The oar never stopped;,. J; clon't r.<;I411 her 1001<.I.n9' buti 1t loll' hapPlln.C1 10 qUioj(. :r h;/;t 1:he Imergency bnke but 'it. tAk.. a ,whil~t tOlltop. . . " , ' ,," ..'" , ' " ' . . "'" " . ..0. o..."d.U....ctot'... 'f'spJ:'. echer. ] 0.. fUni.t:... ~. 2.. '.... atl,t. lid.. IIW.. .'. d..id. n....'.1: '. ..\111' th,..oar tinti the lut. lIGloond. Thill' lIn9'inllerwlIS blowill9' t.he Whbt1e.!l'he g.tell" Wet', dcwne.nd the Uashers' .... fla. .....Il i. n9. o. n 11 h.... ......9'41:.'. BIl.e..... pt;lle. d. arQu.ncl. .th...... 9'.... t..lII. ." .8. he k.pt qoin!il' She neVer IiI1:QPPElcl.. .WI were goinq,betwlIen ~ 9 ..40 mph." ,'. ' .., . " -- "." - '., . ,. '- , , ",. . .l\,cll:!c;u:liingtlil thll..l1olice t'llIportt it Wall daylicilht, thlll rCAclway . Il,1.J1fAl;lil wa"C1ryand then warEl M aelV:ersl wU.thElJ;' Qoncl.i.tionll. .' I' ~. 'llIB ./lOCXDBmr sitm '1'..11... ... a.o.o....j.d.ln. t. .ooc..un.II...cl at "t:hllllt..s:t;'ad....... QrCIl ll'in9. ' 0... f. S.tati.c.n RC;ll1d U~5~~~3) !Ind t~e Conrail l:'ailro~d, orQUinSUSoDO'1'~MR,NO.... '., d' " mh. UMlvian I,llphalt pavement ii worn ancl "!lcl ,b..n subel bt:ttwu'n ,. tl\. .ooiel.nt and my :Lnspeotion in .l\,Uqust. 'J)ha double yellow Cllnt'dine Willi also:l recently stripecl. '1'here wet. n~ .~i.l.:l.n..., ' - - , , ' ' - - - ., - ~ - - _ _ - i ' ~l::~~t: :b~~~t2~i~:.~h~;~bll;~~ ~;~~k~" Tg:;:e2;:o~uf~rthboun~ .' ,compleJilent Qf' adVo.nClIl qradll c:rtolllins warning s;l.q~S .nd. pavement, ma~kinq.. ' " " \, " " ;, hge 2 . Robeon Laalna 4---:- I I, I Thlll at:wq:t'ade C1:t'ouir9 ,is ~i ~h~1l t/)II t..urc;j'an S.\."anoh oil Oonra.il,' Whi911~Il." !lin9le, traqk Uncl't.~at. T.'".J111g'ons.\.'1I1J;r .eut..w\ut p,.tw~liIinHarrb'JIlt'g andShipponabu.t'I1..\l.'he t;rlAq~ j.Il.!9n./l.bpUl; II. .0.. ..R... Iil. n.CII.O. t:.'.....uP\T. .r.lIlc:lll. .th,.:t'QUlJh. t,he or.91111.lihg'... "'".. l;U'.1I9.noraJ.J.~ ",Iltrl.:l,ght 1;C1about 600 itast Wellt Qf't:he c;u:ouinq. ". ',' ',.... " ',.' .." . . '" . . "'j, ,;.' "Wr':~f ,4clf.ClQnt,t'Ql: deV;la~"" ~ ornoj;'tlhboLl.ntltJ:af f~c( ,~t~hfl'''qJ:QlI, lfi.IlIT '::~:t:a." ~fll:hfri~J.fl:gt,C:f~::~f?;,~~a9~ lI:h6~b 0:~n 1Il~:~~; Hci';" ~~7t., J.Oqllt...d on tltlili. lIo.uthlllllllt: 09.1:\1ill1:'of.. t;h.Or9a~inc;l' ab\'ll.1tU,,:.,t" ~,;omth.t:,1i'aQlc~ Auc:l~bl.wlllrniOlJ h~rovic:llilid I;If (l l'ieH, J:ClO.hc1. Ol1.the ~Q.t'i' ..' '~.41lil~:-.l';'arninq'c1l1viCl.If' a.t:elClCl.t,c;/ cmthll nClt'thwdt. oQ~~.rJor l!out:hl;loum1 traffio, " , . " , j' ! " -, ", ~?;#f' :::.l::n:iag~Q~h;,1 r;f~;~:g :~~~~x;~:~~~~. ~~ "~~~.f;~,t '~ou 1;~ , , , ~ ' Ai)icl;nii",J,c;:lolltec1'Ol\ the .nQ.l:1;h lSic:l.ofth.,trIi.Ci~ ~.,#at.l:Y will,t;o:S!" apu.' Mac;1dQuJ.tufa.J. bu.ine.. 1. J.ooatltcton, tl1, " lIoutllW"",t coi:n'.~.Q~ toe, at"..gli'll.c1li1i crolnine. r" I ~h".~Q6itl.n:(: -it. i. ~hown in Figul1~ ~" " 5. A!1." GRADB CROSSING DANGlrRS I ~ 'wit. ...~g:....' o"o..~.. i. .. ,......oti~' ".t~.on 0 hi....,. ... . raiJ.:rollct track. , The same PClhntiaJ. for qonflict, existlthers ll.S, exi,ts .,t "5, conventionaL,' hilJhway ;!.nterlilllct!on. '. ' ~ . ,- - ", aoweVe~, the consequences to '1:he,veihidJ.e 'drivel:' Are muchmot'e l!IClIVlilil;'e. ,,'. i'. , 'I'h. 0. S, Department of 'I.1rans Cl:'tai:ion USDO Hi. hwa wR.~.z t!II veil ory U e no. , or, .....----'-'-cil:hnl:la.t".ylla.t""1911!1u IiIhcws '"th.t,..tblars . weJ:(l---3',: 11 7 2'aaoJ:l.ililil:irit''',-'-'''' , ., "public oroning invcJ.\I'il}9: motorV'\lIhj.olel,l relil~J.i:ing in 4S5, " :t:at:!llitiC\l1 and ~ ,696 injudes., , ' ;'.'.... -'.'" .'.:!'.', .:,.' ",'. "';.'. ",' ':"'. '. "'" '. ...' ' , ,. , d' " , , tl'Sl;lO'l'ls ,Bu.z.z.t:.:Ln No. 18 shows that of the 3,972 acoidents" 2,947 :l.nvol,ved bhlli f;'rdn Ii:dld.nca tl1's motor'vehicle and BIi"perQsi1.t ,of' tl1'liIi,~atd;1:~..involv"d th~ train Ibiking the., vehiole. ,:. A, Nati:onal T.t'aneportatio~, Sll\fsty Soare! pilbUClationl' lItat... ! ,! .;i~+':i'~~~;r~. .:';~;4:u~r:=I~~tm'=:~'~':tL#. ~~~t~:. :dt:~.~~~i9'hWIlY craning. wi 1:haoi:iv~ ,:warning , , " , ", ",,, .. ,. A tJ:l1,i.n, b,aau... of ih weight ..nd the rl!llativeJ.r low rOlling ~C!lIil:l.lltllltQ. bet",e.n the lA~..d 'rail ..nc1 tra.!.n whs. II" .t'lIquir.. a, J.on9' cU.atanCll!l t,o stop, 0111:..n msallurCi~ il:\ miles. , ' Ii paqa 3 Robson Lap'na "r',' " . I''.' Be\'lIl,UI1I1 oll thlll'lIigni1licaht stoPI?!r\g Q!l1t,,\~Q\ll1l J;'equ!,,tll~ /;ly , tlidnll, dght""of..way at "'11 at"gl:~dll g,toU:!;119 nOl:11111l.l,y n,I'ttt with tho train, All lIuchl the ,ufe1;Y9,f tlllll ,Y;\ll!l!\'JlllddvlllJ:'.b ' ~ep.nc1_nt upon proY' ding Sl1ll~:ty 00, U, nt, Sl;'I\1t1as,U 1;'.11 to ,.I1U,~ll;f..,Q4.,Ill, hbUoY wa,t;'n 1;h- ddv8%: oj! and pt'otlllottllll. Q.r.l;vlu:, :ft'om l!In appt'QaCl~,l.n9' tr~.i.n. S~h'.ty,t;l(:l\mt.t'mllllsl.J:t'.'lIavt1.l.~t1ble iliql\1de' "'.'llsivet1aU..l.a oqrtt.l;'Ql 1lIIvtcell,Il\1Qh ,,\.1' pavemllntm1u;:ktngll ,and warning lI.'I.$Inlll ,&\.ncl.. aClt.f.V. WIl~Hl;f..ni dl.v.i.q,\llllillUch,u ct'QUI.l.ng gahsi:l!lallh.\;n9l.l.ihh and ,,' p'el,1.lI. '" , ' tf'lII.ftlty, aClUntlll;meli\Il\1;.. !11,i;a:Uld, 111..l.nta.l.nec\, 0;- 'l;jang.erc;lIxlllto its Il.tulll'S, a,r,e not p,rll, ", 'ilit"" ",0, ::&\.,r", ,not.Pt'ClP,\lt'.+r ClJ,'lerated,an &\.t"g1:'aQ(I cl:'oU.l.nq, '1lJ '~," W~CO_O~."D8V1iCJ11! A:r rrB1fJl,CC:r:DJtlf;r 1l1i11$ " , ~IUlliv.t~4f;f!.lc .conbt'oid.v.l.c~.llt theacoiclent elite. condlt.do QllPIl.Ylm.nt l11ult!nqll lmd W'IU:n,:l.n,g IIignll t'~lll..t't the "'PP;l:oaQhd,nljJ dt'iVIIt'c;lllthe o:!f9U.l.ng ,and &\. lItOp ,l!ile. on, th.p~v:eml!in~ ..1; .tll.. ,QllQflll.l.t;lg,;,'~o ehowt,it.e iiJ;'ive!;'WheJ;'eto lIIi;f!lllly IltQP' ' ' " , '.1lPlll.~tliv~ ,contl:oJ.clev.t;QBSQOnshtett of, ll.ho,tt....rlllcroldnq 9",t,~'i, UIloIll\.l.ngl.l.ll:l\tflllfl,dll beJ.,l on eAQ.hIlJjlJjl:t'Ollchto . the. ..' Qll'Ollll.l.nl/' ~ .lilho!;'t..arlll: 9',atll bloo)l:e 'l:llll 'lldjaqlllntaPPJ;'oach;l,..nlll but,.Qoell not 'bloolt ,t~1l ent,irerOll.dWl!.Y, Wiiill a,1.;l,owfl anel9/lpll i1to\.l~ef.q:t" II. ysl1.l.ola on the or.ollll.\;ngll.ll ,tll.. 9'l\te dello,,ndl bl,\t, , '" ",tIllO prqv.l.d'lI , An', ll.v,enue fp!;' vel1.l.o.1;estQd~.:I,ve,aJ;'oll.nl;l 1;h.,J,oWEl'*ellt t;rI\UEUI'4 - ;,,' '- '~,;t, .. , Tile devioes were oontl:olJ.ed b;y ll. mot.l.on eenait.l.ve tuck c.l.rc\1.l.t... Conaet'ning mClt.l.on, llena!t.l.vll trll.ok CliJ;'Quitfl, the USDO'r Ra.:Uro<<d.. H~ghway Gr",de Cross.:lng Handbook' 'lItatlllll ; ;'-- - q, - - .".: - - '...- - _:;~ ~:<-___,,___,___ _ '. __.-,-.-,;t; _ _ ___:lCJn_.d-/c6-Q..,~~cl;_'-tin._:__,,_ , " - ,- "': " ".'''..." '-'-'E~.~~~~!'~-~:~,l~e;~nt~~;~~/~~:c~;~~k~k~:~;~~LOf""&; , tt'l!..l.n I ," , ," ' 'Thi. type of oi:l:cuit is adVan1lAgeo'ul w~.i'e trdn.etCllJi'l ' ,Ot o,ona.uot ,llwitoh.l.ng' opuat.l.Qril' within, the ,normal :lI.pproadh limit., Qf II. p"'iItdoulllt' Clt'o',lIing','" 'llunlid deatr!Qa.1, .hunt., alle uquired' to' c1e;fine the e\'ld l.l.lllitll"oll Illation ..nlittv_ , ~ii~~f~; t~~u~~~~~.l.j~i~~; t~II:~e i~e~~*j:~Q~fl,?~r~fi::~~~~ " typu af traQk oirQuits such as might be uquit'ed. fOl: waYI:l.~. s.l.gnl.l.l.ng, Ji'lU:tPCUIl.' , , "',' ' ~~:w;~*!~;..;~~~'~~~" ~uotes conduQtor Sp21l!lcher, '(we were ~Q.f.ng,: f',~;,,: " " ~he, orollll'inq p;otlllction about 2,,000 het" At 1I. ives .I. tim f g" . ":Wll;t'n nil eo " l' ;,.""".,"...... " ,li'll'ge 4 Robson Laplna ~ c-, ".. ;c'."" ',.-' .. ,,- -,-.--"-----.,- ii.l_~_'!!/(, .. IT '1. tflma.l.n. IlOt:J.Vlltac:l PO longlllL movelllent of ,1:hll t.!:4.ln tow/u:e!! 1:.11. ououing aonUml.., , If rnov.m..n,1: .top", th-, nnllorq' will 'Allow th.. 'IIllt.., to rAJ.lIIll ,l:It.nby tuu:mil:,l:'J.,ng, t:raU.l.a to, q,~oll.,j,:'lll~ ' ti:'ll.~k. :t1l. the trll n.t:he" tUUm.. moUon toward th_ Cll;'OIll.i.nCilI tit. d.viCl.. w.i.ll r8llat.i.v4t:1I. and. bloak the ,Qt'oui,ng. Illl,. trdn d~t.at.i.on a.l.!:oUJ.tll ,"~. Ii.dined ,to b" ,i fail.' ...h I' . ,'1'h.\: "".anl Ilny Ihun.t of 1:ha c.i.rcuit, wit.tharby rA~lroaQ, " , .quipm~lnt" VI:U~d~:!..i.'"\1, 01: "opllncircu.l.\l"" suoW..' 11". broken n~,l 01: l:3:'aok ocnn,Qt.i.on,'cll.u,as ,ths or08l.l.ngll.!.gnd. tn b.. "'" , .ctJ.vftt~d, "th.reby lItoppJ.ng highwllY' 1:;dfic .".n thoulll'\ thu'e.ta' "not an app3:'culching t3:'aJ.n, ' '" a.l.,r~Ui1: Plllnll I hOW, . 1:h'at th, C3:'blill.l.ng prot'C1:.l.on"waah,lt l:,eVillI, d ill q'un., 1903, when thll '1'raffic Con1:rol Signal ('1'es) Systam Willi .l.n~talled an the I,"r,~an ,BnnClh. .,' " " 'l!h. ."'tom.tic blook IIignlLJ. on th. 'ou1:h dd. of 1:h_ track, .aU ' , of sa 30 U .i.s pllrt of tll. '1'OS, .y.t.rn line! do.., not func.tlion in th. oPlIrab.i.anaf the orollling Qonl:roldav.i.oa.. Wid. band shunts .,11.1:1 u..dto CILI:t'Y the moti~m ..nlling oirClui t. lu:ound'the. ' ~nsu1.t.dI:Ailjointll ILt the lIignal. Th.lI. 10intll arll n.Q....ry to s.pante the J:lIljJUlaJ: tr40koiJ:ouits und'ln aonneotion \'lith: tht 'res Sy.hm. " " ,,' , , 7. CONIL'ROllDBVIOBS,.A'J!!L'llB CROSSING Dl'D NO'J! OP.ll'~WB .PROP,BlUli" Mtive oontrc:lldllviotIB at: 4n Ilt-\lt'.dll orouin\l ",Ult function prop.~ly. ,lL'hllid,lvicel mu.,~' op.J:it.h when' a t,tlllin.h Approatlhlnq , "And il\ the' oJ:ou.i.nq I\nli n~tl"l,~pllJ:al:e otherwhe. " " ,. I ' , At I:hll .t,.qr.d,e cJ:oseinq of sn 30~3 over the Conl:ll.i.l tr.o~, the aotive aonut'o~ device. cUd not function llS ,i,ntend.d. '. Naom,i.'!Butiett hili l~ved w'hhin 200 ,ardlof t\leol:o..info 14' , ' . ." '," ' , " , . , , ,en e pro _ !II .. ., ..,..-. ,:u",-'W, i th"'unll"C1ro"'.l.;nq" qatu 'no1:working. 'p,rQ~lIr 1, Y'" Th. 'gat.,. . ,'.\\ItlU,ld" oollle down when I:rdne w.;e,not oomin\l .andwould,ltlLY down ,for' ,lonq p.dodll Of ,dm.. Sh., 1.110, Qbsenecl trdnll pau thJ;'ouljIh .the cu:ollllilVJ:wh.n th,e'qauIIII d.tdno.t:' oPU'Ill:e, " " " ,c -.,,, " ~lll:bony GIU:,d,'91~ tt'aV,.,'l"l,.d sa, 3013 f;, e, qu, '.nelyal: 1:,11. urn,." Qf,', , I1h. D, itt,o ",aoid.nl:.,. Be ft'\IIquent1y .,nClOUn,1:, Irsdt:"ti \II., t.. at: ,1: h.' 0J:OI.1n9 down' with .no 1:r~in. 'l!h. 11qhtll would,f1a.h anduhe b.ll. WOUld ring. ,Dudng1arge I tOt'lllll I , .t:Cl~ ,tll\_ q.t.lwqUld,\fo, dl:l\'m:llo3:' an h,oU:t:a1:'at.i,1i\l! wJ.th, une 19ht:!II '!And '\)8+1. wo:t:It1llg~ , Following the 'D.i.1U:o :Ilun.3:'aJ., Gal:'Afo1o wall ..t ~h!ll aocid.nt .b,. , WhU." t:h.:t:lh. obunllld uh, qlt!l. (:lorn. down \;Iut 'nqJ::u'ainallll\' "1:ht'ol1'1'" , ' lJaV~St~i9,'1'Il).n ','ha, II ,usecit StatJ,on' Roacl 'Clll",.IIlVIl:t:al "oci~a!ll.i.onll, "lid I1A"., Jil, .dOd,ical,.lY, notic.dt:, h.,lIlltall, to1:h. tltacks w.s:,.',downi',b, ut,,' no l1:l:dn Will visibh". At the lIame t;iJn. the 1illhulI and' b, III , ,wou,lti ~ ap.tlLti,ng., Steiqlelllan 11,1110 lIultted I:h.t hll 'hlld Obl!lll:t:VlIcl l'aqe S .' Rab..-nLaplna ~-'f"-ri--..;=",.' 'ii"".' I ~ - " . " 'j''- .- . . " ,~ bhq Ulnll I?t'obllllm at: Chill aC';''i/t'/il.dq orol'll!lJ.l1g of UOllllq 2:J2 al1~ ' conrail.,. wh.l.oh hl!lbe,q.hYIllIo1 topa bllll!' lHImlll lina on whJ.qh the BIl 3013 qrOlJltJ.n\T ,i$ J,.OOIlt:IllC. '. JO~I1.N~AJ,. OPliIrl.\bll1s ,~'lJQhco;t bUill .all,l:', routllltequbell' lllU:t~ " Q2:'O~II'~h.StauJ.QlI Iloaq Clt'o..J.n9'l\bcutfc,\I,; tJ.mll.. Il 'day,. Ntll.~ .j;at".i:Lthat,~ot' ,ull"lllvlIrd, year. ~~io.r tc 1,1hQ,Oitrc I!:<:lcid.ntf th. 9',,1;." !'IlAve CIlUIl'd, 11. lot of pr(l!:ll.ml.. .thllycQnbinulllly wlnt /.tlilWll w;l.thbdlll I'ncl U9'h!:. nf!,.hinl7l' but no tr.dn Wu ~PI11.1..ril1, tihrOu\J!l uhI'J ana-". " ""_ ", ..' ,1-.,-.. ,', .. . '.'_. _ _ ' _.. ..; ,. '..._. "_', _ '_,_' ~11'MIU1'Qhl 1~.gG I 'MIf. <<ell.l.wlu/.tr.l.ving' Il ".Qhcol bUll w;l.tiI1Qh~~du.nr Cllb~/l,t'~..AII ,11111. IIpprolloheclth. orouinl7l' 111111 "'Wthat ,th., l114t... WII%:"/.tol'll1 II,nd.tl1l U\Jhtll' and' beU W.re wor~int;f.A.Stllt. 'J);,ooP\ll~ Wll, II P, I.,' rk.d," 0,", the, JloAc1.idll a,' nd' in, ~Olm1.d.MII', ',N.1.1, tit, A, t thll, ',., "t;f'Il, u." II,' " l1a~ bl.n clown for !1~10 minuhll b~:\1th.l1ii had. balln no trll\in '. H. thin .~loW.d Neal.~o c1;oivl1l blll:t:Wll!enthe gllte( lIa;ol. ~h.t;tl'llol\:Il. 'H.Clth.Il'H....t;,.t.d. th~j; About two, mQnthll ,pdCIl:'t;,O t1h.P.tt:d~ ,.,~QJ./.t'nt,. ,.I,he,' obll1z:ved ,the, 9'lltel clowt'llwi.th light., Al'ldbeJ.o+ll ,. wQr~il'lglll,nd 'nO 'tt'a.in. 'l.'ha . giltllnl W$r. down fcz: .,bout15.' rninlltu, ,'. ~q,ut, two,weekl1llftlr, the Aoo.l.clent, .h. WAlllt '\;ho ql;'OIl Il.l.ng , with bJ;endlJ in the eveningwh'Ill the)" ob'";l;"ved th. . " gll~'", IlO clown ~,nd nmll.,t.ll' dowllfor apout 30 minutGiIlJ,howlIva;o I 'nCl :8..t~..:~~i~:~;'.~ltlll H:~~:~t~1d o~~:;v:~. t~:~~tl~~~~:f:~~*~ro~C).. th.I1,ll:l:lill (dapIEldt~l1'. 1;hll,;I: ths l]lItfUlAI:1 down 'fadell ;llZ:om a . " fIlIW minut"l1up t03 OminuUes) . i ' . _ ,_. j, , , , ")~nnill\nde,.l:'loll.UIGl th... fl~19,tJ.on Roac\ Q~old,llg', f.l:squent1y ,.~nQ. ~1l..'I).l.tr9..ooid.nt. He hll.BobUrvedthsgai;sl Qome c\own,~Q;' ::i::e;ltw~:II:o~~t~~~~~t~~i~n~n~i~~:n~~:.l.:~o~~~~t~P' a. ~~cl , I. , , ,- - " Dolorell BollslI is quit. f4milillZ: with the Station ROIlQ creasing 1.1 111.' ullIlld 1;0 uee' it llIllVeraltimua, week te go tc), ahl1J1ch. . ,.,.:.. ,. ',....th.z:I.. Ita ',I;l..Il!?robJ.eml' W th th." gllte:QPlInticnl" lince' Il' oub"'1 1960, ';'l.'hll iAtlll WQu.tc1 be down but no train. 'She wculd wait :f!o~ :h:h~f~l.r!;.l.~~Q~~,ji~~, ~~~n~~.~lI;'u:gu::o~~~Il~~'~ g~, :~~t~:~b'!:~; with till gl,t... .. '. ' """ Bob Kough ill the Fiz:e ,Chief for PI'nn 'l'Qwnllhip and is fWU.ar with tn.e statidn Road, C:ulollltn\J. al hu obluvecl "tile qllt.. ololad with light. and beUI wor~inq but no ,,~rdn Plt.II..d, . " through. ',", : "'",'~ 'IIlU"n Minnioh ha. liVid ill th.,/l,t'.~ 'fQ;' about nine y,uI.':She ' ,~~: ~~:t:~: ~~: g:;i~e~o 0~0~n:~t~6~~' :h:;:i~.~:\:~:t p;::f;::', , with th_ '\Jate,". ' " " , """ .' ;_ ,:_-:\,,__,___':_:-i-'f_~ H"l.thell B.l.PliHllnllteele Itatld thllt ehe w.,nt to the a~Q.liI'.tnq:L,~ lih. eVllninq,li f?t', a.pproximately onl month fallowing' tl1_ dObra ';:, '4 I Robson lapine !If :1'11.9- 6, i--i, " " ',' /1oQid\!n.t .WhiJ,\! at the opoaaing, IlhllObIlEl.I:V\!c.l~helciA'tca" ' 'J,owCll.lfing and .the lightll and bella WO:l:lI;in'il. a~tEl:l: a tra.l,n lj1al!lllEld; ,; MIte;, A t:l:.dn h~1I blll\!1l qCllle fq~ Abcll.\t f.l.VCll rn.l.llutell" tha Clont:l:o;!,1ll wQ\11d QJjllllo'aJ;Ill" b~t1t1kilwtnffiQ for:, 3,..~irninutlllll, And thall c;lCllue. " , M'i~k ~.l.x.~J.. at~t:.~, thAt:'~h.tlil h~d been liu:obllllrnlil'witl1j"thlli Qto.,:t.nqocmtt:'o11f ,at, StaticmRolld fo:!frnan;y YllIA,l:'a. '1'.101111'" ~;:~Iri;.t~~~~~~.~ri~h:q~:fU\e:O*~~.dO~~ ~~:,,:~~;t~o~O~ci;~rnu . '." ft'IQut\\nt1y an~ Qn" ,llaVIIlr:o.l ooqll.lI~ons' th.. \late. wOUld bac:lown. and no .t.tain .WAII' col\\;l.ngll. ' " 1\Anc;lY\And~u.th aOl.\chu:: 1IIt;~;t"d that thllY fPlllc;!Ulllllt1yulletha ~,t:atJ;Qn RQAd .c;u;'Qllldn9' And thll,ll they hAd .ICJil\n;,.i~nQEld Jilt'Qb,').$ins "~El~t' t~~'b~:r~i~~g' ~~or~:n~~r,S~nA~Ul~~~O~~O~:~~~i:h;, At~~~q~:~rnEl.' U~;~in~Jil~~~",~~..t~~~~~6~; ~g~~~~ndR~~d/:~~ae~'~~;:~~d:t~~a~7g~tll hl'-dwdf:;Eld, All longll.lll:ll.iVetohll.I1\,.i.nntall witl1o"~ 'A ,t~llin ," " oOl1linq. ,,,ae fur,thfilt' stAt\lld!ltlle~a A~a., time. "whentha gAt."", 9'0 "down., and. ,Ijl, ,~r..tf! 111I corn.j.ng. but: for the mCllltJil,a:l:t tho gAhlll 90 down and thtll:re ..i.no tt'l\.i.n com:l.ngu. " 'lJ1!ltllct'oll"j.llq ql!l.tfilS, fl~~hingUghtlllanC\ balJ,s . fl.t thls$.j:atiol'1 , .~~:d pt~;~;:~~i~;~; ~.inWh~Elg~n~i~l~U~~;~~~~~ryA:~~~;:~~~d~~;~Clr. 'to thtllre'Walil no t.:t'llip. apprcll.o\1.i.n\l t4e c~olllli119 f blOoll;in9' to'" i, ,'. " l;'O",.,AClw, I/.Y'.fO,:I:, ].0.", g per.i.cQ,Il, ,ii 1J111'\'" mia,fhlnc't'\'oni,n 9' had 'QCCU#,.!;'lild OVl,!lr Allllxhnc!lld p,ar;l,oc!of :tima .', . '" ' ,. ' ., " ;-;! ;j- ' 8. ' DlU'VE'R BZPBCfANC'f( AND' !l'R4FJ1'IC aONrnOL "DBVICBS .' , Pt'iVlIll:.tt'Ot' .is one of the ,leading cont#b~to:rs t/;l a:6c:i:l.~\ints. "Many ,~t1",QIjl,J;hd dl;'iVEi:r er~Q:t'lil a,\:'e a l;'esultof:e.dlut'aso:C.th~., "., ' roll,~"("Y lilYlilt,em O:t'of tllEl trAffic 99ntr~kdlllV'i(laa ill );Il",ge. ")1'0# ,'," ',' '.' '. '. <i" .'.. ...,' ,', ,. . ' 'C_,";;,..,,"'-t~lig~~tII~e:at 1:~,.~~ftc'I:n~~~:~lyO~~;~~1~r:aj;~:~;l~~'#n:~i6:~tr'l:Q Or.i.ver e2i':l:cr can aho 'be atttibuted to avioht~on cf..cii:'iv.~ II' . .. , ;...... .. .. ..,.. .... .... -'.- '" ..' .. ..".... ...-.. -- .,.. " ---il',' . eXJilet!te.~9.Y . priV'litsusM'it. ... t,QadWI!I.YSi{Btltn 1earrt. 1;0 .xJil.dtca2i'*ainthin9'~" .!for 1I~AU1lfill~l",AddVIlll:' /e*plIctsj:opave.thll :tee! J.;I.g\1ton.t,9l? ..n~ th.grllen 19'ht. Qn t,l1' pottomf!.t;. j -.: s.i.gnll.J..i.~tIIC\,.!nt~.t~.Qtion.. In tp._ ,1l~.llIno~ o:e,allyr~llI~onto.tC!.JilOl:' el9,W <:l~"(", al;l:tiv.l\'.~p.q:t$i/ tlt'A..i!f.!Cl,.l.!'\\#;J:'"ntof' ~.::Lt1l Q;' het 1:.0 .oontin\let.:rav~lillq,at II. '9'tlIl1111;J:'ally' 'oQnlfltan1: '.Pl!l.~., 'l'his' tli;l110IllJil~isii:~lI.ll.d 'i" C\i'iv~l; ';X:Jile~tlilncy!' .a~c:lJ.s fundarnlllntl1l ~o dll'iv.lllt' ,behll.V'.;Qt'. " :l!~~!i!~l!;~t~:!ii:~lr~!I~~;:l~:!~;f!~:~~~~:I~!~tt,ii:~~ " .' ..I Paqe '7 8absonLaplna I ;i. Thill USOO'l' , 1\ 1961 J\ USlllr'SGulde to PClBlt:1vlt Gu.idatldflJ 1,t.lIi\IlIlUI' On!v\IIr flixp$Q1;anoy r.bllu1;o ;ht ttllllClinllu I=If th.dHV,r be qrtlll?en~ to \lIVlInlal ';, dt~at:.!.ona "Qt' the, pnuncllc;ln, infolllnaU.l.on. I~;l.1I pdmari1y I'a ,function Qfll~e 'l:h:.Lvlt'1 a tlIl\:pedtllnO\h ;f anlllxpaatifU!oy ,ia Inlllt: I 'drivcu: PI;fo,rm"lll:lll' uenc:lsUObe et'ror frell. Whlln an IIxPI"t:"noyilv.l.oJ.,hd, 'longelTll'esponllll Uma And inoorrecl: b.hllV~,Clt' UlIullllf I' ' 'ruUJ,UIlI.' [P, 1"'7)" '.. ".. Jjlxp.b,t:Anoy aff~ats UhIlPlflroa/rbJ.oll .~d,u.. oil ,,' in, 'la, t,m"",.1;.ion,. ",,,plila,,,,ph, IiI,X,,',P, eo,u, ,0e,:I:,t., in" tl, hinll."",ua, ., P, P.,',ll,r"" and oper.te' In,,l211u:t:ain ways., 'J.1hh ill part: of tllle,lt: ClI1Uurl ..nd. exp"denoe ',' . ,Wh!iln'c:ldvlIrlll' IU:pclct:unQb. art *ncot'J;'lIcll, it t:Akca them longer to re.pond propwrlY ~t', even wet'a., they may t'lIapond inllpprQPuJ.lludy Olr noUat .U. [p~' 1":!'4l '" ' ;! 'I!beUSOO'l'11I 1966 Dr1.ve'J:. Bxpeat:lllloy;J.llHJ.I1/I1WlY Du;J.l7nllnd ~llt"UJ.Q' op.1;'~t:J.'Ofl.4 eta1:elll " ' " "', ',' .' ,,' , - ~ j ~ - I " , Dl:'iver', eXPecll",ne)' is a/(llIr' f.ctot'!n cJdv:~n\7 ts".k , " 'PIU:f(;Il:I~lllnclf", ,It a;efectl III ",pllat., of! dlt.l.ving.,.. III , a:f!feetsnow ddv.ll's :t;'lIAet ta .n~hllnc\~~ information, hlllw th'llY ma~a c\edidona, and how they t:nnlJ..~.. t:hll.u, ,,: ctel'cidonsint(l control actions lI,nd tlrivinq ..tuttljJ.!.... .. UltimAtely, ,thesucoeu, or ~l'i1Un ~;C any,dIl/lL"n tilt " Opll:t;'l1tJ.onal strategy J;'ests in,it:u llbilit:( ,to bill und ufaCly)" and ,e.1l;lliQient:,l.y by dt'ivllrlhlJ,1hudon, '~na. ..ex,peou",no,Yis so ,ballic, ,t,,'OclriVincr tU.kJ.'II,r1!t1t'"m.,nclI, Il~c\ infomat.:Lon handling, itllhould blllaonddnad in Al1 " d:i:j;V.l:'-~llllat.c1 up.Ot.. Of M9hwllY d-*iIJI1 ..nd tt'AUa.a':' lllng'ineer.:l.ng.[p.1) , ',' 'Tn. U~POIJ,1 pUbl1JJaat,ion Qont:inUes I .. , --"""~"""";""-""';"'Wlle'in",t:ut'e"of.th8c1dving tAlk ,l1ndth.I:I~J:vu". .. . , , " ,.tnfo;;m",tlon handUng chat'lI,chr.:l..tid~pai"t to ull. ," " ' '4,lnpot'tl.\nae ef ilxp.c:t:anQ~e.. ror lII!C4lllpJ.e,A liJ/ivu' II'" '. r811ct.:l.On ,time to an unexpected lI.l.tuAtJ,on Cit loUt'ClIO# " infqm..tlon ,hlonger than whlln tih. dtUA't.Lan,"ot" ' ,'" infomettiCln,ill,eXpec;ll:ec:f,. cO!1ver".ly" t1dvln"UI ,lnt J.;J.;k:el~r t~,b.Clgllla Clonfu.ed ,ot' ,ClClmrn:l.u ;';Z:OIl'" when Uhdt' '~Jil,,01lanaie.a're;.infct'C1l1d.,Sina. th4i ~',y bo ".b ,llnet ..:e:e.icbn,t ddV.inq, #!ulk pez::tlo~anClIl 'iI J14P.l.c:l, '.t'Z:Qt''''~t'.. '"II., n~a,,' t'I1I~tio,' n ~.., ndlini,,"", w, h.U" ", d,r, ,i,v:.z: ,x,P, IO~,""., nd dQUi:\Q,u, "e~pect"'hu .. maJor ,~P/l.Clt an tla,k p.domn.nQ.,u " ", pa;tidUlll.;:,ly uqa,; 't:dJiI. Pt'."Ull'l!lllnc!/ at' hiqh J.1l#ozrn\a1Uoon 10al;l.J.n9. . "", " B.Clau.~ ,the, .xp~~tanClY ClQno.ptl, i. !Il.1dh an J.mpcu:tanu" i, ,,' Clpne:l.Clara.Ul,I'n ,in driver t1ll1k Pla;UoftmlnCl'.nd.l;n.llOtillllUan" proCl'EIs~ng, it .Ls ons that enqin~tu:", tt..4.q"!lt'.,.nd. ' , j, - I, ' it , ,;J.. ~ ,\ ' ,I I I , I, ',_ !lag. 8 Robsan lapin., L.... . . I, I I I , I' " , ot.ieu~iQnil ,pe:l,"aonnd BllouJ.ct UnclerBi:Ano"ane! lllf", IllXPlllotAnoiell dllfilc~all l~veJ;~ of the c;\;,ivinCi1ta\llk:r <<lne! iii, hl', ul" e! ):l., JlC,OO\.lnt"., d" f, o:l,",in, h,i9hwa,Y""'c:i.e,,lI,.~9nF t, :I,""'ff,1;~ ' ~/iI.J:at~l'l'\I' ,<line! t:l,""tfio oont:l,"QJ. ap/ilJ,.i.cAt.:l.l'ns, , " ''Ph.J:Ela;'El~Wl' typell of 'drivlll;t' El,xP.otAnoiu.;~A. f.J.;-.,u', ~ll'1* J.cmlQte:t;'l1\, IlJilr;l.ot'~ onElEl,~hAtc:lr~'{El;/iIbl;".i;n9 tQtll. . ta~lI:lba,ll8d ,on l,=laat aXlillir!ElnCEl, 1.lpb;r;.;l.:niin91 cuJ;tuJ:e,'Mcl 'lElarn.tnlQ. .!I)llElllElcon~ IU'e,li!.hprt-te:cm, adb9C, ontlla.~I1.1,: , ~r.illlt'l!I ';Ill'l:'ltlu!-.tEl from,li!.:l.h"sJi!eci:f:icp:l\Aqtic;leftt\mt., dtu",t;.J.l'n". ,. BQ,tl1tYl,=l".l!.ffEll't. d:lt.;l;v.:l.nlQ tUlI:perfQrl{1'lnol!L I1nc;llilhQu'J,d jJe aqcoU\ltai:i, fpr.;l;n h.i.Q'hw.y., dElS,l.9'l'l o1llldt.;r.:e.'/:.'I,c oont:l,"Q;t.. [P, 8.J' ' " i' , , , <;:Q~f~9'u'JTation., .9c1'~met:r:.:l.c,t:r:df.:l.o oPS:r:.t.:l.Qllll Alld 1;:I,"af,l;;l.:9 cqnt;QJ. cl.vicuthat a.re.:l.n accOl;'c;lanqa with~lldtor.,thl1t .t'.~llfO~Q..ll;p..qt/l.nc,l..s, Aidddvlil:r:ll ane! heJ,pthEll" X's lip c;mc;l ;.l\I\1.i;~lt,J.t ". df.:l.d.:l.ll\llt1y I andw!tl1out ar2,"O:l,". On tha QthElr hallcl, cQnfigu~~tions! gel'met;.:l.q., t;r/l.llll.:l.c' QperAtiqns ,andtra;l!f.:l.9 Clont;Q~<:tf!"j,c;les t.hatarGl. cQunte:l," tQAndtc:q:'''~Q,J.Atlll \.~pac;l.tancilllll, hll.l1uf;l ,.J,l'nillt' .t'!lac;lt.J,l'l'l tJ,ma/cQnfuli!:;!.l'n I ih/l.Pfil;t:'cPdAtljlrl1ll!lpcmee, .n~rl1;;I,vlllt' Itl:'rl't'.. \ , \\ ;'", , " 1/' Aocl't'dinlQ t~ the USOO'J;' pUb!ioatJ,l'n, Although rldvera' usa most of 'theil:' senllall to 9ather info%;'ll1ation, molZe than 90 l,=le:t'cent 'of AJ.J; ,';:I,t1JCI.t'rnel.tJ,on ).st.ecisived \visu~:J.l;y. RegAl;'<:ling dl:;.:\.vEl.t' perf?x;mAnc;lElI thlipUbliQl1t:l,ol1 goes on.to BillY"" , ., .. , =~:~tt;V~~9 ~Ill#~t~:~;t; . ~~.,~a~Ke~hfg~~:t t~::~~rQ,(h;~'J.J.'OWJi' !t\hli! J;'l'acl, l:'eAdl!l.:l.'ilnf\l, l.:l.stanto the :rI1C#O, 1111c1. ste.e:l,",the.i;X' vahio:LElIlf., 'J)oactlompl~sh thia/.j:/JII;Y, gather~n'formll.t.ion ~l;'l'm\l)al'\;Yllou,rc;las, poth ~nfdl;'ll\aJ. ,,(e. F/ the.rOlld,4, t. ~;~:':rit').d:~tBf6~At e~ ~,; ~\fak;9~Il~a;~lg~i:f ::r~;n,g~'~ka f~.t' A,:I,"Oa~ hAIIla:t'd'r. I!lpeed"upto aYQ!<:l a 'si'llnalohl!lngel I.. '^t111 , :'.- eont:l,"Q~f"'9Bat"l!lh.tft.i:n9)" 'I. , At 111lY' point in time, I1dVf\ll;"s may have se"at'd bvu;la.ppi\19' infotmlltiQn 'tuiede IlSsl'oil1ted w.:l.th l!l/1eh incliVidua:L' I.ct~".:l.ty fait' each I1dvinq task J.evel. To ful:lliUth.u nU<:l.( " ~;riV'llrll ,lI\ust ..aroh the envi.t'QnInent, deteot informat.ton( , And Usa it, in a, safe Ana et fic:bni; 'lI1annet. ' ''l'hUI!l, , ' info:t;'l1\ation'must be a.vdJ.ablEl when n..<:le~, wherl!l required., !lna in a fO%;'ll1 suited for' its intencle<:l purpose., ' An !1\Iporhnt conll;l,derat,i.on ,in ,th, rl!la.ptiQ~ a~cr use of v:l.sUl!llJ.y clill,=llayecl information is thAi: cldvers" QI.tt only attlllnd. i:a ancl pt'aClsllS one II/;lUrdEl Qf' visual infcrmati6n at Il. time,... Dd"IIt'S, an ".iEldalll( rather than "pllral1ell~ ", pt'OOIlS/lOJ:1 of vbua:L !nfotll1at.tcm. :Sinde the d.dvJ,nljJ t".k' often t'lIqui.l;',u \lIotoriststa p"rfc%;'ll1, maJ:'ll than one ao:tivity, , at II. time, <?r: in vetj' Cllose tamponl proximity/' llnd 'dnce 'I' j' l',il.9~ 9, Robson, lapine ' ,..' c;IrLv$n oannqt pa1:Il.Uel PI10dUlt.LIl,1l01iUlAUJ;cn, t:hlllY hav. ' c!Elval,',oped 011" W, ',a:'{ "tp", QQ,P\J .wit, It l,ao1IlPo,Cll:J.II\JvhuaJ. i" n'1l0",.lttIIllt1.ion ' "1:111:0U9h an infot'ma!:ian"handlJ.ng' :IU\lg'lJ.ng utI I!!' L " , ~ - I ' ) , ' _ _ 'J)h$l?ubllo~t;Lon \Hl.,~ an tOUYI ",'J!h~liIr till! ,natut',. ofthll dr~v~nllt:alll!1, ondt:I'Ctpuac... ,of' '.infgFl1\at;l.on ,hllndJ4ni r 1lt'omthlll dlltllgllion of infot'mo.t:!:on' t:1l~pUlJ!J. i1;1I UllIG ~n making 'alllgidonl!' ',alln ClQlltdI)Uu.: ;to " dt';l.vllll' e:t:';,al;'. Information may blllll llJon; ,or aml):l.lluoUI.' ItmjlY ,ni:lt Qa vidbh,legiblt, at' oClnllpiouoUll.nouqlillnl1 may ell misljIed. ,D,dv.J;~ maYhotlhll.VI 1\11l1!+dllntt:.t.m.,tlll hrlnd"ls, i,,1;1', Qt', itl cont., n, t, mllYlIIquJ.1'lII qV\Il:'ly ~on\l r'lot!1ort 1:;I.II\e ,QI:" sAd tooQn1!ulion. " InadC!.i;t.Lonrthlu:e, mAY b. Iloa flOW oI;' t:QI) many 101,1;1;'0.1 tc h/il,ndlellnc! ,II. c;\dver mAy bll0011\1I 'J.nll~lt:11nt:.i.vlI 01'oVlldqlldllldL I,nellcll of thell.,oond.i.~.Lon. r nintQ,t'Clld ddv.i: " .' .xl?ei;'lt~hci.1 ,rllglu:lUng tlh.'pnllnQII/ llotm or lQoat.i.on 01 " , ,in:llot'mll1:ionpU~ a klY' rQlt .i.n raGlii.l., 1Il;t'Qrfr."" " ,,!nfQrmll,tion hjj.ntl:Linqanc:lt...k pii!:Jlor:mancll', aonverid)"! v.i.olatlld' IIlCJilBctano.t.1 warun ,bhe dUuat;J.an an,9J:'lulU n ' ,Blawet', ~l'llll I1PPJ:opdlltllt J(.lpOnllu. ,: ," , ,', ' , , . -'.. - . ' 'l'he19\l6USPO'J!' pubJ,iaaUon .l.dlllnU1!hll ,Ilnumplir of CAUlI8lot! dr, iV, ",.r, ,et't'ot',, th&,1:&r,',o,' orr1ct&bb" UhUOll\lh P, 1:'0" PIJ;' IlPP,Uc",t.t~no,f hig'H.way oIInd/oI;' tl'affiCl Bnqinnring' pdnaipllll ,lVhlllllinolude/" expeot:ancyviolat:ionll , " l' I' and ,; ,. -, ,. ,s~t:uationll t:hat fillaclI ttlo mUQh allmaricl all dr.i,ve;1 rOIll,l;linljl, Illv.doad' , , ,,' ''I1H.ese de1!.i.oienab" oaulI.' c1dVl!I;J;'lII to mill at' b. unable to ,_ ,pt"Q~.IIW ~.I;'.:~1g g9nU,I;'Q_J. ln~.g.l1m.tt.tQI1-t - ',_ . ,.-.-.,.. -..--............"., --" -...... -, ...~'" ..-;...... .., ,n' ..... ,"_n",'..,__ ..... h,h_~~_~_. -..,"'_ _.,..,~.""..,," _, _ _"_ _ _~. _ "'_'''~. ~~ ,.... "' .~._".~_,.__ _ ,;,.,"' ..... -,,'..n,_ _ "__ ~ ,,; ",,, ,,' -," --- ,- .-, - '" ,_ -. I, _- - " _ , "Drivers /il,pprolloh.i,/lg an at;;\lltltde c:t:'ouini with' act.ive tr&\f,f.i.o , cQntt'ol c1I1ViollB ,'xpeol; that thOIll,deviol'llJ will openl:l when"a,nd ", on1r when a train ,ill Ilpproaah.l.ng I IJ1hb lIIxp.atal'\QY ill bued ad " the r train.i.ng, ,exp.r!enae an~ underltanding of the P~tp91. of the devie..! ' ' , , ,,' " However, the operation ,d1! the ,o;l;'ouing QontJ:ol dev.Ldlll at ~,1t~ Acoident iii 1:. had modUied, blla U nOJ:ll\al expeQtanoy. ," , bnd.Y'Boud.lIIt itatlllci t'hAt "YQU have to lit ll~d wait: And '" IIvlintually you ~Ulb ar~.. ,over the tl:ll.okl dna,'" 1:here"J.I no, .. tl:ainoolll.Ln9't1 I , , , ,,' , ,,' , Burqett ol)..rv.d vehial.. c:hlive u:ound the qat.. When' down' for lOhi periQdlQ1! tim. w.i.'chout: A tl:'dn ',doming. , ' I'; 0--;1 ,'- .,- ,-, " ,; ~ ';i; '" , l1aqe 10 " RablanLapln8 " ,,0- I 'in ~_o, : ,_I L" ~~- ~, . " SCll.lu'daQ hAt! aaCin oars driva aroundtha down gllt.a I'fhen no t;t'Ain cilrne j "at,,~glelma\ri, hac! Cll\1t.iOI1I1;y Ct'O"IUld the\lradks with 9''''tl'lllct'9wn, llt: 1'Iou1:lIt 23~ beq~l1a.tIHiIl:'llI Willi no Urli'.in dteVlIl'IVllIt'al m.l.nUtwllwdt:. - I ' ""." - - - " Mild ,~t"'tl'lc;lthll.t ,nlh. wOUlclnoZ;rnlilUy wa1t .af,eWminutltllliit, n~t~in9' WAil 'cornin\j' I ah. wou.1;apZ;OCl'Ilill;! throu\j'h the \j'Ate.ev~n J.f , '(ihet'e 'Wet'II oh.i1l;\rln on bour;l... IIhe h..d. claAdUne. whioh .he hAd. " tel meet: II . ' , , 1<,0, 11"g" h.t.,',t~c1, 1:,hat on O,CQ..,,'1I1,on V.hj;~,llll! Woulcl oreep tip, lock, and. then ~ro.e over the traoks .inos thet'1I wa, n6 train coming. 'M4,.xe;Ulltatlillitihatif ne trAin WliU,". t:loming' h. wo~lcl go At'oullq thll gat'lI. (il1l;r;ll<;fI:1,to,.U4ted1:hatlli1:was;cornmonkncWll*dgetha1: ;foU WO\lld 10, o,',k..nd" \1Q," arcun~thll \:JAtes beaal1sll the ,trll.OkSWlirellQ, pvoblematia"," " , " '1%_ ft'llquen1: and Qngo1nq,misfl1nQtionJ.ng"9fthe"l.etivlitj1:t'adll o;l:'o..1n\j' l:lon1:rQlIIlIIt sn 30~3ar,,"tet;t J.n ar.l.vera1:lll1lil4.arwi'fr,h " tlle'arouing and IInoountllril1'JJ;1i1l lowered orQI*dpi gate ''\:l1ll1' ' , ,,It,udexpeohnoythat thliioont:.ro,].s,wue mhfunotionin'J" th'lIIt ., thue W"'" no train approaohing, and that it wIl8 sa fa to bYl?aSll " thellAhe. ,:,; I, , ,. j, Thiill altered expeotanoy led the driver to /l,c1:ions whioh would ' normally be inappropt'1at:e. , " :' - : -..... ; - - "- - '; - _ _.1 When this altarea expeotanoy WAIl violated, (i,".., whan a train W,II.S approaClhing thlll orouingJ, those, inapP.t:'9p.riate a9,tion8 by the driver (,i. e., orouing bll:tween the gates, ete.) h/l,c:I, " ,'pot:lintJ.ally ll\\lverCl Qonseli\uences. , , ;, '! u ."":,~.u..~:'_~, work." "She" iivedin'the .'ar.r and-used,.t:ha SR"3 013"at:"grlldll,eo-' . , " ' . , ,ot'ouil7og Qn' 11 rQutil'le blll!l.i.l1l. AOQord~ng to ael\e~ncl Donne., Oitl1Q, par~nt,~ I" ' , " :;", . - - , - - . . . ~ thay,. had ~rQSIIedthlll' traoks uV'eral, t.:l.mes bll\fore wh.n , ' the 9l11tell I'{.re dQWp r but neVer eXl?eot:ed anything Uk. ,:.thi., td happen, , ,', " "'" " _ ~ " ,','," .1' ," j_ _ _ __ _ _ _, ,_ :tn :f!",ou,lut n.i;ght [the night 'before thClllllQoicient] 'we "', [Shannon lIInd Donna O:l.bo] Wev. oornin'i home from w~rk and ,WII went around them [gat~.] lik. we al~ay~' d~,. ..,,! , ," .,. ." . ..the ljTat:8S ,\10 down prett,y frlSquen1lly whllui' ~h~t.'1ll ~,'po train insight, tlo, 11:'. not, unusual. . . ,tQ clrive:;lIIrouni:l them" ' 'I. ' ,- j. .'" 'OJ. " ,- " i "-,, ie- fG"7~~"=i'~~"'''~~~~t~~~~~~_~~f1_''f;f~>t~-Wf-'~~-''',"" ,=____~, ~~c_=___- ftobsonLap'Qa . - - - - i~_ < _ _ _ _ _, hq., l;L '1-'-- ..!......o I , I , , ,I , 'l'l!rquqh hur' QXl,)edlllnQGlf wil;h the nlis~unQt;J.on.t.nl1 c"roudng oCintrol. ,at an' 3013" Oitro'lf GlxpGcUanQY h4\d b..n dtllrfltlt9 .,x,P",I!IQ,t,",', t"h,',Ilt, t,I,I.".,'"',llI""Cm1:.rCl,h,, w,ero m:l.,',\ilfU,n, a,1.\.t.Cln.t, ""', " "t,I,'lI.t,t, h",tIr",.~..,., 'no, 'train "',lilprQ..chJ.n~, and ,that: it wU\lIal!e to L'Yl/1lllUl th.ql\t:e~,., ' -. ,,- - ,_-__ I , '..,' \llhe m4,.t;Clinct;l.9niQg ,of the warning c:levidlu' WlUI,'" clanilthci. .. Cloncl,f.t,Lon ,tl1";tQruteci an dt:er,dexpect:anoy' ~nd incril...ct tlh. probllbJ.l~~y of ddverllrrot'. .., , ,," , , 1-. Who dan\llrQUI QQnqJ.tl.t~narIUl,t~db:( thtlll.tiSilunat,Lariin;, a2:a.diHl ,,,controa..w:... 'lCllce;r:batec:l l,1y the r"l'lricted 'si;ht ,diel~anClCl Il.va!laI:lJ.li ", ' ' " " "I. srQIJ'1! DrSrMNOB "'1!Jx8.oerbat,i,ng the altaredo 'expectancy arut:ed by the mis:Cunat:i6ning oontrol. J.s the r.&t:riqtJ.v~ sight: ,ciistllnQu ,to tht ~ight ~vailabl. at the croasinq. , IJlh'. tia'oO'1' Ra.f.J.rQacl..H.i.rrhway Gi'ade ,OrolfB.lng Hll,ndbook ebt:e., '1- - - L - - '.;, - - _ ,', " .'_' .!\vll,llable sight c:l.i.4lt:ance.' he].p to deteu:rninEl the' ~afe ' epllled at: 'whioh a '\I'eh,i.ol,e, maY'u approach II. ctpuing. 'I'her. ue three l!Iight dbtance,a to consider I 1) ,the, ,c1iEltll.llc;ul "ahud to the O:i:O EI Sing I 2) the diIJt.e.n6,e t:i;i 'am:I along' ,the ' "traokll1) on 'which !I, train might be Approaohing the crou ni in, either' direction I ,and 31 the dil!1tAnc~ al'onq, the trll.\!lklEl) ill dther ,d.i.rect.Lon from avehiol$ "~OP~.d a.t the..oroElll n9'. [po l~l]' , '" I" ",'"'' , ~h:l:t::~~~o~~:~e ~ \h~' ~r;€;~~: ~i~~; i~~~W~~;~k~:) ,o~~c':f~h:~ w~th , d.i"reot.i.ol1 frol\1 II. ,:vehicle stoPP,ed at the ol;'osdng. " ' ':', . C::" -l , . , "''I'hEl usoo'!' lldirol1d~HighwlllY ,Grade, 01'OBs.i.n!1 ,Hani:J.boo~ Itate,II.' ,;. , " - - - , , : - - - - - - - -, , - " , ~ - -', __:,,:, - _ _ _ _ _ ',i L-_ -" .".,..,....,..In..the,,!JAseof ,1I.,Wilhiola. EltoPPCld a't, &;, arouingr, the " driver nElens to see both ways along ,the ,trao~B to:' det\lll:'ll1ine whe,thElr a train, ill ,alilproaqhinq Anel ,..t ' speed. 'I'he driver ne.d. t,Q1iav. a. sight d.iIJtan '.' " the tl7B.Cklll that will pet'lll.i.t I,ltffit:ient: time ,1:0, ' . ,1h6>,,' :~:n ~~~:~ ~h:h~r~;:t~9mf~~~:c;,~. 7~:t:r;t::\~Il,.' { t;,..t.nvc"A, bbClqinnlnq it. cle~aJ:ture pr,i3c,elll. CJll'.~U ," --I: _ _ 'J' ~- i-'___--.;': -- __< :',-':-'_-f':-:'.-.- ,',~_;(~j;,>-~:;: ,_;:-~ T~llalcdght cliltanc-., ia that minirnu,m di.tjt,n~. ,,:Lou' ,traok ,t:tilit "a d.r;v.r stcppedat an at"qrll,d., Cl~o"dn safel:( di:all tilt_, traok. " ' " , ':-'- - - - -- - "' - - .: ". - '- -- - - -: - - .' :.";, - - -- - ---- ',<. -;-----/-:>~'----/,-;-;:-; 'Irih', cldver wdti!1q a:t: the Sl\ JOr3 QrQ"ini,:'h.d'''~' , '11hl,l1 ,t1\.. 9'11,1181 A'/lcl Clth.r' 110t.1:v. traUic ';gQnt~Q.1.'" l1Iilf\1nat.:l,on.1nc;r and 'that It'. (2ou,ld U~ely pt'oo, " h.., ;.", _;__ _"." ,._ _ _ ___ n, ii. Robson lapins' . I', . I I I', , I '. I I[ ,1 ' -- "'-- " " m.tdunction.i.nq, of bhe orossing g/iltlllB, 'W/l.B pnot;!iIJpoqat;! to' believli ,thai: thlule Will no'train approli\ohing ant;! in,orel1lled ,thl!! potlilnt;lal "~or't;lt'iv\u' srlrot:., ," , , 'Whllnst;iotive lightt;!i~tallOBfJ\1rther re'duClBd the U.t.1l\1t eivailabljl ~or A t;lriver torlloognize alld r.~pond to an ' aPJil,",oAahing t~a.in; .. ",,: ' , ,-," " , 'rl'lI;'lllt;oj;C/1:iv8,,11intclilihnclt Illxaoerbated .n a,),rndY, clani.roU;' " Qon(;\J,.tticm And irlQ;.a..d the potential ~o; cldve:Z: er;'or" " " " J.O.' DANGBROUS CQNlJlrrXON SBOtmD 11AVlf BBBNGOIUUrG!l'BD ,;, -" ,- !' - -", I; ,_ __ ,_'_ AQQordin~ to th,e JUne' 22, 1996, ~ntJn:e~i ,; - - ", ' -, oQnllail'oUiclals say, f.lallhir'ltJ light I And.. gAte" Werm workin9' Jilroperly when II, freight trAin Il~.d into A oar clri,venby....O;l.tllo." "" ", ' " - . 'ilnCl i' , Theu" have bllen no reports from resil;\ent:lii about" maUunot.l.oning'9l!\'cell ..', " Sotataments by 10011.1 ,res,j,dents and frtllqul!lnt 'users of the qnde oltollsinc;tEllltllblish thl!l gAtes malfulldtioned for alllonw tim$ , blllfo;.the Aoo,idElnt. ' " ' , , ,-- - " , - .' " Miol(l'1>liteUBteitEld thatthet'EI hl!.dbeen pl;'obJ.emll with the o~ou+'n9"00ntro~Il, at Station Road for tnany yeaors. Tl\p". " p:JtC/llletn8 ,inolUcl.ea 'the gatea going, down and a train lI,om.timeltl 'pa'uil'\9':through And somEltimes not. He lIUBBS Statir;m Road " " ,," ~requentJ;y ancl on',BBveraloccallit:ms,the ,gates would ,be clown, al10d nO,t/:'a:lln WAil oomingll. "',, " P, ' " 1\Q,.Ji- H -al.;_44~--1\14~~b--'_-Bi.Jt4Ja,r..- __.l..~~~J' 1-1u:..l. - t.,l~-"x .c......~~.ui,~~l.Y,_ ~-li~-, t.h. _ '_-:_ --' _ :' " ,'''''''-Stat on Road oroning and' t.hat,they hac:\ 'experienoed prob.hnis"" with the Qper~t.:Lon of the ljJates at the orosdng ,for' a long ti.me ' , ,pdQI;' to,th.. o.:l.tro aOClic:\ent., "', " , ,Steiqltlman ,ha'l!I, radclecl, in, the ,aua llC)r, 20, to 30' years anc:l. Wl!l.ll ,', livery fami~iAr with StAtion Roacl and the problems with the 9111,1:ell", I' ,- _ ,__ _ ,___ " " _ _ _ ~ __ _ Ren Wh1s1ei:," 11 BClhool bue clrivet', stated thAt t'here had becm problem. wi.th cu:ouingll .:I.n the;penli 'row~sll.:l.p Ana fot' years' , p,dor to June 19~6. The gates, would qo !iown, the l.:I.qnta would. " ll,],alh ancl th~ :belle would dng but no trdn would, p~.., ,,' ': ' ,.,_,_---- __ 0 - "-_- _ __ I, _ ,_, __- 0' BUeen Minnioh, has 'lived in the ana ,for about nine YeAr. \ ~h. ha~ ob'Ulrvecl. 'th.lll gatlU qO down without a t:J::'dn"ancl thilt,:udu:r:inq 1:h.t.:l.1ll."sh. hl!ls resided ,on Piney- Road ther8 hav,e been problem. ,with the qat.ss". ' "'" ,{ ,- '0_ iI- Page 14 RobsDn lapins " I'. . " Nra'a~ ull!tahd that the $tl!lh 'J)J;'ooJ;l\'l%: heWQuld'JlSpOJlt: th. m~ahnol:.ion,l.ng ,auuhc:!ld. tilll,l!I. at thlll Q%:QIlPing, toJ,d ,beu: that, 9at~" to theJ;lt'oper . ", " " "~Q~\gh .hted th6\1\ b. h",deal'~lId the.. aUlnbllrb.nd,Ccunty Oontrol, "O,n1:et' em ..t J.\II,,,i: two. OOQIll!liol1s to uPQrt the g.tl\. ,,1: StlCl,t.l.on RO;ad an#- ,nl\lul'Ultth~t th.y contact Conrll.U. ' , ,,' t~Qn:t'''4.1 IIJ;lQltelll\\llln Bob] ,:L~bkind, iptheJune .22, 1996, b a.D~ihll!J,I', ," " " ' "". ,-;. .. I '~~~~:ny:he 91l,tes~rlll, in!!lP~ct.tt C.othqU~rtet:ly ~,~~ lllhIO;\.t:z:os, in 'the s~e 'utiol. ua quotad"\il IItatinliJl " . " '.". .tll.y IlAve ...em COln:dl Qfficia.1.s at th. ..l.1::ftI on IIft1vlllrd ,O'Odll-II,.l.on\il 'Pine.' ,tile gates oft.nlj\al1!unct~on. , 'J1Ii.m.i..'fuh~t.l.oninlJ 01! ,the C10ntrQl d.v:.tcell At th,s"t..gradii ," ',c;oll,_i:n9 had been obvioUIl tq reeiciemtll and usltrs oftllll Qron.tng . for a l\,ngplllriod pdor,tothS ,IlQci\:t.nt. '" , The .improperly functioning cQntrol d,vioss'.t the accid.nt site should hav'. been equ.J.ly obvious to anyone concerned with' , highway sa1!ety. Yet, the unsa1!e con~ition was, not r.coqnized I nor aorreauect. ,,' " , ' , '.., , . , ~ ,,'Ij'u~th.r ,:~caorl4inq to ?jh, p,.nlline~ artiole,' ql:l~rit.il"inl1lp.at.\;\ "the' la.ns fcliLowinq th....I1c:lc!d.nt'\. Any dehatl1l ,foUl1cl d that, timewquld' have beenaor:t;eoted., ,'Jlh.l.sh c,onllbtent withPh\';ltas ,!;",n""",th"."., !?,.",n,n8"y,lVa,n~a"" ',I,nv., stig,ationll ,I"I\O'" r."l?" or,t wh"lahllhow,n.,',w olamJile anel w:Lrell :LnstalJ;lIld subsequent to ,the Oitro aocid..ntand , p/;'ior tothe1rinvIUt.:Lgation. ' , " " 0,,_'0' '--'"H!mp!:~p.r1y ,: allowing mdntflnanc.... ,..." "'," ,,,,..'" ,no."'" ,,,,.., , ,,' ", ,. . ,_ I, , j' ' Whib'at the aaoident dus followinS thll O.l.t:.ro 1!uneral, Garafolc, 'lilDllIrve\:t,1;I1. gates come clown but no train oliUl\a thrQ~gh. Seat.l\lIr a... IItat"a. that about tWQ ~\lI8ks'dtllr the aClc.l.~.nt, , .h. Wllll' &t thll QrClI!s.i.ng w:Lth frillnc:l,!I in the livening when th.y " , .' l)b.s:!:V"ecl. tll. qat.. IjJtl down Il:nc:l, remain down for about 30 m.l.nutlllll ' ,,' howlIver I no trll.i~ iII".r p...~.d. a.1IB ata.ted. that ,1\11 Iti;Ll , ClaQ...iona~3.y, 90.. to the acoidllnil .it.and still ob..Z'V'.. ,the mi'ifu.nctionil'lq of, the q&t.. (elap.ed, time that', the gates.. U'1l , d,own' vad.. bOIll a few minute. uti ,to 30 minut...)., , , ' Seather aippen.tedll stated that .he wllnt to this aro.,.in.;'in the evenifl,CJ. 1!orapproximat.ly one month fallowing uhe D.l.t:r:a" , " aClCl,icl.ent. ,while..t uh_ \2roElsing, lI11e ob.erved tltll ,\lat.e, lowlIring an\:t ,the lights and bill. wOrld.nq aft.r, a train pal..d. .. , I , hqa 15 " RQJI.Ion taplna ..tit /" . ' I 'i II , After a traLn had boon gono for ab~"t ,fivG miQ"toe, the controls would operate, blooldn9 traffio fO:!: 3~5, m.Lnuul;llll; an~ ~h"'n'"plUl.so; plmni, Ancll/lri1on\lsh the Elte,t,t.on Roa~iClrou,i\l9'llt~q).l'ntt;Ye;l.np." 'theP,l.t;rQ aOl;l;!.dent. lie :hM,obllervedthlll, 91A1;~~\'PQl1\.; c1o\'(nllQ.!\ ..Vu'a,1., m.l.m,lu.. w,illh no,.trdll lil.nd tnenrlliflle,b.pk ");I. ,J~."q~4 QI~!lI"l:'V',\:l l;h.i,,,,, both p,rior to Anc:l "inoethlt 1l0Q,ii1ltnt. ' , ' Wi~h'CI;'.,.dijli~Atlllc;l ,emphAlIi\l ,on mlil.~nt'nanoeandtnSIll,~v.;:.' ,,': QClqlllltli"'ncHI. of II ll)!'Uunot;!.Qn, 1t ;l.adiff;l.,Q\1ltto"unclllr.t.~nc:lwh:Y tlhli!oQtltinulId, l1\;\.a;l!unqt,t.Qniniof : the, t;:",tfit;loolltrol, dflV4.aelll \'(/A~ not:~.aOlJQ;l.I;I.d -.nd lI.pprcpr;l.l1tlli aarrll!at,t.ve llationstaklln> , ,i' '" .'.- ....- - -... -'. . ,_.' . ., ,.- ".1, ;, '" :~~~tgtllm~~~~~~lI.R~~aofe~h:o:fci:~tri:ytri~i:~~~~~r;~:;I.~:1lI~~;4t.~ m1afu'llct;l.onill9 I'Ifthe" actiV:.~ro!ldn9cllllviciSl!I, 8.1; SR. 3Q'13. ll'.iJ,ure uoidlllnt.tfy lI.lld oorreQt the impropufUnOt;ioll,i.ngof the trA~lIil;tl Clontro1'~llIv;l.cell ',lI.tthlll aSR301,3 I1t~g;ll~e ,Clrou,t.lllJ rlll\f:\.ted .1,nadanieroulI ClClncl~t~qtl 1;,hllt WIilS I1Q/J,ul!leo:t!t,h" l\QQ~cl.nt. , ., " " :1.1 ./J';{NDlNGS 'L ;1- " 'Within the bounds of reallonable engineerin'if ol$,rtainty, 'and QulHect to ohange if additional infO:t'lltation !llaoomes avdlahle, it Lei my professional opinion that I 1. 'l'he o:lt,ossinq iII-tee, flashing lights and" balls at tihe , Station Road at"''ifr,ade crosa.ing war,e no~, funotioning "s int;lInded prior to the oitro aooident.., 'The controle llrequently aotivahd when there wais no train ' : apptoaohing tlls orossing, bloc~in9 the roadway fo:c, long j;lliriode. 'l'hiemisfunotioning hac! occurred OVlp: an ,extended periOd of time. , ,'rhe . frequent and ongoing misfullQt:ion1ng ~f' th.- 'aot'iv~ !:tii~~o:i~hgth~n~;~;:i~~ :~d3~;~6~~~:;i~9i~h:dViU ~~~~~~f, c~~;:~~!II~:~~tfg~i~~ ;e~~:t .~E:~;ae~r~~lI.~;:f~ approll.cbinq, ,and that ,it 'was safe eo byplllB~ the gates. " J - _.. .. c. 'C:' "'~'. ; 3 . 'l'htoU9h ber exp.rienclU wi'th the misfunCltioninq,' ~;~~!I;~~e~~~t~~l:x:;o~R t~~f3,tn~i~~~~;oi:p:~j:nCl~ llad ni11,tuntlt;l.oninq, that thl!lt'lll Wall no t;r:,dn' /APproaohing, and that' it Will ufe to bypa.. the gatiU. " , !'- '.' 4. ''l'1111 'llIi'ifurlCltioning of the Iotarning devic." was A, , clangerous' condition thAt' 'ct'ut:ed an dtet-IId expeouanClY and, incrue~d. tll. probability "of d,t'iver"elu:or~ " " ,Pa.q.' 16 .. RUbsonLaplna " .. "I~ .1, '.' . I I "I, I' " l::Oc~ " , ." 1. U.:LghwlJy/~IJJ.1I:oIH;lAqgJ.d.nt;,R.po:,l:' aol~J./lJ.Qtl of Norl:h.4IIIt: lllJ.MJ.flltegJ.otlal QOIIUIII.lCllt: RotJ.,J,:,o,..d " , cQ~porl1tlJ.on(M1G~~) rrdn IwI !l'rlJn"porlllJ~J.on, Joint: " Al1r..ment: $qhool DJ."t:r.!"tl 471155 (1ahoo1 DUll at naJ.lrolJdIHJ.ghway Gr.de Cro."J,ng,J.nFOK RJ.v,r Grove, rJ.1J.noJ,tt:, on October 25 ,Ug5, N'l'SB/HJ\R..96/02 ...' NaUonal '1'ransporhtion Safll:y E1oal:'c1, WUllington, D. ,0. '(1996) , , 2. R.J.lrb~d~HJ.ghwIJY Gr4de'Croll"J,ng Handbook, Seoond HldJ, tJ.on t' FQWlv''l'S-8G..21S, U. S. Department of '1't'anspot't:ation, Washington, o. o. (19~6) 3. A U.erll' QuJ.depo Jlodt:J.ve C;u,f,daMI (2nd JlJd.tt,if.on), FijWA~'l'O"81-~, 0, S. DeJil~rtm.nl:,of T:uanlp~rl:!ltion, W~shington, 0.0. (1981) , " ; . ~.. ., - I " I D, rJ.v.r 11Jxpeat:anoy .i.n H;!:ghwlJY De.J,gn lInd 'frlJ~t.i." OperlJt:.tonlJ" FHWA-T9..8G-1, U. S. Departmsnt of 'l'ransportation,washingtr;m, P.o. (~986) , " 'H.:LghW(lY-, .Rdl C, rOSIJ.i.rig"AOO;i.c:llln,t:IIriClJ.dent: IJnCl Inventory . BLlllet:J.n, ,No. 1.8 t ".lendar flllr 1.995,U. S. Department of 'l't'llnsporta1:.l,on, Wll;lIhington, D,C,., (1996) .' II . ;,' ,I 8,. " " I \, , ~ , , .- .,;....,._~.,-- _h..-.-. ..,.."...-,...,..............~..,.,....-... .."............ "_,'M.M ,., -~ .__~. ,..,~ .,.__...", '~---._""_..._..n ._..... 'h,_.. ;..~.h '..,.. ..--<'.... h. . ~..".. ,. n. _'., _,_,. ."... ... _',._. .; I' 1 'I I 'I ;"~'L" i-db' - _ .. I. " , , . ;1' " ";, dl , . 1'.q. 10 Robson lapins' I lo !I' i' ... ...... " ',' . I',.. . I , )0 tho D~fond~n.V Howovor. DefCllWant fllrllots that 1111 rQlovant ovl(Jonce Is Inher~ntl)' "Rt~iud~clllland ani)' whon, It orontos unfair prejudice should tho Irlal etlurt ox~IUdolhe ' " . "I, ovldonoo, As,ourSuporlor,CouH noted In ~,617 A,~d 380 (992). 'tho :',,' " ' ",; " 'L ," ,", "",' ',' 10rmlproJudlolal"doos not moan It Is detrlm,ental ,to a part)"s oaso beoausoall ovldonco' " ';. ' ';. .", , ',', "'0,,, L' __, " Ilfforedagijlnst an oppollent Is "projudllllal"l rathor, It mOllnsthat tho ovldonoo w,lIIlla~o" an unduo londonoy to susgest II deolslon on a~ Improper basis, Instllntl)'. the'evldonoll ' " I', " . ' sought to be oxoltided, thoWl!pesBoB tostlmon)' of the known hlstorYoftho8atos ;' . , ". l.,'j' ::i\otlvlltlng Without II train Ontefln8I'ntll,~he .9rosslns and tho vfde~tapo of the subsequent, - ..';' "'. . '." .., " ,malt\lnotlons, wh!,le ke)' to the Plalntlfrstheor)' ofllabHlty, the expeotano)',ofadrlver. ';arelll no way'lntendedto Induoo thet~leroffaot to bas,O Its deofslonQn 1Il1lmproper .~ouroe,'lfthere ISlInypreJudlce.1t Is tilt outweighed b)' the proballvev~luooftho profferod ovl,donco. " ,If tho Court allows tllo evldenoe of tho history of the maltUn~tlonlng gates Into ,: , " - ,-;- ' . -, "--' '-, .'. ". . . . .j,.' ov'ld~nQo. tho Defendant will then objeot to the use of that evldenoe b)' Plaintiff's expol'l, ' ,,' - " ,- oo L" . t, __ .. ." who wllltestlf}t lIbout the roasonablu expootatlons of a driver whcihas experienced' , L"j ", ,.. ", ' ., mlllfunotlonlng trllffio control doVloes. In essonoe, Plaintiff's expert will testifY thlli b)''' ! ',' .'- " "" .' ", "" -, . . . . . . - , :., ,"":::.. .... . .Io , '. .' , " training lihd 'oxportOl\oei motorlstslll'e oondltloned to obo)'traffio oontrol devices. '0".\ , " , However. If the devloe In questlon'hll'; a hlstol')' ofprovldln8 mlslnfumlatlon.then the ,"" L ",I., " , drlver'soxpe~tancllls rogardlng the traffio oontrol dovloe would be alterod. This , '.' ,altoratlon of expootano)' oould lead to the general dlsrogard of the. warning the d"vloe WllS " .. supposed'Io provld". ' ;;:-. :". . .' . . .: ,. '.', I., " , :.. .' ...-. .,:., .d __ '_. .:<: I Oo~ndant alia obJeoll to tho aubmlulon or vldootapo ovldenoo or subsequont ",pairS perfonno~ ~t tho " alto. PlalnUlh8r~osWII,h tho Do~ndatlt on Ihls politi and tho Plalntlfl'dool nOllnlolld 10 show allY vld~O or '.ubloquontropalrsl . _OJ;; -' - -~;,,~ .- --:-,.,--.- ""oooo "' '-. - - '.'--,._,-, - --,>.,,':/.!.d~\:';'" <4 _'i';;:'_'; ----- ," -" 'i"'d"-"'- - 0'1 - ,-1"'1"'-' '. '" Do~tldl\nt will n~'doubt objootto this tostlmotly busod otlthot'l\otthl\t Mr~ .,' I MO~1l1\U has no baokground In psyohology lUldthoroforo oould not,to,sllf)t as to tho .- .. -, -. , ,q, ,- , IIhulUlUl th<itors"lnvolvoQ In tho InstftntaooldontlBy way ofrosponso,Plalntltl'wouid ' .. "" .. ,." " , ,. - \ I,', , point out thl\t Mr., MoLoan Is attalnod onglnoor who has sponttho ml\lorlty ,of his oareor I . ' ' .. , ' " ' , ~ ' ' In horlzontal o</nstruotlon:':' rOl\dwllYs, hlghwl\y, brldgos lUld alrflolQs, See,trlUlsQrlpt of , ','tho vldoo deposltlon of Dwight H, Mo~oan, p. ,tS,atlaohodhoroto as Exhibit "A". Mr. tvf\lt.o~ will tosllty that tho ~nglneerlng field omploys tho oonollPt of USer oxpoOtlUlOY ,I,ot,o thodoslans oftrltfflo oO,ntroll\nd thoy aro oognlzant of,tllo humlUl obmponont and " , " 'I/low'ihhll.lnoorppratod Int,o tho onglneorlna fOl\turos ora doslgn, S~e8en(JrQII)I, Exlllb,lt ,~'A", pp.6~8. ' In addition, while Mr, MoL,Ollll did notatlond SPoolfio human tilotors , ~Qrkshopsuntllaftor tho aO,oldont. his humllll thotors tr~lnlnghl\s boon PlU'\ of Ills .. ", '-" c', otlslnoorlng lldUoatlon slnoooollogo, Exhibit "A", p. 16. ,I " , " ,Pll\lntltl'doosnotknow IfDofcmdl\nt Is golnsto ohallongo tho vldldlty of Mr. l"" " , MoLOIlll',s tost,hnonr on tllo ~~sls '~flts 80l)eralabo~Ptlllloe In tho et~glnoorlna oommunlty, Iho, tho standard for the admission ofsQlontlfio ovldOlloe was ostabllshodhl Fryev. ~293 F. 1'013 (D.C,Clr.1923) whloh was subsoquently adopted by tho: " '" pon~s)'IVllrtla,~upr\1mo Court In Qprtunon~~allhv. TQpa. 471 Pa, 223, 36IM,2dI277, (1977),3 TnoFryetest toqulres that "admissibility or tile evidenoe depond~ "pontno '- ,; .. ; j.., ,. I' _ ".. ' " .. "" ..' .. " sonoral (\Oooptanco of Its valldlty..by thoso sclent/sts aotlve,lnthe field towhloh the ,-'- -,' "_..,, , : oVldlln~o bol9nss. \I Iw2B,at' 1281. . "'0 " , '":, I""',' . ',' ,'- " _ _ '_ ' l'l'b."P1)'o" loal hIlS boon, lUPOllOdod In Foderal Court b)' tho "D,ubort" toel, Dftubo!,\ v. MO""II 01/1\' ~i!09.U,8, $19..1 \~ ,8:01; 2786, '2~ L1~d,2d 469 (1993), whloh h.l . moro rolftKod" , It',n n,d",l\fd l\fd'tii ,it"r, llih,ealiii\I,O.', dmllllon 0, faOlon,',llnO,OVldonoo, Our s,uP,romo <;;OUrtl In 1,lll,.I,oel rullna, on t"hO, lubJoOl"hu '..deollnod toadoPl 12llI.Iwi aqd \horotbro th~ Fr)'O toet I"tllltho ft~prOprlato slandard tbr,tho admission of lOlo~t1nboYldonoolnPOnn~)'IVftnla, 8", B1ull1 y, Morrfll Dow P armaDoutlcal~, Ino" ~.. ^,2d t..., 200Q, ' WI. 18681$3,,(RA, 2000), "". S " I;.", " ,.,j "j ,I' " " , , , , " 'Ii " . lnslllnll)'.,lhorels no quC!sllon Ihlll USQ.r IlKpoolllt!onnnd human fIIolorsllro ' ,I' ,_ ,- -" ' 'oommon onglneerlng dosllln elemontsthlll /\0 ongl~oor musl flloto~lnlo ovor)' olvll ;'0 _j' "!' _ _ _ _ "- - -, " -' ,! ., , englnoorlng projoot, Tllere Is,OO novol or j~nk solonoe ~hlo~ tho Court. 1I0Ung liS II gllleo dkoopor. noeds to preolude, _ l' - Flnllll)'.,Dofondllnt o,l?jootsto tho pro~osed oftostlmon)' of Mr. Bonllwltz IIlld Ms, , 'spono~r'who"ilro propllred to testify thllitho)' did not hellr II stllndllrd wl\I'lllng whlstlllllt . - - ".,'." I _" _ ' Iho tI~o,of thollooldent,.Dofondlllltwlll oounter wlihtho,tostlmon)'of the oonduotor'lIrid - ,- .-" tho'enslnee~ IIl0ng with John Wardlllt II ,loolIl.rll,sldeot, thllt the whlstlowlIs,lndeod - i- _ ,; _ " ," h ", ..'aliundlld,Tho,Pllllntlffls mindful ,of the fllot thllUhe oourts hllve preoluded nellatlve , whlstlo testlmon)' whon oonfrontod with Indepondenfwltn~llslls whcitestlfllldthllt a: whls\loWII8,sounded, Howllvertlt I,s thePllllntltl"s p!lsltlon thllt this Is II questlonthl\l - j' ,. , "oedB to be submltt~d to the trier offllot, As stilted In ,3~ PII '419t428i 4~ A,2d 145, 149: "Whon witnesses testify thllt no 'whistle WIIS blown ~r boll - ,- -, , , , 'l'Mng,1I1l the olroumstllnoes whloh sUrrounded the witnesses lit the:t1me and something liS' " ~ '. ' ' - - -' ,- - - - , - , ' , ." . , , . to the peroeptlve flloultles of the wlt"esses 8h~uldbobrought ~ut either on dlreot or on . orossoOKlitnll)lItlon. ~dthe jurY should deolde w~ether or not, tholr testlmon)' Is of II , positive !md oo~vlnclns oharllo,ter," ";, ---" - " ," "'v' ,,-" - 'j,'. -', t,\. -- ~'"" H. 'I,. _ _ _ _.' __ _ '. __ ." "_.! ,WHEREFORE. for the rellsons sot out moro full)' IIboYll, the Defendl\lltlsna~ o , - i ' , ,. _ j' _~ - entitled to tho preoluslon of tho t~stlmon)' .ofthos~ IndlvldulIls who wltnosslld thegatos -.,- ,- -- ,- -- .. ::'mlllt\motlolll the vldeotapo of the glltes mlllt\tn~tlonlngl the testlmon)' ofPwlghfMOl,ellll ,.. .. rll$arding drlvor's, lIitered ~Kpeotlltlons IInd; tho testlmon)' of Mr. Bonawitz IIlld ," Spenoor regarding the IlIok of II warning whistle, . -,i, 6 ,. ,- " , L '-" " , , 0 1 .~.rlou' Incld,n,", ".lblllnvoII'lPI ~ wltb Ih. 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Q 81" oln)'Ou .1110 )'Our nal11l' 1011111 IODord, 8 pI"'" 9 ^ llwl,ht "u,h,Mo,J,.,a~, 10, " Q S'l, whOto ."wo lod.Y' "I' II "It Wo'rUn I~Uonl.renet room 01 o"r omc., .1 'Ii . * Now HollAlld Av,nu,,'''.neall.r, P,hnlylvahla. 13 Q And whloh OmOlllto \hoY' ' , 14 ^ 'l\?biOll ~.~ln~liii.orporaled., , IS ' 'Q . Wllalll Rob.on Lapln..rncorpOtllod'l 16 .,1., W,'rh.ompilny Ih.tdOt' ~ '1'ldup prlmarlly I?ot ,,,,in"", 8rohltttl', ..leiitl.I., .nd WI do lorenllo . '.1 InvIIIl,..,.nl. ' .19 'Q" And whon )'Ou Ilr )'Ou do ro"l1Jlo 30In\'Olll,allol1l; do)'Oli do \hll ror lItla'llon 8nd olhol i 1 'tollo",? .. " a2 'A 'Lltf'atloiillOnore.ion Wtdott,y... 23 ~' WhIt a" Iho olhol "..onllhlllho,.', ,~~ ro"",lo lnvOlII,.Uon? , 15 A , "horun.y bllomeon'lull wanll'lo kilOI\' why )- " ,. P; H\!QIl MoUlAN. oalled'lI . WltilOll, bolna iwom, lolllnlX! II folloWI! ,BLAIR va OONSOLIDA'Y'SDRAIL a 4 1 "n\llhln. h'p.;.ntd 01 ~ "4,\1;1 would IlvlllI'ltllho~ "10. a 'Q Cln )'Oa Itll nw 1110Ul rouroda"IIO\\I\. 3 bllk",ulld? " ~ '" N~r.. ,lhll'..blO~I""Oh'lt'''dl.",lrom 5 ,.' NQrtb e,lllI,a'ftll" 11111'1II1lY, ""d .Illt th.,\ w"t ..I~II 6 ,QOnIIIO-" ? Q ,PIOI'O, , , 8 ^ "I,.mploynllll, Ml.llbll, w,..llnlo Ibl Atl"fl 9 Army e,rpl. Of ltl,lllm for .\aIMI .., YO,'"' ~.Iol. ~Itlolf 10 01 "'II"II~' ~""lIll1llnm'lt~ ''''hll,'1I nl,II04' ""'~ II plaloo' ".~,lltW~ ",4 worldl' uptbto~.h ,,"Ior lltlf. Ia' purln,lh.li bolb dldlOll'''llnll dllla",11I !oll'ra'IIo" .. 13 .,uPllYlllon,. v~lltly otrlilllll.~ 10.d\\'IY~ "IIItIol~ 1 ~ Ilmlltd III~ ,lOwlh, lId IIlq did IOmlVlrtlfll b.IIolII' ' I ~ !OillltUltlol, , 16 SI~CI'8S,I.lllkl ~lVktl w.nllOllolk with 17 . "n,allln,..,ln"rl'. nrni In SrlmM, Nlw Vork. 1,41 18 workld .bltt from IBlllhl1la,h '994, our JOb, o~r 11I11110. 19 Ihm prlm.rtly WI! 1.IIOI1IUIIlI' ;.,'I..rll, nlm dOlI, aD problbly DI ';'10111 01 o,r work WII blabWly',n4 blkICl rel.11Il al 4.",.,II'I'"llon lAd ""lIlOollon, 11I.rt I 11'0,,,"',. 12 .' proJ"t ..al."rtp,r-JICII1lI....r 01 . v.~lI'y 01 blahwlY, "d a3 tolllw,y dlll,n proJ"t~ ' ,,,' a4 ^nd IlnOl NOl'IIlIblr of l~'hlvt ht'I\10rkll, a$ wllh RoblOll.apln., dOIIIIIVIIII,'tlol'"4 '''!YIII of 3 II' ~, ... MCLEAN. DWIGHT ,8/27/2003 ;. Problbly lOlliII' In coun 13, ,1,2 to I8lhn'l. , Q Mil Il<\w lho~1 dO\lOllllon 100IImonYl A About fllull. . ' " ,'4 Q , IIlv. IhllluvO{ ~lIlmOl whll' )'Ou'v. boct1 I ,,9..luded Illn (xJl<<I,to')'IlIr kntlwlod,o,ln 10II1II>'Ing1 , 6 II No.1 I. nlf kn.wloil.o, no., . ,. Q Now; llr, )'lII havo ~ 11,011'0 III IIi,lneorln811' 8 IMtmtol7 , 9 'A' ClvlltnllnHr(III' , .' IO,Q Okay, WNI d~lhal mllln, .Ivlilm,Inoorill11 ,II Cin )Ilb'J~11111'O Ih. J~IY III ~ndonllndln, or whit holnl . 12 . olvtl on~nofr 11I11I1111 ' . . U " Bur., Civil .nl'n"... prlmlflly Ir. Ihvolv'll 14 IlIlbt dOllln Ind ronllruollon orlnrr"lrurl~r.. hllhwlyl, \ $ "'Id" bndlOl, rail tldllll", IOWIIO rlolllll", .lIy ot IIi. ' 16 lnrr.llruo!Ur. thot w. Ulf prtlly muoh on 1 dilly bll'l. Ono .11 it.. ohoncenlrlllon,lryoii will, Wllhln (li. broad.r Irtut " '18' ,1vI1 .naln",rlnlll hl,hWIY .nllnHnn.,lnd Ihll'l wh.r. nlf 19 '.Iponl" 'I. , " ~o Q BIr, In WI calf 1h0lV~ ,oln,lO ho leollmonf 2 I WI I'm 1I01n11Q 011011 from )'OU will, l'tlpeollo 'tho I..~o or 22 oxpOOla!\Ol" Pln)'O~ loll 010, Ihlni an OIIllnooting IlIndflOlnl. 21 dotlln, wllh '~lOmobllo drivm; whal oXpeollnoy 1)1"111 \0 ')\l~7 ' 24 It. ,Burt. Kl/p"tlnO)"lo thlt ~ b'lloilly d.nn" 2' thol.rll1 or tb. ooncept lhll dnv.n,lhron,h Irllnln" ..poriono~ 11I"",clloll wllh II" ro.dwlY .nd Ilmll.r ", 2 ,lIUlllonl Ihlllhl)'!v, onoonnl.ttd,'d.v.lop In IlpoellnO)' or 'I ,how Ih. roldwlY I' lolnl 10 b.hlvund how Ih. roldwlY 4' 'n~lron~'"111 ,oln, io bohlv. Ind how r"I~"" Ihlt,(hl)' J ,"connttr Il0llllh, roldwly Ii'll 1.111' to ,"1I~loII, . 6 It.n~, Iht "pedlnll)' arr"" or InnM.n... how, 7 W"I dnv,l'I Olllnll. on lht roldwlYland,,, IUI~' btceMI;I , , 8 . the driv.r II a wmllOolnt ot thl hllhwlY IYII.m, wo II hllhwlY 9 "IIIIM" hmlo bo COIIII"nl'ot Ihlland hlv.lo I*mmod,l' 10 lhll In onr dtelln and III o~r oonllnt~lon OPI",lIo11 II, pl'lctl....., '" 12 "Q CIn)\l~ 111'0 ~1I11 OXtmplo,l1I III a~lomobllo II 1Olllf. wllh a dlivel' of all'IUlomobllo, otlOlI1Olhlnllhll wo~ld '14' ,be In OXfltdlnOYl)'pO IlIuo '" In IIt1llnoar lhal yo~'d hll'O 10 I~ look In107' , , " ' -- " - - - - 16. 'MR,STAl,JIlUNMAlUl\, l'mlolllllolnlClflOlOan 17, objecllon, pi....,,, " . 18 " TlIRVlI>nOOrRI\ATOl\1 WOllOnow80ln80ff 19 oamoti: 'I11oilrnoIII0ll2,' ., ' .20 "MR, ST It.UOUNMAIURI At I undotJlII1d II. wo'lo In 21 hll quonn"'lon phMO, 1I0~ .0I11nsllllDlUbaUulllvo 22 1001Imo,1\' IIlhll polnl" Ir)'l~ \\'InIIO uk blo, whll "alnln8" . ~3 1I0~ ha4 In Ihlll/Ol, whaIO~lr.,lhal" ono Ihllll. bUll donI , ~4 Willi him 1001Itylnl on dl~lln hi. qualln..1Ion l'hllO, 25 )11...., " , ~ j- ,. BLAIR va CONSOLIDATED RAIL" ,8 '. 'I"MR' OAI'I'I1I.LI! 'W"lld'i11Julllnl~'lo rtlnond n 10 Iho oblto1l0l110..~ ""I IMilOd llpolllllo rmllon Ihal )'OU :, mod ,nd willi I Inllolp!1I0 Ihll rmllon 10 bOlboul,lol~ 4 , Ily, oXl'oollnoy 1110111110 ho 000 otlho IIIUOI, Md I WIllI , ' ~'; In glvi Iho COUllllld IlIojlll')lln und'l'Il1ndln,orwlIll 6 oxpoolanoy II In Inovo!')'loy hllll IIIUuk liim 10j~1I ,Iv. iii 7 OXIII'I'lfOr wll.II~III," .." 8 MR,STAUPIlNMAlUl\l U~1fllllnk ihal8Ot' nl.lrt 9 I\>wardl 1I11111bllllllll'O IOIIIhl>nf.1l01 hl.qn,I!lflolllil\1', Po 10 )'IU I~ 1 hav. ',oollllil\llnl obJlOllon onlhotoquo.1Iolll7 I ,II dOIlI\\""II9, kOotllll!orruptlll., ,,12 Mil, CAI'Pllu.1I SUT\!,VI',1hal~ nil." 13 ""lIIlVIIlIIOOPUM'tOR, WOlrol1owhlokonOlll1Oll, '14 11W1lino 11\0113, " DY Mil. CAPPIlLU, 16 Q sll,lOl ri!1rephm'!11YqUOItlon IOj'o\l,Pll'lt 17 olT,l. oxpoolln,of "molhln, ~ Ihllllluooh~noo\'ri'y,11 ' 18 'lhallOmolhln,lhlllll .n,lnoor IIkOllnlO oonlldot'lllnn on a.. 19 dllly\>Itll.1 ,.' , 20 ,^ VOIdlll, Wu part ot, .n In...rll p_rt ".. 21 orwhll w'dO III dlllln Ind'OPlr~UOIII. " 22l,l NOW,9111)'11i ,IV" mo In ,vot)'dly'x~"",l9Qrhow _ 23 lho oxj1oQllnof IIIUo would IrllO In _ n~1 h~l11Iln bollll~ 24 IIr07 2S A" W.lli oll....mpl. wOU"dllhtan'lnt,""tloll 8 ",. 7. _ 9 1 -It you hlv, a t,..ml conlrol .111111, yO" ....teI the '1Inlllo 2 01""''' In I pl'ftoribfd mlnn'r Ind fOU '\ptellHo ~nlrol I I,..mo mov'""111 ~lhj..t'wIY Ihro~11I thll Inttfitellon; Wh,n 4 .thll.lanal doftn'l work II fOU ~.pKt It to or" yOUr prior S .aplrlln" .nd trelllln. hIV.t'"lhl fO~ thallllhould, lhl'l "6 _ mOdlQOIllon orfo~r llJ*\inll)',ll'll dllntpllon or your 7 - Ilptellnll)', and Ihll ,I""'~ how yo~ ....flOlld 10 that, 8 11I~'llon, ' ' 9 You know, Illnll' alolll,lh.roadWay Illnolh.r 10 common oec~rrtll" or drlver 'IJltdlnoy. Thll'tont otlhl 11 und.l'fyln, bl", orttem. eonll'Ol devl...ln ,"'....,.. ' 12 'Ielllnl Ih. drivlr whal to ..poet on lrold M h.'. '01111 down 13 IlInd Ilvlnl him llmuOIII.r hl.....tdtnl)"lII 'hll h.. :. 14 ~lIdl"'llndl the roadwlf ,n,,'lronm'nl that h,I'lOftllllllnlo. ' IS ',Q Okay, Now. Ilrl')'Ou ~ Il1O!1l1onod lhat YOU had 16 . 1II1Il1I!)' haokiround, I dldn~ ~ Il, but I ~Iino tml !1 J\I~II"nIOUll1Olonlhomlllluyf _ .'" 18 A v'" In 1985,1101lIh. milll~l1')lnd wtftlio 19 worK ror ulvlll_n colllull.nl nnn. " .. u '20, Q' ()koy, AI\d JlIJI 10 fullo\\, vp on lhat, I Plume ' 21 fOUao"dllOhal\l.or~mOlort, WNII-nhoho!lb!. " 22 dllOhq01 ' ; " d ". 21 It. 'l~norebl' dllOh_rat: . -' _'" , ; 24 Q Okaf, AI1cI,.lr. ato )'Ou 1l0iita0c! N III' . 25 ""Inoar lillhulalO Orrlnlllflt""ll~ . . " .,- If - -- , -- - x ". -_>_ ~_." _ _ __ __'_ ___",_ :':,' - O_oj___--,,-'-,.:-,.,. 3 (Pagel 6to~) -" GEIGeR & LORIA REPORTING ,seRVICE . 800~22204877 w " MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 ' "" 1 Inv94l1aalod? ~ 'A.. Spaclneallyol dan'l rantonlb,r any olhet",. , 3 .11 hjr'la~.Y,' , ~ Q Sa Ihla 1'1" yoUt Orel, III YD.Y I'tOnll? ,a ^ A. Ir'eallloday;y,., , 6QAnd IhOlOpon IIlall'vo hOdn provldod wilh ,7 Ih.I,fIlYpr~.~ a.. r!lull ofyourlnvOfllsallan la daled . a May 121h af 1997,alld woul~ Your all'\\Ior bO,lho aallWi Ihal up 9, unlll May lalll of'97Y<lu had InvOlllsalod 01101/1110. aooldonl7 10 A'LNo, IllmwOtUlhn" Andloan'lIay, II "d,nnlllv"YI'know lhaqhero w.re olht"ln Iho lallor " . 'Iaparl 0"96 and .atly '97 thaI Involv.d car and Ir"n 13,' Inold'nl', Spaclnoallti limo line wllh r.apiol 10 14 prepat.llan oftha raporl, I don'l know whalhft Ihay war. I a "'fare or aNn, , 16, Q, Sa Ihoy oould hvo booll anor? 17 A Could hay. h..n btfOrt, oould hava h"n ahar, "II y,,-, " , , " 'MQ "PUIyoUdo~alllPeclnoellYlhallhoono 20 Involvln, M., Dllro Wit your Orel? tl' ; 'A , tean'Itay"peolnoaIlY'halll Wae my nral, 221 d'on'l reealfanolhor ana prior 10 Ila. I ell h.re 'odey, 23 Q Palronoy,h, Alld wllh roaal\llo )'Our' 24 00.,10.00110.8 ~aak,round, dUlln'lha Ilnw Ihal)'OlI woro '111110 2a Anny, Iloak\\d Ihroush horo asallllho mU1l161 Will pl'lvldod " ,. ;, .. wllh IUld lIa~ 10 \110 Ihalll" ~arllY of Iho work lhal ' !\ - ~ - - ; . - ~ - ; - -- ' ' , ,2 )\ludld In IhoAnnyfnvolvodM and linN" aon of 10 Ills J 'Ihruu,h Iho Uallhal'a,bcon Provldod ilIlm)'OlI M POwer 4 1)110111$. brldlOl, tolqcommunloallolU equlpmenl; lotlln" lhal a IWo ofthln8?, , , 6 A NOdho mljorlly 0' my wark would hm b..n 7 l'Iladwaya .; 'Iiia bl'llad IIrm 0' horlialllallOn.truetlon, whllh ,8 wauld have bftn r/ladway~ Ioma'alrl1ald con'lruet/oll" MOll 0' 9 II woUld have botn l1Iadw.y conllMiollon, 'there waa 10m. , 10 "lUlpmanl, en81netrln8 fqulpmonllOlllna, and Ihare wm 10m. II ItllOOllIllW,nl'llIon .yatim'ln Ih..... 'tlloro al.. w.... I tblnk 12 111'0. IImllte! aeollana of ralllhat w.re IOnllruetod, I~ Q And who")'Ou illY M IOlho ~arlty or)'OUt 14 11\110 a"",1 was bulldlnl row? ' 15 A' I\oad..nd hlahwaya, 16 Q Okay, And alln Ihon whan )'Ou loA tho mllllluy 17 and)'Ou WGnllO work for a nnn up In SmolllO II ilppallll, It ' ,18 allflOll' IM~orllyor)'Ourworkalthalll\11O Involved 19 'hl8hwa)1, roadWlii't, brld8ot? ' 20, A Cal'l'tct,. 2('" Q, ' Anilill llook II yourroiumo, Mr, MOl.ean,)'Ou 22 novo, work,ed fot a rallroadi oOITOOI? 23, A 'Corm!, " 24" Q And)'OlI wero,novor Involved In tho OllC11tlon ot 21 lUly oq~,lpmonl on, Iho railroad, cO~I, locomollm, U~lnl? ", , " BLAIR VS CONSOLIDATeD RAIL 14 18 "I A, Cei'reel, , , 2 'Q' 'And I' 1.110 lnok al )'Our mUl1lo,)'Ou haw no ''3 dl8rvos hI P'l'9hn108l,'1 Ihll 1>1'0 of nold ol""d)"1 ,~ A ", Corraol,' , , , a " Q, And,Mr, c,PMl1I hid ilIkod )'Ou 101110 qUlllllo'" 6 al10ul hUI1I!\nl1lo!ol'l;and In Iho rdliun\OllhlllV1ll,lvlO lod.y, 7 1100 on hOlllllllldlollOll )'OII'VO alloriilod l,lUl'\llIlllolol1 Swork1hoptboslnnllls In 11I!I91 ollmol? 9 A 't11,llounda tlahl, m, 10 Q SO 1111' \\'Quid Itavo bHhlnor Iho Iln~.I'"1 You . II Invlllilllqlod Ihl. nooldlOll oomot? 12 A Spaolno wlirklhop.. ootreol: 13 . Q So JUllao wo'ro ollllr, allho limo Ihal )'011 14 '~to IIIVOtllaalllls Ihle a,,'donlalld proparin, )'OUi'ropon, 15 )\1\\ had no epoolno Iralnlns In hUman 111010.111 " 1610 No, that', 0.01 oorrool: I had nnnlt.n 10. 17 Ipedno WOti(lhop.. bUI hutmn laclora aa II relal" 10 Iha IS IIrlvlt and Iho raadway.nVlnliunenlla a pan ot\11)' 19, lnslnmln', In)' hlahway an,lneerlnall'fllnlng" W Q nut IIlndloalot hOllion )'Our f\llumo IlIallho '21 lpoo'lno IralnlnS Ihal )'Ou'vo hlShll.hted dldn'l boaln IIijiu 22 1999100mol? ,,' 23 A ,Th"p.olllc hUll\ln'aolara wori(lhopelh_lIt1": 24 ,Ul/ld there /ltaanln 199; bUllh.hullllln raota,", "alnln8 a.. 2' pal1 n' In)' ,n.lneerln, .duCallon haa been 00.8010.1.10."\11)' 1G "', , I enllltll, , " 2 Q. 1140, Naw,!al,o l\'Oll1o ,..In, \11, rnauri10 " 3 IYo beon ~vldOd W/lh,'bolh orthom,)'Ou havo novor WIllian "4 nny .paolna 'publloallona an lrafnlvohhilo aQQld~"7 a A CorrOtI, ' 6 Q You,havo novortauahlanyltmlnltl 0f1 7 , traln/v.hlolo oollllloo.? " 8 A Carrecl, . 9 Q An~W/lhroaardln,lhoMatrikolhal, Can,we 10 '0.0(1', - _ -'"'' 'I) . 11l1lVIODoorllRA'l'6ltl Wolftnaw8olnioll''' 12 "can~ra, Tho 'limo la 10127, 13 (paulO,) " 14 Tlla Vlono OPDllA'tORI w..~ now bllbk on oeniJra, la ThollnwlaI0l28,' ' " 16 MI\. S'tAUDIlNMAISI\I I havo no lIrnhor qUOlllOlll 17 allO Mr, MaLoan~ qUllln.allona, ' , . 18 ", !', - - ~ - -, '" -. 19 nllOII\IlC'l' nx.wINA tloN AS 'fO Q~AUP1CA T1(lNS . 20 '" , ' . '21 22 23 24 2a' - - - - - - -- - - 5 (PagsIf14'to17)' GEIGER & LORIA REPORTING SERVICE. 800.222-41577 'tI 01-- --'1 MCLEAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 , BLAIR va Co.NSOLIDATBD.RAIL ,,18,' ,~O, 1 ~9111l1~lvli1la 0 '" '"alll"l, Prl,!.lo Ihll,lh, e011lp'''y thAI I ",ppllOll ,ub.~uonli)', onallloorina prinolplot, 0 you 'ppllOll a 'you I\'otk~ l'ur,KolI.kl ~~alll~' wh,rowo IhallooalOll? ' 2 In Ih" aloldolli Wh'")'oll '"VOIlla.IOIIII? 3 ,A 1I!IIII.moul.,N'wVor~" ,. 3 A VOI.thW'r" 4 , ,Q ,. Oh~"Md Illy 11II\I'r/I,"dlla I. th'l YOII workOll 4Q. OkaY,80 lIioy havolI'l ohallsqdju.1 blOa"" t, up IInlll, '94\9",t KonlkllllllW eOlTtol? '5 yon'vo h1VOllllio\Qd hlOlO Ir.hV.lIlo aoold,nllllOw, h'Vqth~~? 6 A' Worked eh.r. ullell Nov.mll.r of '94, , 6 A Th. prlnolpl.und ehtt,oh"lqu.., 1111, ? I. Q Okl~' And W'l' yoU lIoOlll1ld In Now York whll" 7 '. (eurrloullllll vII., m.rked u Mol".n O'IIOI,IlIori "8 YOU\vOf,woiklna11I'IO?" ' 8 IllhlhIlNllmb.r\,) " 9' A Voo, And Ill)' 110011.. In P'nnlylVlnl, WII b011d 9' !IV M8, OAPP/lI,I.I' 10 ~n r"'pr~llf WIlh Ill)' IIttn"ln'N,w Vork.nd Ill)' prior 10' Q 'Ok.~, N,w, ',lri)'msolns,l08howYOIIWIi.1 ", II ' Uo.n"ln Ih. COl11lllOIIW'ollh,. II l'vo llad I\1lIrkOllIll M,/.oan 1"lId'l'd IIko ~Olllojutlldolllll)l 12 '(j ^"d ,vonluaUy Whon)'ou OaIl1410'P'nlll~lvallla, 12 Ihai fOI' Iho /OOotd, Iii, .' 13 you SOl Your 11001110 In P01\lII~IY.nla, WaHhot"n~ 13 'A" 11'.. copy of lilY .urronl OV, 14 dl~(onqQbolwoon be""1l lIool1lod onalll"r '" Now Vork and a 14 MR,OAPlIBLI,lr Okay, And I'd IIkOlllh~yo dial 1$ 1100111011 OII,lnlOt In Ponn.yly,"I~? 1$ ontor<<!, Mi, Sl4ndonl\1llloi, ~n~ objoollllN? " " . 16 A, Olhor Ih." ehteOlI dtroalllr.UolI r..; 110" 16 MR, STAUoilNMAlBRI No,' havo nc!objoolloll to 17 Q ,9kay, Now, \\'lthrosPoolloaon'l'lll ,n,llIoorillS 17 olllOrillSlhOl, , ," " 18 nihiolplOl, <10 80llorol onsllloorihSprillolplOf doal wllh Iho 18' MR, CAPPBLLh I h'YO 110 I\trlhor qllllllol1lond , 19 'l"InOQr'I~I~n9~111'1I1~IOOImI? 19 onooosaln wonld olThr Mr, Mo/.oalla,," oJipon In tho nold or ZO A 'V... eht'1 do,' ZO ,"slnoori"a:', . ,,' , . 21 Q ,That'. 0110 or tHo 1I11nllllllllyonloam 0 on 21, Ml\.STAUPllNMAI8Ri Wo 0~n80 ol)'iho ~olll, Z2 on,llIlOtlo loko '"10 ooNlderallOIl whon YOII'ro dOlomdlllllS Z2 'tHB VI080 QPllRATORi Wuro IIOW /IOlna 0,1'1 23 onlnloillotdOllsn(IIIOIIalnoorilla? 23 001l101'll, 1110 I/tL I. 10132, ' 24 A VOI_, .' " , , " 24 (Ollout,lolI hold olT Ih, rooord,) 25 Q';. Wlih relraodo a,~4"lIonlhal .25 MR, STAUOllNMAlBlt, . BU.t! 1'lIIaolllllO '--I al " I' InlOrpoto iivo obJ,ollon.1 BUtt. bIIIOd 011 hlo quolln~lIon 2 l~illllllnYI NUri'/lor OlIO, booaulO 1lII<l0 0811111 ~ dl"uued Iho ,. 3 hUlTlln f'aotllrit ..peell, whloh I wu un.Woro orunllllodoy,ll1~ 4 woUldIlllYOlol1rfko,'nytOllhlllnyonlhalorll1~ " 5 rol'lronoOllo~ olld Illhl'oI'n1IOl1l', PI'llIlI(l't Nurrllor I? 6 " Mlt'UAPPllU.h Mol.eonNullil4rl, 7 Mil. STAUOllNMAIPRI 'i'n1I1m,>, Mo1Mn Nun I 8 lhal~ boon ",Imd, And tliOn ltoondly,l'n1 8Oln.1O ~lI4w 11I)I 9 obJootlon'IO Mr, MoLAlII,lllY 1OIIII1llIIY ho would stvo wllh '. 10' roanrd 10 expootanoy ~od lij,oo 11I)I oarllor obJoOllono liId, II Illlllon III IhnlllO, " . 'I Z ,Mil. CAPPblJJI And JU'1 !br lho /OOordi Ilifro 13 . I. allll\lon In llminl thlll. pondln, Olld OIlr reiPanIO wtll bo 14 oulUlI,d In roapolllO 10 lhal 111011011111 wrillll', II1d, l\lI'lho' " 1$ reoord, W4 would IneorpOr.lO dur fOIPclnIO 1"10 thl.. rteord, . , 16 " 1HllVllillOOPBMTOl\J W"roIlOIl',b<<o~onoall\O!f' 17 Tho 1I1T11 1.10,33, " ,. - -. - ---.-~- 1M _ _ -.-._,..-.,.co_ 19 DllUIC1'llXAMINAT1\lN~CON't'l)) ..u " '2p_ __ ;'1. _; _ _c '.!i-, _ '!;',;_ 21 llV MI\. CAPPBL!.l1 ..,,"::. 2Z, Q. SIr, hod Ihoro.ool11O IIIIl1I! whoh )'QIIh " . 23 Inl'OllI8Ilod III 100IdonllllvblVff1'U,"pnOi\ blllll'l 1'" ,,",, . 24 II Vet, I did;,. . '.' . ,," . "" 25 Q Wh'",olr,dldlhal"'ll1d~OItI~I~...,'." . , -I , _ , - ~ , -- I; - ~ -. - -~,' ,: ~-- .- __ . " --- - ------ - '" - -- .-------- a (pagee'Ja ~~l1):, ' GEIGER & LORIA REPOR'rING SERVIce. 800-222-41177 "'-f- -; :~:~-':u~;--- ';:n fr- ., F;-- ,,, '" MCLEAN. DWIGHT 8/27/2003 I by 11\0 W1Iy, \a I./'Irlo l'lUt nI., \YI~n, llt,dl~ 11111 a Ilnlll " W1Il,lbll 1111I.'1 , 3 II W. WOlllGnll!ll"" I dill lilY lelolIlll" 4 Inip~UQn In lIu...1 0'1996, " , " :' 1 ,Q 1'011 U. wIIlt lOll, Inll*llo" I" ~I~ 1I0~ 6 II"",' 7 II' In IhlB~ltil w.nll. Ihult.d 8 '1IlIUi,l'I.!d mYHllwlth lh,lo.llton, Ih, ,rl~' .rolll"I' , 9, 1000k V,l'IQUI m,".ttm.nl. ollh. phYII,lllGnlllUonllh.11 10" "unll Ih..... ~ioo ml.,'!d Ih. ,v.lI.blllllhllll.lln.,' . II bflwotnl Il1lq,IP/lro.'hlnl"'hl Il'Iln In lh. Pllro 'l'IIb I a would hive ll+tn IGllIlnllO ov.hl.I..IOppod on Ih. 100lh ,Id. 13' of Ih. OfOlftn. wh.tt lh. Plirov.hl.l. would hl,v, b"n I'OlIlln. 14 'I'!lm II VlIioUl!<<III0n0 bl.k '1'011I tho till, Ih. II'I'k, 1$ ,"11I11 m" frOllI Ih.I....k, ,nd 1110 took tolll. phoIO....plll Of " 16 'juillh...II,...litta", ", '17" ,Q ,N'W:"lnO\I,ll\OOt"l\nd)\lUWOttMkoil,1 18 unl\fnlond II, by ^lIomoy Kldd, 11'110 ,,"OtIO illY 19 ~OI1I.lIon ttpm.nl.d Iho OIlalO In Ihll 'UMOII'lh'l ao ocilTooi? ai' ' II Corl1Ol, aa Q, IInd M,. Kldd MkGd rOu 10 ~o Ihl. 13 I"VllII,.1I0nl cornul?' ,:': 'a4 ^ Cotl1Ol, , , al Q N1d olhor:'~ IIlvl", In ollfll1~u"hylo ,oonl " ''- . 'I , ~ do 1,110 Inlpeo1l~", did )'IlU .1" ~vo an oppo~~"lIy 10 a 'mlo\\, CfI1.I" malotl.II Il>oulll\o IOOld.nlln ,.n9mI'/ ' 3, II" V... I wal provldld IIGPY or ,b. pollot , :,4 "POrt, ttPOI1. by I 11I1"kCWo OOp'I'II.lnvIIII.IUon h ,5 InYIOIII"""" a copy .toonlO new'p,,,,r II11ol00,lh.IJ.s, IlOT 6 rallroa4 '1'OIIIn.liiold.nll'fllOrI, Ind, ,..vlewed thll mOlll1al 7 .. . p.rt 01 In.!' mlow and mlr,l. ot Ih, emil, 8 Q, Olley, Mdllhlnk)'lln jlllllndloalod paI\ of ' 9 IhelNlon.II lhot )\In ttvloWild wllO InvIIII.IlIVO topo~, 10' ftolll 001I&1" Invetll,1I0ll" In Iholo InvOllI,allvo topo~e, . II 'dl~ lhey .1" hove .mdovll. Ot Ilatlll\Onll , .hould lOy Ihll I a WOtt provldod by eet1.ln 11'1,"'''01, W1U Ihal paI\ ol)\lur 13 :~I'dt? . 14 "MR, 81'^UOllNM^IDRI ObjO<lllon, " IS TIlII vlono OPDRA TORI Wo m now ,oln, 011' , '16 01., Tho IIIl10 1.10,36, "," " ' 17 " . MR, ST AUODNMIIIIIR, llhlnk WOW',II.blllhfd '18 Ihlll~~ nllihot .mdaYlI' nor 11.101110"11, ' 19 ". MR, C^ppnLLlI Whllmlho)'? . ao 'MR, ST^U1lDNMlllURI Tho~ inl1V1llriQJ oltl\o al InVIIIl,.tofl/, " , , 2a MR, CIIPPDI.Lh Okly;l'1I ttphru., lIro)1lu' 13 ,oln,10 mok'lho 0,1110 ObJO<lllon It llOphruo, boelIUIO )\In " . a4 mllhlll ~~II cIo If rI,hl now Ihon, 21 Mil, ST^UOnNM^lURI Woll-: BLAIR va CONSOLIDATI!D RAIL .. . '2 .. , , I ' MR. CIII'I'ut.1.11 1\IIJllil'lll~, 10 Ilk him; 1\11 a 'lolll,loIIY" 3., 'MIt.Hl'IIUIJIlNM,(\IIlRl 1~llIlOdolhl"~lu,, 4 )\IU\o tl'"I,II"iaol", III Q\lJO<lIIn anYIQIllll1ltly11O "ve. " . 5 wllh !fllrd 101110'0 IlInl1l1rloo.,nd I d?n; Iq\owwhll ,11t'll 6 lay, , 7 ' MR, C^I~PPl.I." Koop ,n on,olnll, 8 MR, S1'lIlijlllNI,MinRI Vo., .xlOlly, 9 ,MR,CIII'I'IlLLhlllll O\II\l1l1koo l"I..IIl1', ~ 10 oai\OvO"IUlUy 101 dllf1o, ' II ' MR,81'lIlJlluNM^11l1\1 IlIndoflW14, la ' 1'111I VIOUCl Ol'IlRATQI\IWo'ett nDwbllok on ,lmol'1l' 13: 1110 111111'.10'37. 14'IIVMII,C^III'IILI,h ' I~ Q, 8It"\n~Rlflh.I"I'll\lpllon,bIl(a. " 16 pitt of iho fnvo.II"lIvo nlllorlollthll)'llutO</.IVed;; Ind 1 17 boll.vo IIIIIIQIO 111111tlll., attlll,y flirt nfronr Rl07 IR' II VII' 19 Q Inlho ,,,,,,.lIl1l1vo 1iIl14,tlll, dld)\l\l Rnd h ' ao 11'010 lhoro oot\lll1lurm..tloo I'rovld.d ofl1Oopl~ who witt 21 Inl'l'\'l.wod by 1110 tnvtiUllloro! 22 ^ Vlltlhot.'w',r., a3 Q . dkay, And wl~1 did )'OIl Rnd Irom 11111 24 ,I"lbrtlllllon!. ' 25 ^ 11"10011;, !tOItl Ih.1 Inlor",.II~" I roond " 23 25 , I knowledl' hy , numh.r 01 pNpl1 wbo lived In or lrmlld h 2 IIvtd'lIllh. atOl ollh., eroOllnl\ir IrlVf\'" throulh Iht 3 .rollln, on h with IOItIt d'lt" nl,~..ulll1lY lha, ,lh'y had 4 Ikpotl!lIotd 0....1011. whlr',lh. Ill. .rlllallh. 'rolllnl Ind $ Iho bill. and Ihelllhll would IOlull', Ih. 'fIlM would NItIt ' 6 down ,,,d blook Ih. ,roOlln., .nd no lraln would "'or 10 7 IhroUlh tb. .roOlln., IInd Ihen I' val~lnllemllb. orllnll 8 aher Ih. IclUlllon Ihe .yolOm would IUrn ofr,lh. 101" would 9' 10 up ~lId 1111 .roOllnl would .1.Ir, and It no IIIt1t dul1nl' " 10 lh." tlllrll'"I", AI no IIIt1t dUI1nllba\ ,did Iltaln 10 11 thtoUlh IhtltoOllnl'" . 12 .' Q Okay, Nnw, did )'Iln o!io 1ro1ll1h9l111lonllll'l'l 13 hid, wholev" lhlY 1\'000,lhll )\lu '1A1Gd OIOlIor, how, \hIl, 14 Iho ~'II'um>undlnllddl ptIIl.u\It lfOldOllI OOOIli!od? ' I ~ A " VII, My undorolllldli11 !rom ldeklnl allh. 14 ""totlll' 11'11 Ih,IShlnnon bllro'wlOlr.v.lln.. Ipprtlllllnw 17 Ih. .rollln.. OOhlt 10 Ihe '1'OIIIn. wllb lb. oonll'Ol dev".. 18 Ihorll.llvll/d, Shuh.ltlOhIt ptrlod or II"" 'PPlttnlly . 19 III.mplod tOlOlroimd Ihurm. bllltvlnllhlllhtl1 11"',116 . ao tr"n Ihor.. and Ih.n ,1I00llnltttd Ihell'ft'hIlllnd 11'1111 whi,h , a, oollldld with hlr ear, , 22 Q :' ^"~ I !h1rik Ihlllt~ an '$l'OOIlICllI by ,II tbAl 23 M., IllltU Wll klIIGd, I.ihll)'!>\lr IIndonlllldln.7. , 24 II ' , Vft, Ihll'eniy und,rellndlni, 25 Q , Now, .Ir,lel~ IAlk .boUllhlullO nfllM ,. . 1 (Pages '2,a,io2d)' ,. GeiGER & LORIA RI!PORTING, SERVice. 800.22204577 " .. .. MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 I w,,~ waYdu ",!brIll )\lUrl1l': Wh'", lit, ~I~ Ihll ,.a Ilnlo"wulhalllmo'/ " " 3, , A 11', "ltHOnlaotldi I did mYaOlull.ll, 4 InlPf'tlq~ in AU'UIl or 1119\I,' ': . . 1 Q' Tollllf 11111111110 11\11",\1,011 II, LoI~ Illrt. 6 Ih'ff, . 1 ,,,A In lhlltllf,hl',nlCotli"ll" I , . ilmlli,rllod,mr"lr WlCh Ih. loolllon, U" '1l~1t"'lltn., I o 1000k Vlrlo~1 mIllMt'""nll ur lh~ phYII,i! ~ndlUorillhlll 10 roundlhll'Oi 1110 ,vllu,lld Ih, 1I'llIallllllahl dill'"" II btlwHIi all?InoPP."'lohln. II Chlltlln In IhlllU", ol1llh 12 would havo b"n O\II11ln. Co a Vfhlelllloppld on lhllOutli lid, 13 orthl ol1l14lna wli'''',lh' llU", I',liloll \\'o~ld hm b"n'romlnl 14 rtom'l v.Houllot,tloul hoktl1lm th, r.II, the ltook, II mu.. m" r"'in the Ir.ok, ,"d 1119 t90k 10m, photo.tophl or 16 IlIolthe.enn.I.....,.., . 11 Q" Now, II III '1I11114Ot ~ 11I11 you WOlllllkld,I 'II \U1MllIId ,,,by AUomor Kldd, who priOt 10 mY 10 tfPI1..nl,lIonffpmon,ledlhe'Nlillo In Ihle oll'llllhat 20 oorifol1 , , '21,", 'COtttct, " 22Q' Mil Mr, Kldd IIkOd )\lU 10 do 11111 23 Inmll,illonl QOINQ11 24 A,., Corl1fl, 21" Q Mdlll~lhanhavlnalllopportunllYlo'lloul ;! I ' end do 1111. Inlroollon, did you allO hav. an opportunlly to 2 IVVlOIV OOI1lln tnalOt!llllbouf lhe ~Idenlln aonoral? 3, A' V'f! I WII pl1Ivlllfll uopy or th, polllf 4, I'tpow, ,.,poHI by Ilhlnk two IIpa"telnv"Ualllon_ 'I " InVMllallOI'Oi I QOpy,ohonle newlpap'r al1lol"'lha UJj, bOT 6 rollto.d ol1lllln. (neldonl '",poHI .nd I1vllI\'ed th.1 m.IIt1.1 1 . III a p.H or my nVlew .nd In.lyell or Iha oralh, 8 Q Oby, , And lIhlnk )\lU JllIllndlolled Port of ~ ,I~ I11Ilori.le Ihat)'Ou tOvlowed worollll'Ofllaatlvo ~iu 10 '110m ~ll1aln InVO/lI,olori, In Ihololnl'llll.ollvc ropot1.t. II did they .11Ii haw Imdavllt or III"monlo I ehoUld lay lhll , .12 W01'f provldld by llertnl,n wlln/llIl, WIllhlllllt\ of your ' " 13 /'OCOnll? . 14, 'MR, STMJDUNMAlBRI' Objcollun,,, 15 ' THn VIO'Uo DrURA 1'(1RI' WOlff now lollla nIT I~ _, Tho lima II 10136, . 17 MR, NTAUOnNMIIlIlRI Ilhlnk we'Vo "~blllhod 1.8 ' Ihal tho)"ra nolihor It!1dlVIlI not 11'llmonll, 10 MR, CArrUlll: Whpllto IIItYl , " 10 " " MR, S'l'IIUllIlNMAlURI' 11lo)'rOlumnwlouflllo n, In'lOllIaalOlt,' ",' 12 MR, CIIN'Ql;U: Ouy, 111 rophruo, Aro)\lU 13 '0111,16 makolh, _ objcellon'lfI iophMlla. booau,o)'Ou 24 mlahllll woll do II riahl now IlIon, " ' I,S , Mk.STAUOUNMAlBR: WolI~' I! \,-" BLAIR va OONeOl.lDATED RAIL 22 24 Mil. CAI'I'UWI 1\I1)UII aollla III Ilk him. 1'111 aoln'.III IOY ;, , ' , " Mil, Hl'AIJLlllNMAlIlll1 IAlI n~ do Ihll,~IU" )\lu\1 rlahlillm ,olna 10 objcello rillY lolllolnlY lit all'll" ,wlih to,.td 10 Iholo lutlll'!!tlOl, IlId I dOn\ knuw.whll 011019 " , 10Y, I 2 3 . 4 1 ,6 " H ~ 10 II 12 13 14 I! 16 11 '18 19 20 al 22 .. 23 24 21 Mil, CAI'I'IlLL11 KOIP In onaoln8' Mil, Al'AUDUNMAlUlI1 "oe, ,nloll>" MIl,CAI'I'IlLUI 1111110 Il.n'!!k.. hOIlI,r, Wo 0111 ovonloelfr III d,,"o, " Mil, Hl'AUPPNMAlIlll1 I ulldonland, . TIIIl VIl1IlO OPlllV, TOR: WOItO now,baok nn CI!TllrI, Tho 111110 1110117, , " , IIV Mil, OIlI'I'UI.I.11 Q Slr.l\n 10lT)dbt tho InlOrrupllPllI buIll . parI oflho InvlIlIl'lllvo 11ll10rlllolhll)'Ou ~olvod Hind I.. ballovo allllWlO lI,torllll, Il1lh'ypal1 of your 010' , - ,.. Vftt ',Ii, ,. " - - , -, Q 10 thtlnv,.IIIllIlVO 'mIlorille, dld)\lll nnd" WOlllhoiil oot1lln lu~Hol prOl'ldcd ofpooplo who \\110 Inlo",lowod by IIlo 11I\'011I18t0l01 " II VII.lh,ra Wtl'l. , ' Q OkIY, And what did )\lU nod fiom Ihll Inrom"lon? " A Bllllllly, from lhallnlormallori I found 23 " ,as I 'knowl~" bt III~nlb'r orplOplo who lI~flI"n or Itavolod.. ' 2 Ilv", In Ihe .r.. oftha crolllna Qt ".Vllod IhtOUlh Ibl 3 otolllna on H Wllh 101110 dOlt" or rOlularlty Ihlllhl)' hid 4 ,npatj,nefll 0111110110 wharf tha .... ,till IIlhe c~lIln. and ! th, bolll and Ihlll,hlt would 'olll.t"llIlal"" would COIlll" 6 down and blolk Ih' crollln., anil no train would,.v,r 10 7 Ihtou,h Ihe Itolllna' ~nd Ib'"11 v'l')'lnll'nl1he orllmo ~ - .- , , ' - - J _ _ _' 'j 8 aRct Ih, I"ulllon.lhl eYltom would tutn off,lha a'I" wo~ld 9 aD up .nd IhlllQlllnl would 'Ioar~ and.1 no lime durinl " 10, Ih'. npr..,nlld II no II"" dutln. thll,dld I tt,ln I' II Ihtoulh IhallQllhla, 12 Q Okay, Now, dId )'OU .(,0 110m tho ~llIHal$)'Ou ' 13 h.d, whalOvcr ~oy \\'tli'Cl, \hat)'O" Illlad aarlllll', how thl$, 14 1110 fIIOlllUITllUlullnl dill ptHloulor IQOldonl oooulI'Od? " . ,I- VII, My und,rallndlnll'tom looklhlll the 16 m,"HIII wlllhll Shannon 1>11111 WlIlttvollna. IpPI'9*ohlnl n 17 lho '''''"lnl, 111111 '" Ihl croil'na wUh the IOnltol devl,,, 18 tharoloUVllld, Shun" IQn" p'rtod ot IIlJ11 'pplt'nIlY 19 tUOmplfll to aOlround Iheatm, b,lIa~ln,lha, Ih..awII no ' 20' Itlln 1I11t" .lId Ihln .ncounl'tfll'lh,'w..tbounll'lraln whloh 21 oolllded wllh hIt Ilr,' " , n 22 ,Q IInd IlIdnk !hal lI'ulI esrwmonl by all \hat ' 23 MI, 01110 WII ~lIld, I. \hal )\lur uodOl'lllandlna1 . 24 ' A V"oIhll" lilY undll1llndlna, 25 Q Now,llr,IOl" Illk .boUllhlullo of tho 7(Page$221~~6) GEIGER & LO~IA REPORTING SERVloe .800.22204577 " MOLEAN, DWIGHT "farf200.3 <--,' ,..,,< I !lCiIldlnl, In )Ilur ~VIOWI oon Y<lU,I,UUlO, MI,ll/II11$1lI , 2 ooi~!n.l\1l," wII" ~1~lIon 10wlIIIl, 1110 ol11l1ln.? j . .' ,A , ,Mf u~~,,,,I~MI~a WI' .h, wlllrmlllla " I" 4 "" .~ouhIWhl<k.. ,h'.\fI'ltavtllnanol1h, So lht woul~ hivl , ""n llI,m.IOI Irl'm 'h~lOulllh.~~1Il nO!'lh loWor~ Ih,,","lnl' 6 ,Q . O~f,NoW'''O\ldlnl 'oUH!1'~llnl nonll I\1lm '7 'II'" IOUlhilltlorlo~hln'III' !\4l11lf1 oro.,ln" WON IIIoro I oOl1lln \fimln,nbOuto o~lllnl Wlnlllhnd? 0' ^ VIt' " . Ig Qr' \lj(oy, ,.r,1I uUooUl '"0 W\\InIIl,I ili_' WVIllO' II Ihl'lllO.ollof'ho~ln~, la ^ ,,c)!4ar,' an Ihl l1lodWOf IPlltOoohlnllhHi'ollln$. 13 and Ihl I1lldwof IIlllrlu IWo~I'nl I'In'llrOldwof' ,14 ollPI'9uhlna1hl or:Olll,nll,ho".w,ro bolh ,II~" w,rlllnll!lnl \I o~n,lhl,ld'ollhl ",~d II WIll ol,~mm'nl marklnll,on Ihl 16 I'!lodwof OIImln, I' Ih, '11IlIIna wlrnln, Ihol Iho '",lIlnl,wOI ,17 .h"d. ' It.'", ' At Ihl'",lIloa lI'ro.. Ih,rowlI,lIo11 hr, 10 .,,011 f1n..lf~o~, will, 0'"'" Ih.l<lulhbounUorp"'"h In ao "ro,'ml!)"o Ih' '""llnl. For Shlnoon:upproo.h, Iho", 2\ wOuld hov"'"n Ih. o","lna Ornt, rh'I'I,.11O Would 1I0vI b"n aa nl'hln"lIlhlOWllh tho ,",..bUo~ Ind Ihm 11'11,1110 I boll, b '.udlbll'lll'ln",!. ,And IhOI'l worUlmnormorklnaHo"lh~, 24, oPPOlln, v'hleltOPP",ooh 10 Iholnloro~lon, '" . , ,a" ,Q Ok\lf'. N~\V~,*,)OUlolI"'~llIIdw~II'm 80lh,IO do, aouioUYI I bollOl'o, ohow IhlllO Mr, Slaudonmalor, 3. " MR, CAPI'IlU.11 And Ihopurposoofthli, 011111' 4, III wanHo 1'0111.1 oUt whau atop IIno IlOrllop marklna I., 5 \ho 1111 whllo n\ark Ihoro; Iftha". okay, 6 , (Ph01000Pf ofpholoal1lph' n\arkO,<\ILl MolAlln 7 lillhlbll Number 2,) 8 BV M1\, ,OAPPllU.h 9 Q ,.' Wo'rf8oln,lo havo Ih,ll marked MoLoan 2 10 ovonlullly. .11', ' .II II " Oklf' 12 Q Bullbnho PUrpotOll offbrthoJut)', oan Y<lU 13 'ohow II. p,rexpllllI 10 III whM Iho 11lI11InopMOI'IO Iho' 14, olUtlln,ll and wh41 11111" OIIlIed, .nd IholllfYnu OlIn hold is lhal up 10 1110 oalllOl1Iand wv Oan maybo'aoom III Oh lIa"d .'1 16' tomo l)'(lOofundonlandln,lbr IhOI"t)' whll lhal I., 17 A Sur., Thorl'ulln. rlAhl herolu'l 18 1ll1medlol,lf prior 10'lho or"aln8111111 thallt'a 0 whllo bar J 9 Ihol-\hllOno hopponllO '" oho"l, w.lI, allho limo I 11'11 20 Ihlrell 11'11 oboul rour lltl wldo, Ihal'.lfpleol, wIde In Ihe 21 "Ireollon oftrlvel oflh"ar, .nd Ihln II lot. blll,aUf , ,aa from Iho oonlOrlln'lo the oda' ollho rood, ond Ihal'. khown ,23 ..",oplhltorllopbor." " '24 , Q,' And Y<lU oall alvo Ihalln Ihol'llpOnor end Iho 25 oan hen, Ohio lhal, Now, .Ir, whal'. tho nUf11OIO ofthal, Iho BLAIR VB OONSOLIDATED RAIL 26 26 I 1I0plhlo'L" " 2 ..A, . 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W~ II Itavollns W"llo OIflor ~I a3 10 well? And youo'n rovloW )'OjIt ", ' 241\ Ilwoul~ h.VO b"nooll1l~. I\'oll1lho..., h"dld 25 Will, ltWQUm have b"n ~omln. trom hor rtaht .cr,"' ~or, ,21 29 I Ironl, ' 2 'Q 'In Ihl. pal'lloular 011IO, IfM., l>llItl W,OI 3 Iloppod at tho llop bar allho pro(lOr lllOallon N 4 ,: A Oklf' , , Q Non IhotoUlh .Idooflho lIop 1i.raM,ho 6 Iclllkod 10 hor lilhl, whal would IIbt .Iahl H wh',1 WiJuld Iho 7 I~? ". 8 'MR, aTAUOUNMAlllRI ObjooUon, ' 9 THUVIOUOOPURATORI WoaronowllOlnaolT 10 ..mora, Tho 111m 1110144, ' ,11 MR, STAI.iOBNMAIURI Youfo ..kIna hll11lf 12 1111, Ollro had lIopped 01 tho Itop'bar, what would oh',lttve 13 1001l? ' 14 Mil. CAPPuLt.l1 1'1 I'Oph,uo,' "1 ILlkhllf1 U whll ho wOuld "0 Ifhodld II, 16 MR, STAtJoUNMAIBRI Thank yOu, , 11 ,. ,TIlUVIOUOOPURA'l'ClRI Wool'Onowbaokonoamol1l, 18 Tho IIn10 II \0144, . , .. 10 DY MR, CAI'PULLlr , . 20 Q,' S,lr,( lIkod a bad quoiuon IhOrO, 10 1'm,olna 2\ . lo~pII1'OIO It, And Ihall.oIn Y<lur InVOlllpllon, did you' 22 havo In npl'Orlunlty 10 IlopOllhll.lop hill' ..In an 23 ."on\lbllo Or on lOOt and vlow 10 Iho liahl or lho dlrool 24 InlorlOoUOII, 10 Iho liaht or1ho InlollOOlIQIlj IlId "Y<lU 2' did, what ,~Id you 1001 8(P~g$B26 to 29)' OI!IOI!R & LORIA REPOR'l'ING SERVIOE . 800.222-4871 w MCLeAN, DWIGHT 0/27/2003 ,I ", Vn" did, M~ !I tow 1,IOp Wll~\'.. Ir1ml UI .3 ym vI~lrl, 1I,IboHI I'll llop hiI' o~d Il!lIk I~ rowr tl.~t R 3 Q Priori, 100Ih'I"IO", 111',10\1119 Nil 01 4, ,Ihl,' o~ I", , Vour tront .'f.lho I'Ohlolo (I, ,IQI1P''' 1\ Ih..lop ,., ',bar, l'OWr.r.~lOkllIl )'Ou,lh''''l'londrl~I,lIllho \~h!olo," 61hlll1\llnlltQm Iho ,lop WI 7 'i; ^ '..' ,.~"r~ 0' thl dlivlr I..bolll flv,,"1 ~1~lnd 8"~Illpp Itlrlllho'polot, '" " 9 ' Q, !>klt,C1oalioad,llr,,1\11 1\l!T}" , 10 A ~lop~ ,I til..IOp ~1I',1~liIllllo t~, lia~I, '( 1 rp~ w.owld ",10 rOdr hmotelllll, rfl~llhlll'H'IIlIlllpo Ilooa 13 81.1t14.nl\p'd ~,"Inaln t~IIl lnd I~In 1~IIl'I,lio I Un, 0.1 Il v"'I.I~n 1"I'lIInUn.u" .lonll~I,"ulh Ildl pll~1 rlllrold 14 'Ilrk 1~.taQluff to t~"..t, 1$ ,,"klna ""l'on'r"lllln*I~I'" lonklna 10 10 t~, lia~~ l'ol! 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MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003. ,,' 1 flV,M", CAI'I'IlI,~l: 3 'Q , alr,ll\1)'\lU 00<<1 010 10 tG1~"1 lIiJlllf'l'1I )\Ib 3 ukay! 4 '" A' , '10', '~lhno~"plorUplll'o'f,.1 drlv,rl ',' ~ ,Wl"ll1t 10 Up"l "rllllllhl"a', Ilomul IhOlt '11, ,bf . tr.IUI"" bf ..perl,nlt. llo"ltollhMUld 10"" ull<<llnd.. 7 Ihlit we hlVll'" b, .1I,r", Ind Ill.Uet", by our ,iP,tl'"1' , 8 1",I,rI.l" lO"dlllon or U,rI'!IIIIIUIUO"" ' , ,,9 In Ihlll~.t.nll,IIM",DlltbW.. aalnl 10 Ihl'O,uah Uti, trOlIln. on' rllullr 1'"11,1 wl,l,b U IiPPllr,d II th'l ,h' dld,.nd Ihh..nlounlllld 1M 1'\" uown"nll nn 13 Irlln bd"1 III're"nll ollllrllrlVtrullo III.itntoUn!er", 13 1111, mr. tlnlt, illel~l~p"l.n'y Would b. lU.ttd Ind IhlY 14 ,WOOld t9nllloUlllIl"ll.n,ylhll,1 bnln "nollhltl'I,nol u 8OInalo b, . Ir.ln IlIltI. And Ihff W,oold up"I,lhllr, ' '16 ,.ptellnlY would b"ol11llhlllh. 'Yllllll 111\1I11II"lllonl"1 17 ,...I""Od IlI,fwoolU t..'I or r"pond hated Olllb,1 18 .lil"lllnlf. ' ' 10 .Q Alld Iblllllb.oh~~"nqy I'. 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Q AI1d I wool )'01110 allllOlO llIal 00 Ibo day or Iho II lICOldOl1llhlt "1i, DUro Iluppod illho oPpropriolo elopplnu ' 12 11'0II. whloh would bo olllho lOulh oldo of tblt 111I11100 Ihol 13 )'Ou lodlollod 10 III,' , 14 "1R,8TAUDBN"1AIRRI l'lll IIlny,uld )'OII,IO~ 00 " Iho dl~ of lIle 1lO0Id~lI? 16 BY MR, CAPPBLL11 " I? Q YOI, 00 Iho 1I0y of Ihi! oooldOl1I, I'm IOny, 1 18 horo I did,' OMho doy of 11\1 oooldonl. 1 WOOl )'Olno III.UlllO .19 dial, M., Dllro IIOp~ 00 Iho lOulh lido of 11\11011 1100 , 20. ~rior 10 1110 orollloU Ind thlllho looktd 10 her nshl and Iho 21 lookod lohor, Ion and Ibo lookod lo'hor riahl, okay? 22 A Okoy, 23 Q Aod lhon Iho orolllns wal dowo. Iho SI\D Will 24 1I0wo,IIhollld laY, I Willi )'Ou 10 make Ibaloslumplllio, Alld 3' Ihlionor IIOpploS aod on,r looklog 10 tho rigb" .ho " . BLAIR VS OONSOLIPATED RAIL 34 38 , 'I pt\lQQ<ldOlllrOl1ndll" ~alO IlId WOO Ilruok hy 1110 11.111, 3 A OklY, 3 QNow, oan )'011 loll mo how Iho 1""0 of '4 O~p~IOIIO~ pl\yt hllo !llol M"llmpllon'l ' $ MR,STAUl1RNMMIlRI otu~llOn, 6 'TlIUVIOIlQ OI'""ATOR! WOIre 1101\' solllS 0(1' 7 "OOlllOro, 11'0111110 II 101$40 " , 'a " M"',a~AUl1<<NM~U!~1 h"ddl,lo!l\o\llOP~vlo~ o oh)lXlllolwd'm 01,10 S~h\810 odll thal,l doll" boll?ro Ihoro . 10 will bo ,IIY 10011nllllly,01lY orodlhlo 1001InlOIIYI .0y,dn""I~lo 'II IOSllml1l1Y:lhllon tho d.y'oflho 0001400,1 MIiDllro ol1l1dlt\lIOd 13 boroolrOl )'Ou'YO IndlOll\ld 'XOO\lll\lr 111Oflo(lIlal Ihe Willi 13 lronl1d Iho all,O InddroyO 1\1\0 Iho pllh orl Il1\ln, , , , 14 , Tl,'lro,llI\QOv(dotlOO Iho\.ho Il0pPod, tholl II 1$ 1)0 ov1dOllOO,IMllIlo WII,od! IlIoro 1'119 oVldonot,lhlllho 16 lookod'lon or ttlht 10 I~k Iclr "'oapprolohloa '!\II,~I 1,11d. .17 ,horof'Oll, )'Ol1'ro ukloaMr. MDLo~m 10 hl!o hll o~lvlon on ! 18 roo\!l,tl.,llro 119' or~olll olid, Ihorof'Oll,ool IlOO\U"lhl., 19. MR, C^PPllL~11 My ortlyrOlpol..o WO\lld bo tlml., 2,0' wo'~ alloWod, dOlllnS wilh ox~otu. 10 havo,lhowmlkoOOr\ll" 31 AOI'"nplioIWlf1d 0119 ~lvoU'om oortahlh>l1OlhOlloall,. At1d a2 ,11011 "1r, 811udllnf1\lllor oloNlol 1111111lllurally. UIO WoakllOflOl 2~ or Ibo l~ol\llllOfll)lot Will, ~IO 100tl1I101I~,OO tlllll,O AOIumpllPnW 34 1111I h)'llOlh.lloill. Wbloh 11100 b\lOOl1lOl10 1""0 ofotodlbllllf," 25 BV MR,CAPPBLI,h S1 1 Q . OkaY"llr.)ulll. So book 00 1110 Iloord ~ 2 TUU VIOIlO OPllRA TORI Wo RIO 0011' \laok 011 0Inwr., 3 Tho 1111\0 1110155, " , 4 IlY MR. CAPPULLII 5 Q I'mJulT\lloUlbo SUIlIlIOI'1I, bUlla So book 011 6 Iho Ilcurd hOlO, and I'm '0111110 Ilk Ibo quolllOl1 0Il0 \l'Ilf'O 1 1111\0 JUlllO Ihll 11'0 1I0vo Ibo riRhl qUOlIIOll, B, 0tlC0 '!IIln. I wool )'Ou'lo I\llk.o Uto UlUlTI'llOIl . 9 Ibo"ho day prIoillho IIlsbl prlorlo IboaoQldontlhl1 ' 10 MI, Ollro Il'\IIIlIobod 11111 lImo orOllloB' lI1al lho IIOWOd 10 ,II 'hO " Ihallho YOhlo!o Iblllbo WII! 10 '10J!II0d 'lib. ,"OllDr 12 locallutuou'h 01 Ibo 1001l10p 11110, 13 A, Okay, . 14 Q And 1IIIIIba SliD Clmo down, no lralo pI..od, 15 Iho 11I10 ol1llOr lI'fot book lip or ''')'Oil dOIl11. ,od MI, Ollro 16 flI1lCcoIIod lroulld tho,SOlo, IlhOO ivlnl)'Ou loilio ~umo-', 17 Ihal utI tbodlynftbo lOol~oot Ihll Ml, Olll\lllllJlllOd 10 Iho lB' pt'OllOr l/lOlllolI, booo 8soln,Ihll \lIould bo OI1lho !<lulll lido 19 drlho 1111 \roIlIlIlO, Tho III,wu down, Rho 1000kod In 20 IxIIIi dlroollOl1llod ultll11IlVly 1I'f"llronod 1110 SOlO lnd WIl 21" IIlUckbYlhOlrllo, .. " " a2 MR,STAUDII1"MAIURI11IjUIIIlIIOWl1'6'JlIOVIOlll ;~ objoolloo, ' ' 24 BY MR, OAI'PBl,Lh 25 Q' Wllb Ihll '"I1~lIoll' wOllllllho Illuo of , , " '1 0 (Pa~eI1'34to 37) GI!Ic:aI!R & LORIA RepORTING SERVloe ~sOO.222-4877 , ,/ 01' MCLBAN" DWIGHT 6/27/a003 OX~IIWlY Ihal )\IU 1.lkod !boUI ,~illor Ilfvt l'la)'YI1 a 11111\ In 2 Ihlneeldonl'l ,'3," A, V...I1would, A Q' Cin yOU Ifllu~whYYl)u bollovo Ib.l? ;: , .' A . lu..., I,ll" 'torlllr "01"', our ,xpklinl!f 'fi ,h.n,.. bm",on our~rl'r,flperlonl'fxand hollllon,'l.rmlnd " 1 ,hllrlollrmlxPJrlllt*and'on our wndlllon,lhll WI nnd' a 'nl1tlv~ In. ,And w''''?l1'lnd to Ih. ~ndlllon Ihll 11','... 9 'fltfttnttd wllh ",1ft lilt bltk up. " 10 Our r"pqn" IO,lhHondlUoillhlt w. nnd I I' oilmll In IIprtdl..lfd 'nour rtml"lbl1no' or our ..p.rl"" 12 wllh pHur o"lllon,,' And 10 oUlOrthil,W, d.v.lop how w. 13 flpHllh. condlllon to unrold, Wi pl'\l)HI whll w'ihlnk I, H 10lhW 1,0 hip"," or w. ~m.lo In "p",llIo" of whIt', U hlpp,nln. Indwhy whjll, happ'nlhll' hlpp.nln., 16 . In thll o~""hhl hOllncountorfd prlorio I? Ihll and on, ih. Immodll" d.y pl10r 10 If Ih. hOl In,connl'..... ' la 1,lIult!9n wh.,. th'I'Ilnr.downl th...." no Ir.ln, .nd ' 10 ,I,hll nti h.r,xp~llIon Ihlllh....'1 not 10ln,Io b.. 20 lraln, b..... on prior "p,r,I'nfflhen h.r 'oIlon, IIl1n .n 21, ,o!nlto 1M lov,rnod Iif th.1 ,.p'oI.uon, " ' 22 ' And 1r"b.do.-n'I-lhh. do..n'''lblnll " 23 i~.n" ,oln81O b. .iroln .nd ,h.', .lIb., dl1vln or lolnl 24 to p,.. IhNlUlb In. V'blcl.lh.l', b"n Ibrou,abJb.loro..lna . 2. OIIb. ,11'01 att.mpllnl to doond n.vlall'" Ibl'loIlly, tllln.. ,.1' I Ih.t rolnlol't.. her ..ptOlIllon Ibltlb. un do lIal.ln, 2 i. Q ,Md, Ilr, bwd "I'DO ~ ""unl'ilon.lf ~ ' MI, Ollrll w,u\D1lIlOd IlIhuPJlIoprt.luaro.",utb ofi~o 4 1llIIIlOp 1100004 botod upon yOur Involllalllon ollbll " . 100ldonl10000 whoro )'OU 'odlo'lod oorllor,yOu 1 ballovo 6 roe,.alOd lIoPPlna IhOlOI WO\Ild IbRl bo CDlTllOI? 7 ,A', Surt, 8 Q Aod lfMo, 01110 did, 10 foOl, IIkul..k to II Iho rilbl, do)'Oll "'\'0 an DJllnlon .. to wholbor or nollho 10 would h.vo boon ablo 10 ~ J !faIn oOl1lnall'om Ih. tlahllo II tbolon?, ' 12 MI\. 8'1'AUPUNMAIIlR, QbjOllllon, 13 '1'HU VIPUO OI'UIV, '1'ORi' Wo 0!1l now 80lnl 011' , 11 011111,.; Tho lime 11)0:$9:' 1$ , MR,8'1'AUPUNMAIURI I'm nol ,u,. )'DU"o 8 yOU' 16 "'von\l.ld any roundlllon ror him to itndo; I~IIWO 01 In ' I? Opinion, Vou hlvoo\ dll,oullOd tho t)1lO ofvohlolo ,hi WOl I'" 18 In, Vouhl\'On\dltoUllodlhot)1lOoflollonlbolook, 110 19 Wit lho,. mmlhlll\or, ' 20 MI\. ()^rt'lI~ul Okoy, 1\110 book and dOlh", 21 - '1'1I11 VIPUO OI'UM TORI Woo,. now book on 0'l1llr., 22 Tho 1111111111 U~IDDk, , 23 IIV M~; C^PPU~~II , 24 - Q ,'Slr,.ro)\lUIIWllrooflhr,t)1lOofvohlOlotbot 2' - 'M" PIlt1l Wit ujIorolloB .llbo IIIllO of 1110 .ooldonl? 0: ;_ _ ~ _ - 0 - T _-,~ ;,1 BLAIRVS OONSOLIDATBD RAIL 40 . ~8 'I . A 'Sh.lf" drivlnl . (100 ~hlro, 2, Q AroyOUIWlIODfwhOlll~llrlkoth"t, Wllb G hordrlvln8 I.Qoo MollO, Wbal dld)\lu drivtl1lfdlyofillf' 4 tWo M Iho d.y IhllyOU ~mlod Iho ~Iilon\nr Wlnllo Iho S, IICOldlOlltOl1I? ' ,6 A "I wi,dr!"ln.. Pal<<l\J plokup, ? Q' AndlhaIlIAOlIlqlly.dll1'o!tOIlI7.0lhilllO.' , 8 000 MOllO" ", 9 A - ~IYfy..l.hl would pNlba~IY Ii.v.b..n ~1I111' 10 bllh.r, pllln" vl!lon Iban b,", , _ 11 Q' Now, llr, IfMI,.I)hto lilborOoa,MOlto'\9(l\1o'l' 12 ii Ibo l(lPIIlprlllo ma,~lna I.hltillol~ IO"Ib ofil]o ~I IG Ilopllno In horOoO MollO, wllj\i'dlroolloo would Ih,lltln, 14 \l1lnl your ul\d,r.I9ndlol of 1110 I\COldonl, bt Ollmln,? IS' ^ II would bovI b..ntomllil f!'!llll b" rlihl, 16 "Q ^"dn..Ill)'DUrvlowollhol\COldonl~~,aro 17 ,yQu l'tMlllf/ Wllb willi WOllld boV' ~ 10 t1\9 ~,hI ofhor 180 hol~nhorind'ho'raOk7 ,. j' -- ,~~ 19 A V", Th'rtlYo~ldblv.~"nlb.nltl.t1~n,. 20 OllmblnRllon of v,.icltlon .lonl b.r Immod'I" rllhl_19OI1~1 ,21 roadwlyolid th.n IhlV,,'tallon Ihat riln, a1001 thllOUlb lid"; 22 01 Ih, Ir.'k, I'1lllro.d Hlbh(lr.way tl'tl,Iio' ' 23 Q AlldWllblOlflO\ltto)'Ouiyjowo(lhedaylhll 24 yOu wont to Ihuoold,olwellO.l..klnalo I bOlI,1'O II,\I'Il~ld 2' bO Iho WOII! ,I' Ih.1 CDnwl, whloh would btlbo rilbl? 39 oil I ~ CottfCt~-I'" '-',' ,~-' 2 ,Q You would '" vololaUooll1 lhat yQur 3 tOOUIl100Y1 " , 4 ,^ '1'0 lb. Imm"',IRlorlaht would bnea".ilon," , Y...' " ' , - , , 6 'Q' Noll', dO)'01I bovoan ol.lnlon at 10 wholhor or' 7 'nOllbOl vl,w 10 Iho WO'I WM In MY WIly bloolWd !D "'tho I I!$Ok by Iblt VOIOl.Uon?" 9 A V.., And a\lb. tim, thall did my tilt " 10 10lpmlou,. compand Pbaloal1phll~" J'd b..n provld,oa RI. II pal1 01 on. or Ibelnv"lla.,or'l rfllOl1' with 'Ih. veallOllon , _ _ _ ' '. , - -' ,_ - ~ - , , Ii! 12 Ihl' wRllhon.t thellme, .nd lb. '!l'nl ollb,'veaol'Uoo 13 ,WOl o<In,I'I.nt W!lb i,h., 11'.' np_nlodln Ih. pholOl, 14 Q' 80 Ih, pbOIOllhOl weni I.keo Il\ho'(1111O of' , 15 tb' .coldeol wo"' ~ I\oili yOur pOlol ofvl,w,lhoWCd .bOut lho 16 ..111I voIOllllon RllbOllmo Ih'I')1IU woro Iblroi ' " 17 A VIII, 18 Q Okey, 19 A II..... on Iblt conlpatlIDnond biied on my 20, '.nely'lllh'l1 or my m""u'1nlOn,11 th..... "o~pod '.'Ibt"op 21 blr,lh. !llltl dl,"o"lbOl you would b'v' b.d 10 your I1lltt 22' would hove b"n I'fll~otod b.low thot 'p"lnld by 'hI ' 23 ,ppNlprla" "andardl for. tl1lo InDv)nl .. tlt.lptfd Ih.llh. " 24, cenrih nltlcl. WRl mov - or 1...ln WRI movlnl It thl tlm. of ' 2S Ibuoddenl, 11 (Pagee3a,to,.41 ) GIIOlR & LORIA REPORTINO SERVICE. 800-222-41571 ". MCLEAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 BLAIRVS CONSOLIDATED RAIL ";' ~ , << Q 'Okay, Nld whal WII Iho ',,"d oflho Gootall I A' 1'hupKlnipllllhtl ,! WI! ~ Il', fOlllld 11\ a a vof!loltallhalllhlO? " " 2 vlIrlilyornllbll"II0111lhllll'loutthm, Thton. , ~ ';,A ""..lh.repoHl hldlilled II, wa, movln~ at' .\ lPKIOO.Urt~ltI."f1t.noed h Ih. U,Sdllflartm.nl of 4 AIIProllnlllfly 40 mil.. an hout, ' 4 'TranlportaUon lIIahw,yR,lIro,d Crolllnl II,ndbClOI!t ~ ',,' Q And'\l:hat Woilld Ihoel1llloprlllO ll,hl dl'l.moo ~' Q' '^"d oa" >UU 101l0,01l00a.,I" wh,"hau,)'l? '0 hI,~y!o,ulallo"? 0, ,A IIblllf,UYalvll~.l.II11hllforav'hl'l,a' ,7 ' MR, 8TAUI1UNMAIORI O~JOOUOI1, " 7' "opped I!.. you know, '",'orolllna for 'aIVfllapPI:Q"~, a . "1'110 vIDUOOI'UllA1oRI Wo ato now aoloaoO' 8 It,lo ,pHlldlalvll youwh'llhuv.II,blulahl dlllll\" p ,Olnw~, Th.i limo I. IIIO~, 9 bflw"n thWahi and thftfUf Ih. drlvrrlhould bl',n.III' 10 MUTAU!>nNMAIURlh~ l11l'undOtllalldlll' Ih,1 \0 au 1141\011011 oflh',lralll 'plltd, II Ih'ro~lIo rolul,UOII "hl,hl dll,lfI\oo,11I Iiol, I bOllovo II Q., Now.alld II~ ~"r to'"I1\OIIY Ihallh..)'O of I a 1h;r11'"01l0, I bOllovo, hllOd on Iho roplltllhall ro"lvod I a Iho drlvor alld IhOltohl,1ho dl'lalloo ,Ihoro Wll 001 13 nom Mr,'Mot.oari, ho lalka aboul rooo,mwndalloll' ,Ot '13' lumolo,lI, ~lOd III"lIl Iho.. ,Iolldord.? 14 1118&0111001. bllllhoro ara no ro,ulallon, otllallllor)' ot 14, MR, STAUIlPNMAIIIRI '01~OI'lIot1, You\'ll 15 blhilrivlit ,Isht dl'IlIIYO roqlllrvl1llnl" 15 1O,~1II)1I1S Ibt hili\,; , . 1~ . ,. Tlla VlbaO'Ol'UIlATORIWoaro II0W baok Oil ~aIlWra, 16 1'l1n VII1UQ 'OI'URATORI Wo lro now ,0,ln,uO' " 17 ',1'hfIlIlWI,III04, 17 oamora, Tho'llmollII107,' , " , " 18 OY MR, CAPI'PUJI I ~ ' MR, 81'AUOnNt.f^IURllf)\l\l ,WIlli 10 ..~ 111m Whal 18 Q 81t, 1[0 Ihor""8\llallollllbi.aishl dlllalloo'l 19 hi, oplolon 1'''h.l~fl"o,. ' " . ',' \",'" ' ao 1\ Th1turOlt,nd.rdllhll.oSIIl",1 "" 10 '20' MR, c.\I'pUL1.11.I olt,ady IIld, I WIt Nil al dlllt!nllllll,lh"pptoprlaIOllahldlllall~"1 I .r,IIOII'olllna 2lrolllrotolos, , 22 for .IVI".'ppNll~li ~lIdlllon'lnd slvln ,peldoflrlln,.22 " MR, ST^UPONM",IIIRI IlIlIdonlMd Ihll. '11111~ a3 Q :"Ollt Ihoto ,ron,.,,","o rolllllllon"lro 23 why I'm 10111'1<1 objlollo It bOlli' rolnlbrvod Nypounl!l, . 24 lhoro,~horoulsht dl'lalloo hQ 10"" 30 !\lol ""fll1Olod 10 ,,24 ' 'tllo VIOIlO QI'DI\A'tORi Woato no\V~Ok\lllO.mo!ll' U ~O,"I,'~"~atd~? ',. 25 Tha,llmol' 11107, . ,.0 43 48 , 'A' 'Thltnre Ilanilatdllhtl,pKII)' whatlho" ) 'illltan,.. Ihollld hO, yea, I(foll moln rOllllallon ,*In I 3 ,Iiw~ ,: 4 Q ConWI, . .$' A ~ 0, Hod... ~honllllr, l'dldn't 'Ii Inv/lllallo Ihat, , Th'l" nalloinelhln, that, you Imow,l ' . 7 I\'oulll 101ol1ldh, 10, fwould aHolh,,"slneatlnlllandardl 8 ,IOdltltmlllolho.Ulshfdl'lanOel, Thil', whatlu,ed, 9' ..Q" SowlialyouuiOdlnyooraoold""llCOIlO , 10 InvOlllllllolI WIt ""Slnoerina a"'lIdartls? ' ' 11 A COtrecl, , 12 ,Q,' Okay, And trom III "",lrtoerilla'liIldatd, did 13 )'011 f1Il<Iliullln 1110 dl,,,,"oo wtll1 Rlpe9110 1110 .Iahl 14 IIIIII? ". H A '.1'hOlI,ht Ilntlhtl"lvalllbluloplttd lllho 16 Ilop liaO'lhoultoO f"l; Thal'I 11I'lhlll Iho abolllllOO 10 17 , 910 flOl.iha\lj opeclnrd for Altaln Ipproachln.11 ~O Illllll 18 an hOllr, So 111010.. than Ihl~ whallhOllandard caU,' 19 fot, ao Q And fur our bonofll, arv)'llU ""klns a\>ollt Iho "ai' o~ 11110 IhalllOloaOlt. 1110 IlnothalllOloaOll1O uio ' 22,,,101 cotrcQI1 . , " ': 2f A The ,lop bar 'ltho ,It., ye., 24 ' 'Q , AI 1110 salo, okay, Alld tho ''''"dant'thal a$ )\l\IVOtiilkln, aboul, whlltO dll )\l\I ,~llhoao a"'lId.lrtls? , 1 BY Mil, CAl'pnLLh 2, Q,,' Sir" IIlked,' poot qu<1Jllqn Itld Hlhl M eM . 3 ' yon tolll11Cl 0110O a,,11I whothti or 1101 you bollova lhe,,~ ~mo 4 Il1'O orll.hl dOfcql wllh 1'1I",01 tlvm Iho drivor'l pollll Of 5 vl'wlotho~l? ''', ' 6 MR, ,STAUOIINMAIURI ObJllCllori, Il,~ l\I1Ot1l1lkod " Ihol qUOlllon Wld ho~ 1001Iflod and Slv"" hlllllllWtr, .' 8 BY MR, CAI'I'IiL/,11 " " 9, Q You oan WlVOt, lOA Por a dHvtr 'lopped 'tlhulop Iln""hl;h II would bl the approprtlt. polnlllldl;alod by Ihe 'lOp b.r tor Ii' 12 dHvor 10010p, looldna to Ih. WlOlor 10 hor rt,h~ to Ihllr ' 13 rtaht, Ih, olablllllo would bo ....IHeltd bolow Ilhlllbt 14 l1alldard, 'Pocll)' for I train ITIIIVill.al 'hupotd otthltraln 15 thai Wtllllvolvod III Ihluolll,lon, ' , 16 Q' Why 1'lhal.lanIflOllll?'; 17 1\ WIll, thulshl dlltln" II prtdlealed 011 ' 18 slv,lna the dHvor.. b'ok' up for Ulel/pd, I\'a ffl\lInlqd 19 Iba,llho Inlll, b"au.. Of Ih.ll\1o dlll,n", Ih,t ,rt 20 'Involved III 1101'1'1111 lh.lraln thll you Reid 10 pl'Ovldtlll' 21 drtver lif tho molor vehl~I""hurOlOllIlWllhampll. ;,.' ':, . 22 opportulIll)',lo IdOIl"fy Iha Il1ln 'lid In Ina'" """IUdemool oi 23 lralll 'pHIl Ind the 'ablllly tooro.. thnro"lti' ol'ln mu, . '24 th.II'IOkl blfol1 lI1"ralll sllllh.....lllnlllrlO "ha, 111110" , , 25 "Ulop colllrolled Inltl1Ktion, Wa pull UIIIW..lop,\I" ..;:, " ,- - ~ , ;--0-. - ;)_~'l ,,--- '," 12 (Pagl'#8'42:1o GEIGER & 1.0RIA REPORTING SBRVIQl!.'800.222041117 'i '" ~ !' \11 MCLEAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 " I look I,~, w. look rllhl, W. m.k.. J~dum'nl b'.'d 011 Ih. ,Z v,hl~III ih.I~" 'PP'r\I'~bllll",11r ",pffillllddl.tllI~' .lId ~ wh'lh,r w' h.v, '"0~lh 1111\' I~ 8.1, ,~ro," Ih'''' or 10 do '4 ,wh'llVIr w'.',.. 10101 10 dO'b,lo'" 111'1 vlhltll hll. U', KI\I , IblrHod IIllh', ,6 ' Thll,,,,.lhlol wllh .',nlo. III lIiln..., Ihl 7 d,l'!vtr hll 10 h'vl ,00Ulh dl,I,o..lo '" on Irllk or ~p Iho 8' I~'y lh_1 lh. 11',.111 wO,uld bt,lOl\dolln IIII!!,,, 'lid 10 01.ko. 9 dtl'l'I1\ln'll.o" 01 whtlli,r,Ih.y ,.n dO,wh.lllllY w,ol IU do, 10 whi.b In Ihl, ....I,. Croll Ih, trllle, bolOl'llhlllr.ln 1.1. II ,Ih''''; Iflh.1 .llhl dl'l,o~'lllImlledor ,"Irl.led, Ihoo IZ Ih'd,l'!v'r h... .hol1,r dl'llolt ',od Ih,lll'In.I'I" Inlo l3 1111\. In Wbl.h 10 do Ih.I,lo l1\.ke 111.1 ,v.lollloo. " 14 ~, Sol,l~ bMl..II~lbal II. drll'CfW1\nll10 101 , ,1$ 'IIrol',lho IIIllllnl nvm IIllhl. Oll$uuulll 10 11011117 16 'II COIT~." , 17 Q ThaI, IlIoy w.nl \Q fllako .uro IhallhllO~ OOOUllh II 1I~ f\l!0j Ibo polnl!h,~ 100 Ih'I~lo 10 /IlIlu.lIy.,1 a,roll7 19 ,,1\ ~olml. ' ' , ' ZO l;l (ll<ly, NOW,lhl.lla 111110 ~n\ypolnlwollld ZI \IIlli"~~'lal,doWl1~,oka~, Wouldlh"\>Ol1\Oro ' za ~Pri'I'j 111110 1I0pW. 01'1101' 1I1Wt,I\lr ~oo!lIoro~ a Z3 ~II\'I!)1IO olrolll'llnl;,whon lIIoNI.o\ ',1'101 Z4 II, f'lorl11.lIy Ib' .I_hl, dl.l.till Ih.1 WI'V, bllo Z, dltelllllol"PpUII, Iq p~lv,cqotroli, which blll..lly _" ' 47 I Wh." y~~don'th'v, di..... .~ro..'\h. ~.dW.y, f~i1~looln. 2 proPlttYll~, ..1. provld" Ib'l IOnlrol 10111' drlv,r .nd 3 p,rovld" thai .pellll.nd ""'pol1ilnp,r'II,n betw"o the ~4 I1IOI0r v.III.\..nd 1".1\111\ Ihloulhlll" ~rolllol by , S IOnlrolll?1 lb' I1lhl~f'",~, mu.h like .tr.m. .llnel dOll. 6 : It~ ""',n, 10" 1 mean I-.cl",eao. ilop, Ir..o "'''0'10, 7 ,lIlh18'" I.n'l "oro.e~.Il" m~ It Ih. B cqniro\'lI'on't lunlll,onlnl propltly or It Ih...".II.lloo I. 9 Ih.... Ih'llh. 11111 .r.nol fuo.nonlnl properl~, .nd Ih. 10 drlv.r.I~'IO'nl.,I~.It.~k .o~w.~," Ih.1 ""Inl Ih.o n II luolllon. .nd oI'lMlI"'u P,"IV'IIl' p.lllve ,ro..1I1,I,lo 12 W,bl1h It.. lh.o th.1 dttv.r dO,et n..d !h'"lahl dl'I'n~'lo 13 b, .bltto tV.lult. hl.l1IOv.m.nl, i4 Q ,So 1ItIlIINJIl11lo Itollow)\lu horo,.lr, , I' A"umlnl 11111 M" Pllro dldn\ havo 1110" J1ll1 '~""lIon'o' 16\1'IIh 11I1/.alO malI\Jlllllo,n1nllU1d .hajulllloPI'fd IU1d wall.d 17 for IIftl,n 10 pallI\lho 'Iop bor, would II bo yOur 18 !billl1\Oo~ Ih'llho dllllU1lo of.lah\ 111" elid collld 110 would 19 I10t ",'III\\lOnaol7 20 A ",lIlh." ltev.~lhlnl 111m ',worldnlll'l 21 Iho~ld,lh.1\ Ihullhl dl'"I1~.I.WI' I.~,iln m.klOI' 22 deel.I,Oo Wholb'" to la ..roll 1,li'lre,kt or nol. If Ih' 1.1.. .23 ,~~u,n~lboiol Pn/nll'ly,od If,'h, Ie rllPondlol t,o th.m.. 24' Ilth.ym IlInlllolllnl prop.rly .nd .h"lIl1nd w.li. fot 2$" ,h' .~lIlnllO ddt, f~r Ih, 11'1111\ 10 la by .nd ib' .rm. to BLAIR va CONSOLIDATED RAIL 48 48 I "10 up out 01 the w.y,tll.n "If .llhl dl,l.on do..!"llIlIOm. . 2 l"lor In h.ntllllll.ero.. Iltf '1'0"1111' 3 Q Sir, whoo N)\111 nror.roduoport ~Ilho 4 1I~~o',1 01 Mr,Kldd,t,lI"nllm~ \ltlor .1I0m'~i OOITOOII S II Correcl, 6 Q Aod' 10 Ihll, ropoll clid )\1ulllnOOoll.lo 7 oploloo'7 8 A V.., I did, 9 Q 81t. whlll. your <irloloo,ll)\1n ha\'OOlIo, 10 wllh r"""ollo Ihoopnla orthlUlold,017 II Mil, STAUI10Nt-WIlIII Obj,olloo, , I a Tlla YII>UO (l~ll,,^ TOlliWO ~ro noW 80in, oil' 13 'Pmlrp,.'I'11o 11011 1.1\113, 14 Mil, ST"\.1P~NMAIUIII Il11lmowlnw myqbJoo!IOI1U \$ Id~llYoploloo' h'~ 1I0lna'loolTlr wllh !lIard 10111\1 ' 16 o~i\OO\lo,y IlIu' ,or bt~d Upoll lhit II1U~I,lonl 1.1111 I~o 17 objooled 10 mllof, I B MR, CIIPPULLI.!'Okay, 19 TIlB 'YIIlll(l (lPU,,^ TOiW WUllno\V bIlkon #0\011' ao The line 1.1\113, " at bY MI\. CIII'I'llI.I.11 az Q, S,lrdnlllo,llll1lOd you ofwhel!ba qnoellon a3 WIli,llto qu,.IIOl1I': did you,oOer do!nB )\ldr 10\'11111'11011' 24 'wUI.h, 10 my node""ndI08, wM foln, 10 Iho 1I0ldoo\ ICOn', 25 I1lvlowloa Iho polloo I1lpot\l,o 10VIIIIII\IIvo ropotU Ih.t yon 49 I talked ,boi,! 'atUer,ta,klnl .~ri.ln mc"~1I0"01l kn~ 10 2 fonhi aOordoI08l,lIlhll' did yon l1l,oh ,0op,ln',," Ii 10 ' ,,3 whlllllo eallHorthluocldOOl Will 4 A, ' I ttaell.d IIVlr.loplnIoCH'nlttrilnllh' 5 mldenf, y,.. , " 6 Q Can )\1d IoU ~ \l'hal oploloo' )\1n Il/lllllod 7 .onoomlnllhlllopldeoll ' 8 A 'YIII, fh,"plnlon'lh.t ll'l"h~i ba"d nnlh., 9 Inloto\.lIon thlll W"llv.n .n,d th'lnformllloo I ",v\awld 10, .ndoblato,d'fro,m mpll. 10Il't1l1an,w" Ih.1 tll. ..1., II . mlllnl ,1"11 .nd olher tr.m. 'onlfol,d'V~""lb' la Inla",ct~ It thl Itada erolllnl, mu.. m~,wlI'O .01 I ~ . In.,lIoolol.. Intendod prior to the ,..Id..t. IInd by 11101,' 14. oll.n Iltlllh,ttwm 1.'I.n... whmlh.y 01"1'11'" WIIOI'I no 15 Ir'In "mlthtoullI 111','1.111111' 16 1'h1l m'lfun.llon or Improl'lr tucollonl11 Yri~ 17 wanl t,. 0.11 II Ih.1 or 1o.llu".lIon .IIII,'tr,l,oe ae'n!1td 18 willi ,",h, wllh ..onlh r'lularlty Ihlt UIII'I nl 1111, ,f't1l1 19 mlllnl, ruld.nl' IIllh. arOl'who obllrv,ld Iflild tta",Iad' 20 thronah II ~ovllo",d .n "I*"tloo or In IIpl.tan.y tb.1 wN.. 21 Ib.~ um. 10 lb. ero,.lnl.od the 1.101 w'll ~owri or "11l' dawn 22 fh.llhor. w.llllk.lll100d Ihal thItIWO~~bt ita,lr'lo,' ' 23 .'mlna Ihm.,h 1110"1'0111111' IInd Ib.tlfllr",lb.twould 24 '"" Ih.lr "",.I.n.y 01" ,nd thl! lIpeellaW"o.WIIII. ' 25 ,IIII' 1I0w thay would 1'l1pood 10 thll",.'ll6n Ind Ihll i," 13 (Page$46 to:,49):, GEIGER & LORIA REPORTING SeRVICE. 800.222-487,7, " .., . I I I I":,,,"," ,\1', )',~. l:r [;j; . ~ MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 I C<lndlllnn, a Alld ~~Ifd, 011 lilY IlI,nrllllllvll, ~hllllljll,llllrn WII ;, ~ on,o!lhu,.lndlvldull, th~1 hid 'lpII'llnftd Ih.ln,pri!ptr 4 ~p,,,lIun or Ih. a"..", wall. hld"p.tl'n~ Ih~ oPtr~lInn ~ q/lh'.IIUh,..'h, all~ ~"uI"thnd no Ir~lnUllll " fi Ihrouah 10 Iii. polll' Ih~I,lh,t would, could h~I'.. would h~v. 7 ,U.1'fd h,r 'lfIffllnll'. h.r flpecl~1I1i1l 01 how',h. would , 8 ""pond 10 Ih~1 colldlllnn wh," ,h. '"C<1U"I,redll, ~",I 10 Ih.1 ,,9""nll"" p,l.ytll a partin 1m ,etlon, on I'" dlY ollh. 10 felld'"I, ' l'l l\a,~I'I!"hlllh" would hm bltn Ih. la ~Itlnlvl'ilahl dlll'nlf 10 hlr rlaht alld III !h. dlr~lon I ~"rronl,whllhlhl"raln would ~I C<I,"lnl' And wllhlnlh. 14 .dlll,nlt ,Ihll Wquld hV,a b"n avalllhlllo h.r, nol ,..Inl ~ 'I' Iraln wn~ld h~va rtlnrorffil h'r flptttltlnll Ihllll w.. a ' 10 ,"llrU~1I1011 Ollhl'''a .nd, Ih,reror., Ilw" okay 10 dO whll 17' 'h'dld. 18 .' Q Q~y, Now,"r,lholOoplnlollund~l1iilu"o", 19 Ihll )'QUJUlI"I'fII,R<l, III1llhoy.l11l\d, Whhlll ,lllI/olI,hl' ' ao d'l," 01 onlln~n, conaln\y. lol~ 11)1 al II V",lh'YI", U' Q Now, C\1~I~' IronllhUoulh hlllUllnl nonh Ilk, a3 trt', PI,rndldthlll'l"IuullIt d1ly, Whll would hor'" did a4 )'Ou ~lI'I1on)\ln did )'QurllC</ldlflllllO In'l19Cilloll',dld)'01I a~ ~Io 'hllrip \h'l.h' l)1'l4.? ~ , , , "H' I II Onl('n drlv1nRdown Ihlrold Ihll,III. il'llo 10 ,a 10 a"lo Ihocrolllnl' " ~ Q 1lI>)\ltl dnlV~thOl.tn~ 41~'lot11hal M.:OIit1l 4 ~.. .. 5 II Vea, , 6 Q "\OdlO~'Utli,, ,.7 II V.., 8 Q, "Oklrih1 ilolnl~d.wouI4l'OlI bq Ihlo \0 loll , 9 110 11'111,1 hor 11n~ Of.l.h\ Woul,d 110 to Ih, n,hlill' tho WOI\i 10 dl'""ul'OU,,,,, ~~oltl';.l\om \110 .outh, mMnlnl'wh,," ,II \\'lIthO n~I, "1110 lllll ,110 \\'l141d hl,~o ~ lulo Ill, 1.,'00 la ,th,ornallnl' d9,)\IU lcnoWlho 41j\lIlQO ihlllhownuld nral bO 13' .bl. \0 IIlI th4,~lInl' In4 dO )l>U \(J1nw Whal hor ,I,hl Of 14, 'vl,lbllwo~ld be \0 liIo WOll whon 1110 ""1 lIould .00 d,. Is 'om.tn,? ' , " ,',' Is II Will. wh'n,hu,n n",it.1hllrolllnl,thl 17 ro~dw_r 11,,11 Iprl'O_lhlnl Ih.II'O.,11I1 I. ~ .nlOl ol,hlll. 18 and"ll. . think Ihlll" on' IrtllUbiillt ~ qu_rt"ol_ 19~dl. b.lor. Ih, oro,.lnR 11,,11, ,Ho ,hi woul4 hlv. h.d rr.Uy ao ,"uehUn. ohl,hllo Ih.ol'OlIlnl pl'Oh,hlY ~bflut a qual'\lr nl 21 ,..11111. u"o,r- ,'II' ~lIu_IIf lOtiO Ihuroltln" ' aa 'Q' ,^n'4 Wh011 wo'ro lalkInl ,ooullho orollln8 'nd a3 IInllllll,hl10 Ihu Irollln8, 11'0\11 \llkln, looUI WhOlO 1110 a4' I'II00would,I19II',lllOld!t1recl? ,,' as" A VOI,lh, rOld all'ld o!lllrwhm II ~to"OIlh. " " BLAIR VS CONSOI.IDATED RAIl. 50 oa I ralltold track. a ,Q Po you hovo,ny IdoHf wh_,I, ltalOd upot) t'l"r, 3hl'JW'11llllli ofWll1\ 110' 1I11',uf.l~hl Wollld,bo oll~lpln III 4 lho WOl"lllOdl~II\llllllo .v.ln 11''' cOIIVna Iron\ I\\hal ~ q\l~rlor 11110 ll'O':wllOn .h"~lIl1ldn{1'lOo 1119 Ol'Qlfllla'l b MK; 81'IIUPhNM,t,IllRi 'O\IJ"llQlt, ' ? " "1111 VIOnClOrm\l\'I'OR, Wll1l110W lolnllllf ,. 8 0In'llrf\"'lOumll.II,19, ,,',' " 9 MR, RTI\VI)ilNM;4,IURI' Whill Ii ''''lIh\lo{1? 10 MR. CAPI'II!4,I, Ilooon..yno" " II MR, 8'l'IIUpnNM^I,IlRI 'IIO'IIVa~\"r,n~,bnlllllO 12 ">'I )'Il"''m In ~ouh'o If! ~nn\ ll\lllhl nbJOIllIllll,oolhO 13 roollrd,ll11OOn,lhlro~Mlhlnl tnhoro,lklb; In hi." woll. 14 All rl.h'., Ijn n...kln. .n o\IJ.Ollnn bII'd OI1Ih9l\ollhl\ 1$ 1I:'~0 IIUwaOlUnrlnlo ~n,~ Ih"40'1.nolllll'O~ I~ lh. 16 olllyropnf1lv, \It.on 'nPplled,lhf 1\11' d,\O\l ~ay 1~'h;'97 11 wovo dl14i1O"drllld, 'h.roM' I'd oll)ool m ,ny ,,"11rony \>\I, 1ft Ih,l, 19 "MR"CA11)'PIJJI ,VOijkl1~WW~I, 1\1110111'10 'aO 08l'00wllh Mr, S"ud.n""lorond wllh~",w In, qn"lIon, "air ,al onlll'Ill? , " 2a " 'MR., ST^UPPNMlllhR, P~lroi1U\lah, a3', TIlII VIDPO orPAA't'QK; WOIro now bookQlt d~l\'jll1, 24 1'h0l1ir- Illlil9, a$ U'O'tR, ()^"PPW, Ii ~1 , 63' I Q 81r,1 WIIt')\Iu.. durin. our P1VpIllllon Of a Iho 01UO, Iho do"',.. h.. prnvldo!! UI wllh ~ ropOrt'lrom M 3 'oll,lncorlhat may'I'lIl}1ln Ihl. _ on boMlfoflhtl' ", 4, dotbnlO, a 80n\loman by Ih, namo 01 Mr, KiIU104y, I bollol'l, 5 William KllttI1ody, And IlIlhll. ho had an optlOllllnlly .Inco IhO ij I'IIJlOn ,\\I.unor 1110 rol"ln 11101 )'llU 1,!U<<l, MIl In " 7 oppon.nltylocrillquo)'Ourl'llJlOn, ' 8 And on. oflh.,hlnAlll\lll M qllOlllona, IUld I 9, would .Illlhll, I. on, pi~o 4 ottllO ropori ha .lItMI " 10 "1>Wlahl MulAan In hlo M~y ,ilh rqx>n dllOllI.OtI ml,rullClii>nlnl , II lrildIl crolllnl dovleel, lIl. UII of mllrullCllonlnuate I. I a Inappropriate 1'*11IO n litl.lI;l1iillonlnl or ItlIllUnotlonln, ..to 13' Cl1>IIII1,~nlroll. 01\0 .Itol docl nol III'IWIItlln,ollh4 . 14 al'lll1>a<:h ola Imlll," " 15 ,No\Y,hIlWWOllld)\turM~ndlOlhllor\lan)\lo 16 ""l"lnd 10 lh'l,'h'l ,,' 17 'A ' I u'a1h".rni "ml'fundl.II'n." or 18 "m~llunetlonlnl"lo mUll ~ 1"',10 m,_na l~li or ...Ii.lOr 19 tram. IOnl..o' dlVl~ In Ihl. tI" IRcludln. Ihlll", th~l 20 don'l runcllon ~PPlllrli.tely .nd "'Inllndld, Th_1 woul~ a I Includl rep,.11d letu~lIon. w.h.ri M lralri I. ~mlnl'ftd would 2a allO Indudllh.lnlll"" whll'a h~ cllN whl" ~ lraln '0" 23 Ihroulh ~nd nolhlna hlpp,n,. So In mff'lPOH Ill''' u.ln, ~ a4, bro_dlr U!ld.nt.nlllna 01 mlilundl,nlll' _nd m_llllnetl.nln.. a5 Q D,*1I10 on Ihl. d,lo o( 1M aecldonl, tho "'01 , 14 (Pagell~OIt) 1$3) OelGER lI. LORIA REPORTING Sl!RVICE ,,800~222"'677 ' " . -. .. , , , ' 04 "" !I " MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 BLAIR va CONSOLIDATED RAIL D4 De I WVIV ~OWll,llIlll/r 111l~9Illtndln"II,d alliin 1I1111111l01~ ~ uhnlllon'lol~ ~Id ~lIn. Ihrou,h, Hn Iho~ worilln on ' 3 jP\1lUfl/IIIO WOIkln, 1"III\or.. wo knnll' 1Iflllull partlollllr,," ~ 111'1 pll1lollllr Inl",,~oi WllOl~ lha,I, bo onmol'l ' , 'II" MYlIlld,"lllIdlri.11 Chl'I'lh. IIm"flhll Q mlh Ih. "1" w....fIlnfllonlll..' Inl,"~tIl; l' Q 1I111 wllon )\II1\1I1)'1n, n'4ll\lnoIlOflln" )\1\1\'11 ' j ,.: .. .. .'. . .., '1Ilkln, lboolll.. mll\lIWIIOflI Jl!lor 'hallld 1ll,lho, 9 "ptlltnoy \NI \l'llIlkod .boIlliII lhal OllfTt'll? ,10' A' CorrKt" ,10 II " MI\. CAPPIlW, Hi'; I hlw 11lI1\l~lwr qnolllnnl 11 I a ,,111\I i \viii han~)\Iu n~t to Mr, HlIlIdonw.lor I\lr 1 a 13 oroo,,..,mn,IIOl1, l3 14 'MR,ST^UPllNt>fAlnRI Thlnk)'Ou, MO~\I'\I'lInlT 14 IS oll\lllr,1\lr I n,,!nwill, pIOlIO,,' 15 16 , ' TIIPVmllqON1RATOR'iWoollnllw,nln,nlT, In 17, OII\l1ll1,Tho,IIw.II'j II,ZI, "",',' 17 IB (lIoqPll,) II 19, ,TIIII VlllUO OrnIlA1'OR. WOOl'll nnll' \!Iok on "motl, 19 ao 'I'M IIlllOlll "a9,10 zl al >> >> >> ~ " a4' nv MR,STAUOENMAIPRI Z4 as Q' Mr, fI:1ol.e.n,JuII 10 MinII' up nn IIltI nflho 'as " 'Ii CR089.11XAMINATION DD " .. j I "tnd oflho qIlOl\lnn)n, \hll Mt, C.ppolli WN uklil, )'OlI' )'011 a,.... Wllh mo. 11,1, do )\IlIl1lIl,lhal nn lho d'ybrthlj 3 IOQldonl,lhool'Ollln,..tOlIl'OIl nponlln. .. ~..Ianod, IhQ)' 4' IIWf down,lho llall\l un Ihon\ II'~ nuhln., tho lOll 1I.hll 5 "~ nuhln'i 'nd Iho boll \YU rin,lnlit tho cnWln., ,,610 1I11td,0n'llll' lInd'"'lndln.lIrl"llmon~..hl 1 ".1. 1\'0. f\lncllonl~. Ii Inlln~tt101 Ihlllme oflhlurol~, , Q AM ~ \\'OlIld'~ Wllh 1I1001I<1,.lr, thallho 9 plll\lCll4l IIf 8\1" ond llIihln8 lI,hll, Ind \Iio hllIl III 1111 ,10 ol\lllln"/'lcl'\I'Im ~ dilvornrlhooppmaoh or.n onoomlnl II IlJ\lnl". ." '"., . . I a 'A " 'r~Wllh.lt Inllnl, y... 13 ~ ^flIl YOUI\\1llI~ I"O'P Wllh me lhal on Iho 14 doyorthl! IQQldonlth~ 1\'IIIInIIn"PPl'OIohln, thll I~ jnl_"on?'" . ill ,A' Cor..,c., I?, Q ^i\d 10 Ihondo \1.10' )'O~r \\'OldfdhodoVlol!!, . 18 ~ 'Optrallnl On Iho dlY nUhlnoon PIlIII'I ~oldonl .1 10 Inlondod7',' "" , "20 'A ,^llhO Clma of'hacrl.hi 'olhtlIM' orllll' ai" !U\oWlttl.., YI" ihllY 1\'....lIln~lIon'nIIlJh'y ''It',lnlln~wd, ~i , Q ,^ild)\lll !ndloltod ."In 1\01, 111I'01\ lriad 10 iJ',wiltOIl down '.lhll,whon.\ho 11111 Ind lI,hlo.1V o~l1Il1nl ' 24 01 Int,l\1dlllIhll \hOY,PlIIyI4'i.nd Ilhlnk tho WOrd)'OlI IlIed 25 'l'Ilh, .otIil1,lIon orlho dri,vor flom Iho l'llIlOId Itlok!, I oo~I'I'.. '" a II V", Thllllllll" oflh.U.vlc. II III con'rol 3 rl.hl-or,wly,lfyoll \l:lIl.chro'lh choerollln.. '!'hI III.. 4 Pt:OvlU'1 pOII,lvI, Ir 'h.y't' f\lncllolll.'llrop'tl~, 5 Q Wllloh Iho., \YOlO, . 6 A l.onl Cltm, if lhoy I\Incllon pr~p"IY, . 7 Q WoU, Mr, Mol.oln,jul\lo 11Ind"'t,n~II" '8 \Yt'rolllkhl8 1001111111\. IInlt omlnoon Phll'IIOOI~onli ' '9 )'OIl'~ '81* wllh mo thaI Iho 11101 Ind U.hl! 11'010 . 'filnollonhl8 ..Intondadl oO!TOOI? , A, ^Ilho Clmo or Ihl..ltIUln" b..'" Oil 1""monY,\h' 811i1 Wit. ~lIwn,lh' h.lI w., rlnal.~ Ih, U,hll woro ,n..hln., IlId 0 Irlln ~Id 10 Ihrqu,h ChI In',"HUollt, 'IC,II nit, Chroulhlh' crolllol' And "v, rOrloll.n Ihoolh.r qu"lIon, ' " Q" rllr onoUah' Alldwhlll1l~qllOlllon 1I'.."II)'Q\l , In~IOIlod Ihl\ whon thoy II:' filnOllonln. proporly 0' .. InlOn~Od." )'OlI'VOIIlted,lhll IhOl'Plllvldo,llIilnki I IYIVI.down ~r word, ,,,,.,,llon 01. bll1ior orl)'\lO lO'k"" Iho ~ril'OT from orollln.III"rM"'l cO!TOO17" ' A ' Th"ICIIt,hll'llh.ln,..c or Ih. 1""luo provl~. 'hl.barrtor, blttl.r ond noUrI 10 Ih, drl~.r'''O''IO .hl.t Ih,'9rOlII0., .' Q And. In. fao~ buld I)n Iho roYleII' otlho,' doQlInlOll\llh,t you hlldo,lho lito 1\''' ..~ MI. 01\11I'111110 " D1, . 1 of hlWl, OOITOQ', II 'h'lP,liipllOll~ lho ,roUlnl thl' day? a A' Anhoopproachad, Y'" ' ' " . 3 . . Q And Ih,' ",IUIII~h~tQ ph)'lIOl\l~ h1aI1tl1Y01 hor . 4 ON IfQ\Ind thOlO IIIIOIlnlo tho poth'oflho \nllnJ 00rrt91? " A Via. 6 Q And whon yon 1\'010 dllOlIllln. .. I'm 'OilY, 7 Ilrikolhll, " , ,. AIIO, Mr, Mot.oan, yOlI' \voit liked 10 hllkt 9 IOI'OTII"llIIf1lUoIU b~ Mr. ~ppollllbollI.Mo. bHII', 1011011I, 10 on Iho dl~ orlho 100100nll onlTOQl? ' . 11 A Cotr~C. I a Q, YO\l ~Jd nol w!ln~ 1110 ~Idonll OQITOQI? 13 A Correll". 14 Q VOII w~ Ihoro monlh.I.I~ IS A 11m lh.r. ~bOMI twii monthllll'r, " '" IU Q , ^nd whlt)'Ou knOWlboll1 MI, Dlltll'n,Uql\l on 17 Ihl\ day II whit h.. ol1hor boo" IQI~IO)'OlI Wollhor , 18 Mr. c.ppolll all(hll ornooor \lY)IOlI rtodhli'whll olhill' 19 JlOOrlo hive IIld (lqolllTOd 1111\ dOYI 00rrt91?, 20 A 11'1 litoO blltdqn InfOrl1llUo,h ~r.\'ldtd, .Uhor 21 I,ol.menll b~ InYtlUI1l611 or d,pollllon".llmony, otwhoC za WII MndorlColld '0 bl h.r l'UOlllthl' U.y, . 23 Q Woll.!"'1 Illk lbollllh" fIlr I nllnlllo, I a4 ~OIl'1 hIve on~ihllla In illY nto,Mr. MUl,oanioXC",1 l'Oill'hll 2' wollld Ippoar In Iho polloo itport of "'~ 11ltC1\lOltll ~t )'OlI " " 15 (Pagee54 to ~7) . OBI<3SR & LORIA REPORTING SERViCe. 800.222-41177 "",.,-;"",;.., . '-' iX,->,''', ~;"",. ~>, MOLeAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 , BLAIR va OON80L.IDATI!DRAIL , 88 " , 80 I Q Do, ~u hoVo IholO phOIOSIllIIl,II'\I'hh )'Oil lodpY'i ' 2 (\ No,ldonol, , . '. ' 3 Q lI'lmy 1I11110111.ndlns )'011 did 'noll'O,"lnlholO 4 pholosrilphl? , $ A' Hid tol.ln Ih./n, In lh.lnl'tv,"II. ""'n 6 year'..M IWO mov,m,nl. 01 Ih. om'''llh.y'v. b,," ' 7 ,,1111111.1\1, ' , L ' "8' QS<l U" IIIIh110ny Ihal YOII sovo ho\'t lodlYI ' 9 bmd llronllshl dl,IIUIO~ olld Ullnp U"lwero IIOII"d, )'Oil. I 0 look pholoSlIlphlor Iho,o thlnSll 00_1? 'II,. A I look pholo,raphlor Iho IU. allll did lak., ", 12 lomo pholOltlph, op alld dowlllh'lra.k, Y'" 13 Q And YOII,don'l hovo IholO o~,lIoblo loday for", 14 10 look "tlho on81nol prinl.? , , ,,' 1$ A , Thoott,lna' prilll" 110, !dOIl't, , '16 Q S<lln ~hlllslho.onolullonHndopllllolll 17 U"I )'O",'\,o slvon IhllJUIY lodoydurins )'OlIrldtlh11Ony;)'O." .' 18 revlowed Iho MillO acoldent ropoH, yoU rov!owild two priVIIlo 1 g. InvIIUaOlor J'OllOm ""Ined by Iho plllllllff, 101110 now!llapor 20 ol1lcl". Oil PRA l'Q\1Ill1, kIIU Iholl your own oblorvollonl alid 21 1I101ll1lIOmo,,". ot oot011lI COITOQI? 22 ' ,A Col'l'eel, ' " 23 Q Now"wUh IOWd 10"10.. llrikolhOl, 24 "S<l >VII hol'o Ihon no IndfJlOl1U,", knowledSoo.r 2$ ',:Iny 10Uonllhat'.MI, OUni did on tho day otlhll oooldollll , , 'I 1Ov(~od, III oUlor worllf. billed 011 1110 lI1al~lollhol >Vu' t IlIdlo.to III )'OlIrr~lOri Illatyoll rOvl,wed.. and 1011110 IlO 3 Ullllllah,thllllloWIIOallollrifylhal,lIkay, VOII Ilv!owod Iho' 4 1101100 ",eldOllI roroM lIiAI Will propA,cilby Iho 11010 pollool ! ~omol? ' ' 6 A Correcl., . '7 Q Andlhol'O worHtll0l11\1l1l1ln Iho,o I bollevo by 8 Ih, I"hl dtoW? ,.," 9 'A lthlnk Ih.re \I'.r. !1!lIlIIllolomontlln Iho " 10' POlltH.porl, YH, II ,'Q, ,,;\nd Ihon you IOvlol"od IwillOpoiu.dlAI wero 12" llqno by privlte,lnv..llaaloral ~.orr~17 13,',1. COIT"I, 14 ';Q Md thIlIOWOr. privOlelhvClUao(ora hlrod by 15 tho plilnlltl) OOlTOQ17 16' A l'hI holt..lln~rt Who Ihoy 11"'; hlrl'd by, 17 Q ,Wolli 101 me moko'lnlO I IIndoraland Ihol, 18 ,Yon'vo lIlv," opinion! hero loday blllod on yonrrev!ow ollhOlo 19 rocordt and r'u'to 1011111, lI1f )'O~ don'l know ,wlio plllvlded Ihal 20 Inl'omwlon 10 you?, ' .. 21, A 11010\1' who provldW Ihllnrnrll1llllonlo mO"1 2a 'don'lloIowlpeetn~.lIywho hlrw Iholnl'flUSIIO"I, 2P Q' VOII no\'Ct,n~e UlallnquliYI J4 A,,1 wltl\rovldw Ih. hllorl\llUon trom!h' 2$ allornWlh.11 11'11 worldns (or, ", 80 I Q WolI, I'm sol.la to 1011 you Ihon. ond I think I '2 WOIP, Ihallh~ roportll ond 1'111011 YOII now IOVon a 3 ~ lator IhlllhOlO topoMa woro preplred by prll'olo 3 4, InvCllUgltora hired by tho plalnllfl', dll rlslll? . 4 . 5 A O"-y" , ! 6 . 'Q Okay, And you tovlowod lWo now.paper'IM,lcICllI 6 7 OOlTCl't? " 7 a ~. Vtt"" .. " 8 9 Q And Y9,U revlowod 0 U,S, POT MR rAil highway 9 10' aradoorouln8 aooldont topOM? ' , . 10 11 A COttecl, " , .' 11 12 Q Would yo~ lelllhoJlliY Whollholll?12 13" . A ll'l ,uoPorl don" by ,Iho ~ sonlral.d by Ih. 13 14" V,S, ~ WIU, 11'1 a V,S"Peplrlmonl 01 Tran,porllUon 14 I! r.lltold tlPOrl, II b.llcally I.. nport ort~....ldlhl, 15 16, Q . And Ihnt'. flied wllh Iho Podoral RollrOlld 16 If Admlntllratlonl 00~1? . " , 17 18 II. Vtt" 18 19 Q , And thon lhe ol\lor IhlnStlh"1 t hnvo Ihat yo~' 19 20 I'Ovlowcd woro yo~r 001~11.1l0 InIJlOCUonlan,~ topllMa Ind 20 2t mOllI~rOl\1ont typ\IIhlng81 oorroot? . 21 22 A Correct, 22 , 23 : 'Q Alld you olIO look phOloSrophl or tho acoldonl 23 24" ' Iconol oorr~I?, ' 24 2! A YOII 25 corr~17 , A speelnOlcUonllllh. arldeero..lnl' no, " olhlr Ihan wh.II"UlI\Qny Wit alvon by Ih. Ir.ln Inw,. ,:' " Q Anddn f'Iot, In \lit polleo ropoM yo~ " rovlowed, Iho ltallllOlloo hidlolle Ulat MI, Ollro dlllVo trOnnd Ihe aAlOl And lillo'lho pllh or Ulo \nln, comol? " ' . 'A Corrlet, And IhAI Wit baaod on Ih.lr " leaUmony - or ~Iaod on IIAl'lI1fnll ree~vtd l'rom Ihtlraln ~t'ewi - i ,. - ---, Q , And Ihoro'l nolhlnsln Ihll ropeM Ihil IlIdlollOllhAl .ho 11otlPod at tho Iloti bit thll you 10111 nod 10 OIIrller nnd looked len or n&htl COlTOQt? "A 'Spleln.llly Ih're'onOl, By lhl IIIIlt loijn, Iher.'i no I"Umony lhaj 111'1 thlttht dld,,!I, 6llh'r, Q 'und011llnd'UlIl, bul'ih.,.'1 nollllha In'lIIAt" ropoM Ulall"dlolldt'tlill tho illd?" '.' II. In the pollcHOflOtt plr It, no,: ' Q. And In lnoldna ,.jn 1..Il~na .&oill tht ~llllnO.. you I..tlned and Ibcl~II6l;.i1on.1lId w looond wh.t >V~ oln'lloo, you bll!d \hit tllll "'~n",lIona 1>>11 Mf: Ctl'\ltllt..kod )'OU 10 A I'nl'lotl'f, ~qidd y~ut"IIl.:!ltilt? " Q, 1110 1001Imony Ullt yo~ IIW ";It tQ4ay 118ht dlltal\9N IlIAI Mt, 011fO oollld too 10 Ih,e '" . n&hlII Iho Iralll ol'fltoiohod iI1d Whlllhd. did 8' .. . ' 16 (Pagl':6 . GEIGER & LORIA REPORTING SERViCe . 800.a2~04a'77 - .. MCLEAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 62 j; '0 I '~ohod tho Inl.rtOollon thll dJ)',lhlltollll\i1l!y II III I ~.' _~flQn"I~~IIIl111thIIMr,CIPriOlII..kod)'lwton'l!koond '2 3 bmd" '.,' 3 4 . . MR.QlI"I'UI.l.I:I\naolna 10 n'l!kOlllobjooIlOlI, 4 S , TUU YIPQO <ii'Orv.'I'ORI WHro now aoln, oil' 0 S . 6 oih'lIrl,''rhO tlnio 1,11138" , 6 l' , '. MR, CAPI,p'lUllr>'lU ~phrm IIlnd IIY It 1 '8 I\1lkOllho "lu~1I1l11 \hlllh." Mt, Clppolllllkod )'(1l1lhll 8 9 ~,MldOlhf NAII~1I1l11 Ihlllho IloPPOddl.~ nOI ~..Inall 0 010 on lhO lllijlfl1l101\I, Il'~botln, II 011 hll oWn 1l'!ln, Iho~ .nd 10 II Illukln, I\'omlh..llo II1Ii1'CtIOl\I, 0,41 h.~ boIln,lho' , ' ' ,If 12 ...~il1IlIllII Ihl' h. hll t~lIlho lotllllly 110l\pOd 1,1101'0; YOII 12 13" \OtQWWhlll'nlll)'\n.? 13 14 MR.S1'AUPIINMAID/l1 8111'0' 14 I~ " MR. OAI'I'III.Llill. w"lhQ~,II'hkon tho IS 16 '1110 lIIlmwllll ht phy.I,IIIYllw; 1I0~ boIlna tllollllln'4lllon 16, 11, thil.ho lloppo<l on WhIt I told hl~ "11 18 ,MR:Sl'AUPnNM,4,IDR"Allflahl, ,. 18 11(' TllIlVIPUOOI'IlRATO/l1 WOI~nowl>lokonoan1OfiI, 10 ao 1'10 IIn10 1111139. ' ',,' , 20 21 Il,YMR,8TAUPIlNM^IURI 21 ~a Ql,tl\ "l'OI1hruothaqllolllon Iholl, Mt"t>1oL..n, 22 23 ~'tqllh(w thil)lll! IlIvo ho~ today ~bolillliht dllltnco 23 24 1IIlII,Iho ",III ft'om llfiIln Il'I'toIohlna ft'on\l11O dlroollon, 24 as 1110 train did lhil dly,lhal ~ buoil ~l1QnMr: Clppolll~ as 63 I 2 3 :4 s 6 '1 8 9 10 II '12 jj 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 ,. al n 23 21 is 1lll0000000t 10 )'O~ thlt MI, Dllto did IIOP and Ib, ,"llImpllon Ihlllho did look In Ihlt dlreollon Illr 101110 flOIIod of.tll11Ol oorrcol? . , A "Th "'~mplloa II - thullllnlptlon In Iftlworln_ thaI qUIIUori w.i'ih.llho did Ilop, NO\l'IIho I"UnIOn)' coacor.lng tht .dcqu_~t or Ihtllalit dlllmtll ba,td Oa ther"uUI or I1\)' lUoln,pecClon. .. Q Now,lloI"1 talk lboullhll,llalllllllti'lOO ror I mlnulo, Irl Il1lIY, Yo~ Indlolled Ihal b"ed upon your ' ub"ivallonl" tnd, ~"o lalln, ulln, thO "Iu,upllorii or Iloppln, it I'" 1101' blflnd looklna 10 Ibe flalil .. A .. , 8uro. Q " '-Ihila drlvlI could I" In oxo....or~OIl I'ott, ootreol? A 6051"1. ", Q 80 Ihll'llwo roolball n.11lI1 oormol? : A Corriel, , Q 'And bi"d ul1Qn Ihat Ilalil dlltal1Oewllllllllhol tlOO l'ool,YOllr to;Umony II that. dtlVet could I" tho ralll --- .' ,,',-, - - , "-j Indloo an onlomlna 'rain wllhln Ihll dlllanoo, cOlTool. II Ihlt looatlon? , ",' 'A. From a point aboul600 r"l oU11 I dtlv.r 'llopp,td Illhlllup bIt would b, IblolU ,to In approachlnR ',r.la, or Iht.lr.ln would bo N wOllld nol b, obllured by "..".tlon In,d olh,r,lhl"RI ,.lonR Ibo .d.o 0' Ih, lrack. ' '1 thai comol? l.ook at paRo m orlbo book Ir)'Ou hivo lhal, 2 Ir)'OlI dot\~.1 havo II horo fur )'ll~, .. , 3, ^nd)'(1u wo~ld liroo willi 010, M/, MoLoan,lhal 4 on (lIao 133 uflho Rail iilahway Orade CroIIlna HllllIbook, and S " Irwo c:Ollld.lfwo CQllidJ~IU1\Gw lhoJ~1')' lhal ~k, ^ndl 6 Mr. Mol.oan.lm aolna 10 .Itow tl \<l >'lit, Il~ lho 1It1l,l1lIId , ',' 1111~hway Ofildo Crollln, Handbook, U,S, DopamIvnlor R Tral1lpoifatlon,l~OI\d edl,lo". Soptotnbor'(986, tnd dllrl U.. ,9 onothal)'Otiu.od? " In 'i\' Vet, II 'Q. 01<1)', And 01\ pa,o I 33'orlhAl book. Uloroh --- - - I' _ _,- '" '" 11 olIlM. and Ihil'llbo OhAM thai )'Ou boIed \hotollah\ 13 dlllftnoo IlltOnIOl\Il onl 90I\'OOI? " 14 A Corrod; ,,' ,IS Q ^nd undor lII"mpIIOl1l. Would )'OIl plN40 I'fId 16 fur lhQJ~!Y,UIO nrat paMfUllt .1t10l110111, , 11, A "6S,fooUtu.k orootlna IIlnlltlraek _190 ", IR"dttlrm.1I ,. " 19 Q' So l\to.tOllahl dlltandOoo thaI lit o.Ile\llaloc\ 20 dlllO '" oaloUI'led botod on' Iooklna tbr lfalil dlltanco'Jbr I 21, 65.fllot Inotor,ii.llor II I Ilnalo 1l10k II, 9O,d0fl'0Q tn,lo 22 Illompllna to o""llho lf10kal Olltreol1." . n ~3, ^ ' aflly,nv",foollrUtk IlIfl1\f1l1na toc~.. Iii, 24 lralk It 90 d._t.lI, )'11, " 25 Q Okay, BLAIR V8 CON80LIDATI!DRAIL '0. Q ~ow, )'Oil hn\l,mado.. )'OUilollhl1l1nf')'O" mado OOM~hll\li\omonll ,IJUIIllII. w"lo"\hln lilt ~f1lOlInl ohlahl dlllllitco 11111 ,hQuld hava' booulvall,blo, blll~ Qlllho' "nalnoorhls 11I1I1datlll.YOIIIOlUnodIOI'CIlITOOI? , .' A Correct, " , Q And you Ind191l04 Ihallho ll'O~Ulo 111,1 )'011 tollod on InnlilklnS,thll ",IOn\Ol11w~'llltlnklho U,8, lffl1~mon\ of1)\lnlpollllllolI, Willi R~II Hlahway Orfllo Ctolllll' Handbook? : A lIIahwlY J{IlIrold Gtllllo Croltlita "aMoook, Q AIIlI <10 you oonlfder Ihl1lo bt! ~n ~1l1horll~\lvo 10lltoe 1m thQIOlyPO of IltuOl? , . " A '1t'..loutn Ihlll wouldu,oln det":ltllnhla . Ilahl dl,"nto III arId, o,ollln., " , , , Q 0, ,And,ln 1'o0l,II'IIIOlll'OO)'OU I'Olhidonlit )'OlIr 10.11 many h01'O lodlYI OO~I? , 'A' It'''n. -II'I Ihuoureo th.lI ollttl In my IIIUmon)', YOI,' , ,,' ", ,,' ,Q 0' Now,)'(1u mado IOmUlal~l.bOlllllahl 'dllllmoo,lllhollld havo boem IOlllOWhoro Ilhlnk)'O~ ..Id lrolllld ~OO roollbr a Imlnaoln, 4011\1101 tn hour? ' 'A WI. .,' ,,' Q,.' 1'm oo~" amluot, Mr,MoLl!anllhoit'h.lh~1 thAt Ilaht dlllanoooaloull',lonll batod IlPoIlI ~5,~l'ool, . IlaOlo"trallot ftoltluaa i1ln810 lmokfl ~O dOlltOtli Iln" -/-, ; 65 '~17 (p~g8,.eat~:e&) Ol!IQSR.&LORIA REPORTINO"SERVICe . 800~a22,.4117" !\ i. ._ " J{ , " .,. MCLEAN. DWIGHT 8/27/2003 80 I I< I<nd IhulI ~IIO m tho Il~ndard lablll Ihal you 2 I1nd In any n"mbor of p"~lIoatlonl, 3 'Q . Now, Mr, MO~"n.lholl allO I1II not" )'\11' 4 ,would aart9 With hlO thai 0110 of 1110 malll pU1JlO101 ofhavlllB 5 nll,ho(l anll Baloo MIa orollln>>II to alvo, If)'(lil will, fIlU ' 'G ~nQw, addillonal wamllll of an appmoohl1l8 train, III olhor 7WOrdl, )'Ou 0lW1 nMhor. ond Sill" 01 addlllollftl wamlnUllo '8 drlvon wproaohlll>> Iho II10k ofonoomlns lralllll onnwl? 9 A The warnlnsl mlhm 10 ~Iorla driver 'hll 10 Ihlr.'laotlvl,y l'lheorollh,,, Iha,lhoy nlld lohnwore II of, 12 . Q Now,.. alld wilhln ;.suIIlU~iIok to Your 13' lotllmOlly,JU.llo wo'ro olO1lr,willlln 11111600 or 60S foolor 14 Iwol\lOlb~1I nOldl..il'lOall9r lbrme 10 IlIlnkofil 01 r 5 Iwo f\lOlb~11 n,ldl .. adrlvor oan I" lIio ralllolhoro'l .. 16 nolhlnS ObllnlOlIn8 Iholr vlow of Iho ralll wilhln Ihat: 17 dllllUlOo,lnd Ihoy oan 1".1111\11\ looal\'d oll\holO rnlll'OI 18 It approaohed Ihom from Ihal dlllanool oonwl? 19 A Tbm would bo no oll.tructlon In that Arll 20 \Vlthlnthl' 6Q9 foo', 21' Q Mr, Me(;olUl, howhlS II a dl~01loooriiollv07 22 A 'Spcolnlllly,l don'l know., I know 1I'llIlg. '. 23 It'u Bond.., '" ." ,24 'Q S<I fIlU oan't loil mo how larso, how lall il II, 2S how WldO 1111, how Ions If 117 ' ,- -- , " 01 'I A Ulvollooktd 'httlnforlilaUon up7 V... All 2 III hm llld_ye~n ItflOaU II? No, " "3 Q" 'YoUWQuld ap wllh hlO, howovar, llhlnk, to ,~ UIOY\lur ~ml,U" hrga ohJecl? , $ '~ Vtt.II'lIlarila obJtet, SpatlaUy, obvlou,ly 6 "1ltumlUar Ih~lul1hlr away 111', , 7 Q' IUndorallind, Now, Mr, MolAl\n, IlId~lns )'Ollr c . Invo.Usallon, did yQu OVOl oalolllato Iho preollO Iooallon of " o thllhUn pnd whoro II would havabmlln togard 10 MI, Oltro 10" ,on dlo day,ot'lIio lOoldonl? In Olhor Wqrdl, dld)'Ouovor III II down aOll OIloulalo, okay, bllOd on Iho ~ ortho Imlll' lito 12 train would havo \loon horo at . oOl1aln' limo or dllianoo alld 10 MI, DUIII would havo been haro. anY1hlna of \ho\ ~llllro? 14 "A., Did hUampllo reeon'lruollha'oruh? NO.1' 15 did nol. " 16 Q 'VoUdld riol? 17 A I did nol.no; '(, Q81l yQu oan:llolllhoJuty whorolho (rain 19 Woulll havo hoon atlha UhlO MI' Ollro doold\l<l 10 drive around ~o 11I0 ",00Md Into Iha palh of lItO Imln?' ,21' .'f. 'Nol wllh IlIillgroe ole.rlalnly,lIb. 22 ,Q ',' VoUdh'l toll "I hown1",h IInlO pOlled balw"n 23 lit", IOllonllhlllho II alllsed 10 havll~on In llopplna 24 . and pull/ns arolllld and looklll' andlhOll oomln8 hllo tha path' 25 \If,lhllhlln? ' , ,1'-; BLAIR VB CONSOLIDATED RAIL 88 1 A I hm nol done tho., oal\'lllltlonl, na, a 'Q Now; Mt, Mol.oan,l allo want to UO baok 10 Ihq, 3 !tollfuad IlI,hwayQradl Cr\llllngllatldl>ook \hll WI! roAllT4lllo 4 oatllll, and wu'l'o IndlOlled Ihalynn /llIld Ul'!'ll\hlll>ook, '; thll publto,lIt1ll,ln o1Ikln8 ynur 'dllomunlllonl,IIId Wllat I'd . 6 IIko jQ IIk)'Ou 10 doll...woll,llrikothal, ' 7 'Would)'Ol! '1111 wllhmolhllU~ I\lnofa 8 Itoallw O! I 'Pllblloatlonlhll dlRI. willi IP1!do crOlllnllland 9 Ihantho "Iallvo dull" ofdr\yolllnd ",inl and tholt 10 II\\0rlollon II uradooroailnllll Ihll t~,of\llllIa'l II A" II dlllll"" drlVtrund Irllnllnd l"Uradl 12 olOlIlog "ndlllon, fll, '" 13 Q ^nd would )'1111 alJlOl> with ow Ihalln Ih,1 ~ 14 111~ go 01T 1"1 "'lord I\lt a IlIlllulOunllll nnd Ihl nlbl 15 ,,~So, ' 16,' TllOVIDlloormwroRI WII~'nowllOln80rr 1,7 oRlWta, TIll Ifnllllll 14?, , ' ' 18 (I'a~IO,) '10 THO VIDItO orURA TOR, Waare now book on Olll'l!ra, 20 1'110111",1111:47, 21 IIY MR, STAUIlItNMAIURI ,22 Q \>O)'Ou~voth'I\1OOkwllbiu~,thowhol;' 23 thJna? 24 'A Nd" " 25 Q, Mt,Mot:oan,lmgolna 10lhow)'Ou pap 2Vo( '0& - - - . I Ihlllmo bOok th.1 \\'o'io~ \0 lllIIlIor,lnd I have 2 marked ~ , 3 ' 'TllIlVlIlUOOI'IlRATOR, WI 111 now 80lnU olT 4 0IUll011l, Tho limo I, II :48, 5 (I'allll,) , , 6 THIl VIOno OrnAA1'ORI WI lito now back on 9IUI\Of1" 7 Thclllmo II 11148, . 8 BY Mil, ST^UDUNM^IIlR, o Q Mt, Mol.oanolm I<llTy, I'm aoln810 ihow)'O~ 10 IlIgI 29 ohillll l>ook and 1m aoln810"~ )'Ou, I've IndloMed " II a pllOllo boaln and. plaoOlo ond, If yOu would ~ h;at " 12 10 Iho july, pllalO, and thll~ tl'om plSl 29 01'1/10 RlII/OOd.' .' 13 H1ahwayOl1ldocIOlllna Handboo~, ^nd I'm lOllY, W,M'",,",l 14' WIIIIN)'IIU \0 /lad 111I1 oulloud, 1'n1101\Y. )'Gun mlowln. ,," 15 it,Ono, ' " "," ," , 16 'A 1'11I Jill bllna lurtl'vt 80f""lba 'I? "PU"dUlllo""~18hlb~re. " ,. 18 Q, Thiil~ fIllronouah", , " ' " - - -' -' -- - ' , ' - - ' ' - ,,- j - , ,,' _ : " _ ,- ,- ,_ __ C j ~ 19 A, P'lIlnnlollhboullht mond'""ll.''' Ihl " 20' nrel plralraph or P'lt 29, IIHYII "At with. hl,lIway" " 2\ I"tlmedon. drivlr! mu,lapPIYPr!lIllf field I'I.II..or"'lf \0, 22 oppollnglram.., b~1 onllke highway lnliI'tttl16blt'lhl" . 23 oPpollnllramo.tralnlonlYI'I...lynWII , ,.' 24 ,riahloOr'WIY to Ihl molanll. Drhen 01 hill.. havt' ,"' 25 Ib.n..lblliiyorlitlrinllhllrpllb'~ftnV ..,l'llItr' " " ___, -,,-" _o'C,__ -- ------- --_!- - ---''i"_'" -- ------,-------. i, -",' -; _ ; -,-_ - - ;' ,_ -_'_' -" ,_ >_ i~ 18 (Pagel eo to'6'9), GB,lGBR & LORIA REPORTING SERVice. 800.22204877 . a,t MCLeAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 I 'lid Iho al1lyol, oxo~.~ 11I0; 111\' ~.II_',I ul"IO/III~ NIl.'1 L A Nodr~ou'r..bl. 10 ..I' up 10 Ih.I..lo a,1 3 ~oor'Y' ,up clol,' 'houah I~ Ih,' r,U10 a.f1rouud Ih.I" 4 ob..ru~llop IMI Ihmall.llon, C'Oltl,PIlIUUr, It youe.n 5 a,lyour .~. wUhln ,bool,I8 f"l orlh, r,U;~",lh'n you 6 "U ". IIl1wn, , 7 Q' AI11l WOUld you ,1'0 .afllO wllh.lllO Ih.1 Will" 8 niaallllo Iho vo.ollllo!\.nd III hI", Mr. Mol.oan, Ihi' " II 9 lrrf'll,Ohoo Iho mdWtly 11~llho voaOl'llon' kind of o~"'''' nIT 1,0 .pd .rQ\Il1d, '!)d II~I IIIUI\lll.lho'lOII ofYtaolallon I. , II nol" 1\"l1\1llhl.1 510 20 i\lol .nd 001ll'" rlahl uP 10 Iho ' 12 NahWtly,IMIII Wind ofblOllW,B olflnd OUNI'I, If you wUl, ' l3 ~oHthll1d Iho dliver 0101011110 IhohlahWtly or IUId7 . 14 A W.lldl dOt.iI'l co,", 11II1OOl1.t.ly,Up 10 th" 15 Wa' of Ih. "phIU, Th.r. lubrtoW btlw"n Ih. 'da. of IHI 16 "pb,U 'nd Ihlln"~lInalln. o( v.a.I'llan .Ionalh. .Idl 17 ofllall,n lIood. And Ih. 111'0 IIn.. ntv'a'"l1oll d9 " 18 ,1nll....cl, YOl. , 19 9, Now! Mr, ~.~pollll!4d Ilkod )Vu qUOlIIlOI\.I .boUI 20 O,pOllllnor:,nd you a'vo IllIlIrilOny '\l9UIIIUlIo And '1111 21 0011OO11 t.ir, MOI.oo,n, Ih,1 an~' .a.ln Ihollho 1IlIIImony )'Qu'vo 22 Mh 'I11>UI dn,vOl ,lcflO'llanoy 'nd your 100lImony 'lboUI how 23 Ml','PIII11 ~Iod on Iho d~f Oflhlf~o~140nlll hOI~ llpon 24lnf\lmlllllon 1~1I YOIIIWlowod tn)1II ol1t~r VQOplo UillllVodln 25 UiOl~ ,nd mod Ihoololllnl7 " I A COrrett. ", , 2 Q And 111I I eOlYOOlllUlllhq IOlIilllnf\mlllllon 3 11Ul1)'QU I1Ivlowod ftom lho" JlO<l1llo WOl1llUDmlnOl of 4 tolophoi1. 00111 with lhom by 1119 vorloul \lIlvoto InvOIlllllloiI 5 'Ihl! wo..;, dlloUIIOd7 And I know )'Ou IlIY)oou donI know Who G lhoy \YOlk 1\lI, bUII Ihlnk wo 01ll1811l0 lhoy worked for 7 ,. plllnllff .nd llUll)'QU I1IVllWOd IhO IUnmtriOl of thOlo ,8, !olophot1ooonvornUonll oorrool7 9 " , A" ^"h. Umelh.q,lnlllaUy did Ihll r.port, ,10 y", Hubl,,!u.nl 10 Ihl" I h~ve r,vl.1i'1I1 d,pOlIUon 11 'lIilrnony.. ' 12 Q' Will, llxou",I1ll, ObJoollon, 13" A. Olea,' ' " , } 14 MIl.Sl'AUllnNMAIBR: W,'roao1nalomovolo 15 f ilnko Ihll, , , , 16, ,'tIlUVIOUOOPURA.TORI WOII1I00w,aoln8ofT 17 OOl1lll1l, 11W 111111111 li5? 18' MR,CAI'pnLLh Voulhooldnlllklhoto 19' quolllonl,)'Ou lmow,ll1llln )VU'ro JUIIlIklna l\lr II, i 20 don,'know why)'Ou do Ihll, Vou oponod Iho a'IO, no pun 21 Intttldodolur Iho IUY 10 aO thruulh II, 22 ' , 1'1 In VIDnO OPURA. TORI Wo If 0 nqw \ltIok on g'lI1Ol1l, '23 1110 IIII'll I. 1\ 159, ' , 24 "DY tvIlt 81'"UOIlNMA\UR: 25 Q ,Old )\10 ovor'lalk 10 IhoIo peopl. dllOilll)'l BLAIR VS CONSOLIDATED RAIL 74 78 1 II nld I woclOc.lly lalk 10, Ih.m7 No, 2 Q Pili )'ouovor\olk 10 Iho \1(\1100 OmlOf 3 dltoolly ~ " 4 'A No" Illd ,nol, 5 Q,,, Ih.lInvOlll8l10d7 13111 )'O\\ovor Ialk 10lho '6.roworlho Ir.ln Ih.1 IV.. lI\volvodl 7. A 'Dlr"Uy"n,,1 did nol. 8 MJl,STAUPIlNMAlnll: ,1Jl1~aOolT9lnlOllf\ill 9 n~nul., ' , In '" tllP,VIIlU~OrIIR^TOIlI Wo~ronowaQloaof1' II 0'1110'0' 1110 IlIllIlfi 1'1159: 12 ' ',\I"U~') .', ,', . It TI(O Vlllllt) OPDRA TORIWo ~ro flOW bllok 01\ .111101II: 14 1'110 Ihnol, 12:0a. 15 DY Mil, S1'AUllUNMAIIlRI 16 Q Ml'MolAolI,wllhroaord IU ..!jlll\ wont<<llo 11 gl'r,~ Ihll .. tv1r, CfpnolU llkod )'oU l\lllll qUqf\IOI\f ~"'~' , 18 phdlOJllPh, ,~ol.o'n NU,n'/lor 2..OdJoll 10 ollllfy,lhO,V(ow 19 I~,,~'jh~wn horo I. ,nolI vloW 1\1\*111'10 Iho WOllofiho 20 ,toqldomllto, 1111! pholo IhoWllookl", I\(olahl up lowoldl 21 'hooroallllal ~Pl1lcl1 " 22 A Cmf(l. ..' 23 , Q Nqw. wllh rollllUIO )'Our \1"lmonY09!1Ofrn1n8 240xpoo~"01,,,M!, MO~IIII)'QU Ialkod lboIll,wh~1 M!, Pltro did 25 or m.lYMI h.\'o dooOlhoro. IfM., PIII11 woalW1ll1ltMI ' 16 77 I 11'01111 108ul.rly _Ihrou~h Iho "'" lI'Ound Ihllllmo af Iho 2 d.y, woul~,h.\'O III ,o/foot UIl hor oxpoolilnolo. II 1/10 3 '(1lllOlQhod Iho ol11lllna tho! doy, would It not7 4 ^ II would bo . f.etor \hll would hlvllon'lnlo 5 h.r" I would upocllhll Ihl' would ba ~ f,tlor Ihal would 6 ' h.va aon.lnto har nroCtlllnl or Ih,lnront\.llon Ihallhal~W 7 th..... ,Ionl wllh har up'rlan,.. wllh ,nCounl.rlni Iho 8 cnllllna op.rallna .Ild no lraln ~mlnllhl'l/uah, 9 Q I undol1lnJ1d, bul )'OU would .~ with mo lhol 10 Ifll~ . lima Oflho doywh,n, dlivO/who \1m Ihll ct'Illllna II nOl11lllly Wnow'lholllllhll 0011IO by or onn OXflO'Il 11\1111110 bo 12 oontlnl by Ihlllhll r.olol1ll1lo )'OUf oxpoohlnol" and how )'OU 13 would fOl!CIIO Iho wamlna dovlCOlthllll'O o\lOmllna II llUll 14 1I11101Conwl? I S A It would boo ratlor th~1 would huonlld.red. 16 Q:'. A.nddld)'OudonlldorlhllflclOrllimoldnlyour 17 ovnllllllon7 , ' 18 A Wlltt ar~tlor.. would tt bh fatlor Ilia ' 19 'drMroVllu.lInl'ho"~lIdlllon'7 V... 20 Q . Ok.y, ,,"d ,with lOannllo Iho doylCtl' 21 thonu.lvol. tho allOlllOd Iho nlllhlna IIlhll, you onnduolOd 22 no InvOlII,Bllon of how Onttllho,y woro hllPOOlod, how onOi\ . 23 IhOY ~ 1IIOIIIIIInod by Iho t1Illroldl COIT09,17' 24' A Spetlno.allf,l'vOl"n, I" P~11 oflha , 25 dileoI'll')' l'yo ...n In,'peellon documinll pl'Ovldril by Conl'lll. -" ", 20 (P~q,e_74tQ 77) /OBIGIIR & L.O~IA RepORTING 'SeRVIOE . 800.2~204$"'" . ~l " I MCLEAN, DWIGHT 6/27/2003 IQAnd )'QII Q004iWl~ 00 'Mo01lnolloo on~o . a 'olroulll}"1 "" . 3 A SplOlffoally \lId '.0 oul I,nd mnlln' 4' ~"ultl')'l No. " " l ' Q " Arnll!1o Wtllmon~ 1~ll )'Qu'vtSII'fO hoto lodlIy 6 ,I, ~ uj10n lilt iw .1I~oXIIll"hll)'Qll O1!d',ol,l~ll 1 'hI1w,liaok In Au,u.i 01'96 ,"d Ilnlill')'nl'91Ioo~t? 8 A .\lII~uondl,'on, illh"Il"PIOI"~ny ~,l 9 had !oo~ II.I~'I tlO11, ~~ b..~ on Ih" ,Ill In'P'Ollop , 10 and It', b,!!d on Ih,' do,um'oll Ih,l I ...vl.wld Ind "Indard. \I . Ind olh,r Ihlol'lhlllnorlllally ~..In Ih'\'OUrtool dollll !1jy la Job, . ,i. " 13Q" Ao\llllO orQ,"I", do~l~thal woro lh,ro Ihl,l 14 daY.! boll'~ )'Qur Iflllmooy ~ lI~y WOI'\l i>f\lperly 1l'ln'III1~,ln Olhtr, ~\,"b,lhWW~ lool,od sO!1Onllly Whom 16 lllt~ .houl\llml'f boon 10QA1~10\',*11 17, .A ProP't!~ln!llll~ \" Ih',..lonllh" ~~rr 18" .pMliW\o ~,!n an ,npl'9prl'I'llIollllln,~'" 19 "Q.., Md l~,~ hiid I~o ,ppropriot.rrooqhllll.n,., tho~ 20" ,hid" th., ,11O"lh. lI,hll, Ih. 0..11011,1110 rinsloa boll" 01 al 001'"'1 \'O~\? aa: AVIl~,IIM <<IlIld ...Ihf 111...lh, "Ihl.. 23 IhHI'9ffl111I14'lndoollld h,lr tho t!o,loi .11'11: , a4 ,Q Md ~llol~)'Q1I aroo' IIlIlns "'IQdll)'. as M.r, MOL4ln'IImI ~ IIJl<lo Ihli oxjlOol,"e~ ol,.'drivor Ihat I ,. 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I haye no t\lrthor qUIIIIQil', I ,2 3 4 l 6 7 B 9 10 II la 13 14 I~ W Oy Mfi,CAPPU~~H 11 Q I\~\ . low, Mr, Mel.oOl\, YOIl don' ~noVllrth. I B ,I'" worn worklna pror'rly Ihll day, dO yonl 19 A In til..v....1I '.n,lIoolnl ollh'"I''' W,lre ao Iht)' ru.<<lonlnl Itlht)'w.1'I d"'lnedlOd Inttndld In the a I bl'9l1l.r ifo',; IdOn'I, PINd on t"lImon~ 0' liI"olln"r 22 and th. Cond~olor on I~. train ~I lil, 11m, thltlht)< a~ ,IPPl'9leh,dlh,lIP"~!90jlho I.t,w" d~w", IlIell.h.. '24' Wort ""hlnl In~ th. b.1I WII rtnl'n., Now, wh"h'r Ihl' WAt " 25, 11'1'110"., 10 lh" It:ll" IPPl'9,ohlPI or wiltlhtr 'hit 11''' .,.. " KIIPIRU01' uXI,MINATION 78 81 I ' .omo other ,U01ulu,,' don" know that, 2, ' Q D\lCa~ wo don'l know wllolhor 1111 S"I.. hll4 3 boon dOIV11 a half on hour bol\lre ~llllroln aotuall~ cuno 4 Ihrou8h IhOIO. do wo? , 5 ' MR:STAUODNMAlBR, I'm aol08 to objccllo lblt ' 6 qUOllllolI, ". " ' 7 "11l V/PIlO OPDRA TbRI Wui'O lIow,aoln8 ofT" 8 'Imm, Tho limo II 12,09, " 9 MR. ~TAUOBNMAmR' 11'1 olVOt' beori 111l" I 10 undoriiaodloa In Ihl' IlQllon IhallhOl'O waf an~ dlfPul, 9Vor II Iho 'aelthnl tho aAlOl WOl'O down ,"d opmllng whQll .ho 12 QPproaeh~ Ih. orollllll' Iii f'aol, )'Our OWIi ,omplnlnl mak.. 13 Ihnll"IOO1Ol1I.' "". ' , 14 , And. In fnelolhe onl~ 1000lhnollY ll~al wm be ,t, avallnble WIll be f\'olTllhe Il1Iln crow, who wllll..1I1Y Ihat 16 Ihe aai"lIClIval~ ood caino aown "Ih,~ apf!fIllIChod lbe I? orollllll' Thol wl\l be of !toord, )'OU know. upOn hli ' 'Is 100lImony, So.... , ' . 19 MR, CAPPOL!.11 I don'llhlnk lItll" lllOlr 20 'IOIlImuo~1 Crals, . ..,: , 21 MR, ~TAUODNMAIIlRI IIHlnk 1111, 2a MR', CAPPBLLI, Ilhlnk thl'r 1001Imuny I. whOfl 23 lhay aollh.ro Ihl~ wOrn down an~..olll'illd..nd working, 24 . MR. STAUOIlNMAIBRI No,llhlnk" a$ , MR, CAPPBLLI, WoII, Ill. factt wllllJlcak ror ~1 (Pagee.78 to 81) GI!IGEiR & LORIA RI:lPOR'tING Sl!lRVlce .800.222-4877 " tI "t' " MCLEAN, DWIGHT 8/27/2003 BLAIR VS CONSOLIDATED RAIL ~ ~ I Ihon-.olvol, I ',I~l!llhll paraalllph,lhopHnllll)' 1VII~III'lhllllY 10 ylold II un 2 MK',Hl'AUllIlNMio,IU!l1 IIlahl, 2 1110 IuoloH,l'1 part.,~1l1Ihlnk)'Ou dowHhodlhllalld oatweJ ) 1'11\1 VlllllO OI'IlI\ATOI\I Wo lto OOW hllok Oil uallwrl, ) wtlh Ihal, ..ylll. Yot, It'l'Oa.lor 10 111llnollvurlhu vuhlol, 4 l11t IIn10 IllallO, " 4 Ihon Illllln; UOltWl'l a ' DYMII, CA,'N1Ll.li a 'II, Cdrro~l, ,. 6 Q ,LA. WI ill hll",lr,llId \1mllllpml )'Our 6, . Q 1lIIIIho P"I1I1I)1" WIluld)'OlIoam wllh 0l0l11A1 . 1 lovoollpllllll. )'011 '011\ loll UI, 0111 )'011, whol1l1l1l\o a"" 7 Iho pt1nllltl' 1114l1\lno1bllllY oflolllna P\'Oplo kllOw IhlllhOlO 8' II'fnfdoWn Iho n"'mlna o[lhl..,oldooll OUITOO,I? ',' 8 II Ollllln OOlllll1a I. OIIIho 11111011I11'. pln7 9, A NQ"f1on,l; .. 0 1\ Wollollttnllrold hUlhwlponllillllly tor, 10' Q: Ol(ay, Nuw ouh, onoolhor'lhln8' ," , IP nlllnl.lolnllhOllanal,lh,lnMoconlroloIRoll;d,Ylmal '", "II Mr, S~udoorollor I1Ol0Uidoullhlll\Xldcm\ hAvo 1110 <lt1~11I11 II Iholll"r"~llon, bo Ihoy Juol acrOll" Woll, bo Ihoy , ; \2 plolulIlllhtl)'OlI hid lIkihl II 11111 00ITOOl7 , 'IL orollbuok, lIabl.,lr"'" Iho clrolllll'l',11I ollbll, 'I) A" ,COrr"l. 13 And part otlhottoponllblllly Ihol'o dloolll"d 1,4 ", Q" YwhoV4 pllOl~op!p' ollhOlO ploluIIl17 14 In Ih~1 pmAr~ph, ~nd Illpt.ko 10 Ih...tlllr p~rt 'boullh. U 1;' I ~cl'nol, bum.ro ,r4 pbolooopl" oOholO I a OlOlorlol,lo.lh~1 whll. 1111 ...I,r lor Ih, OlOlorlll 10 Ivold 16 pllfUr'lIv~II'bl" r", . 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Q 'NoW,llr, you wotuhown ralo 20 otlhe 16 . l\ollroad IllahWllY ClIl1do crollln, HlIl1dbook, whloh l\lllko III 11 bavo n\lUi(od II Mol.m 4,Iho wholl book, and'l wlIl1llo l1Iad " 18 I wan!)'Ou 10 road Iho 111111"1 Ihal )\lu WOlfn\ IUkod 10 10 rood ol!Hal ralilll'llph,llr. on fIIIlO 2Y, . 20 A ha. to, 1'110,1"1 Illlllolln'o, I.ood ~.I portion ot Ih. paroarlpb pllvlolllly IIld, baaln" "Tramo ~~ ~"d hlahwlY tnalnOl" ,eon 1~lol OleloNII' In Ibolr IlIk by 23 provldlnalhom wllb proplr h1ahwI)' d"ian .nd Ir~mo oonlrol 24 dlvICti." '" 25 Q SOllUld 000 ofllto qll<lIIlOIU liked WII, blled 8$ 88 I !~o ao .oroll. 1\0 Iho""llhll pOllllvo oonlrol 01 , ,2 rllhl...t'W'f' , 'I', 3 Wh.n Ibll dOlln', hlpp,n, Ih.n rOll'vt vlollled ,. 4 lh~llXpHlInojl, )'OU'Y' viollled Ibll OiPHlIllol oli Iho p~rt 5 otlho,nl,loNII ~IIO whll ht'l ouppolld 10 lot oul otlholl 6 'ooniroll, " 7 Q WOllld In ~nllllil' bo Ihllll)'OlI ~pprooo"'d I 8 to,ullr Iulo Inlo_lloo ood')'Ou htd Iho amo IIIh1, you can o oxtloel ,Ihlllho aroon 118hl OlO~oolblllho olhor Ildo,lho 10 'ooroolllt061 bllllho rod lIahl1 " II 1\ CorrlOt. ,. 12 Ml\. STAUPUNM^'BRI ObJocllmi, I) 1'lla VIt>11O OPIlRA WI\! WO ire oOluoln, 01T, 14 "Imoll, 'nlOlIn...III~IU,. ,.,,' .," la MR, S1'AUDaNMAI~RI1\nobJootln'lOtI19 10 100101)', .It~ 10 Inl~rtllln, I'm 001 oure wht/9 to bo,I", WI: 17 1'lllliJOOI to IhtAnll~8i uoij"r d\O oll'9uo.\ln"o, .' _ . 18 .. THU VIDIlO OPURA TORI w. lie now biQlIlliI o.l11tiao' . 19, 11101l1llll1112116,. " 20 nVMR;'OAPpaw.h . .." .,.' 21 Q Hlr, )'Ou'vo IIndorsono loIIIIloxr 22 .,orool~Xlrrinlllon byMr, tilaudonn.1 . 2) 'Mr, 811udonllllllor~ orOli"ICa~""I011 I. 14" onr llflhtlllhlnaO' Iny ot lho oplnlonllhtl ~ 2a dliocl ox~mlllollon1 " . ',,,-. ----, ,--, ,,- - --- - - - ."'" - - --- ~ --"~- - ------ -------- --- - -------- ---- - ---- "_ .__.__ '.__r. ____, ~_ _ ,__ _ ...,__ "ll2 (f:lagei'S2 toeS);' -, -- -, "~-'---' GEIGER & LORI~.RepORTING SERVloe. BOO~22204G77 ,,' -:, . 'II, I ,;' " , ,. PLA{NTIFP'S POINT FOR CHAROBNb, " j... Aralll'olld la unduf II dllt)' to mlllnlaln a p~bllo oroaslnlllna lIoodatatuofroplilr, ,400 PAl 240,1~1 A.2d 59.5(1960), " 0, , " _'I ,,, " '; , j' " I" " . ~ ." ,:' , , .'1 ',j '\. Pt.AINTI,jiS POINIJ'FOROHARGIllNOi' '5 i Tho,oourt hilI illrOadrln~\rlIOlod'YoU aboUt whllt )'oumAY oonsl~o~ IndlltormlnhlS"'. . j. I , ,who\~or tho 00 fOndant WIIS nosllsont, whothortho Plaintiff waloontrlb\ltorlly noSllsont, ", . , ,. , " lUld w40thor luoh nosllsonoo, If lIIlY. Was a substantial filetor In bnnSlns 'aboUt tho Pllllnllff'8h~. If YOI.lt1nd, 'hllloot'rdanQo ~1th thoso Instruotlons, thattho~ofondllOl WIIS nogllSont and suoh nogllaonoo was a lubstantlal faotor In; brlnSll1S abo\ltth\l ' f., Plahltlff's nann, you' must tholl, oOnslder whothor the Plaintiff was \1onlrlbutcirlly' ., I, nosllsont.Ifyo" find thaI tho Plaintiff wl\SoonirlbutorY, negllsonl and suoh oonlrlb\llory, , , ", nosllsenoo, was, a s\lbstantlal taotor In bringing abo\ll her hann. then you m\lslapply, the , ,. Comparative NeSllgonoe Aot, wllloh provides InSeollon I: ' The faol that a plaintIff may' have" beellgullW of oonll'lbuto\')' nogllgenoe. sl'mll not bar a tOQovory, by the , plaintiff whore suoh negllsenoe was not Iiroater than thaI oasual negllgenoo of the defendant, or defendants against whomreoQver)' Is s.oUght, but aritdamagessustalned by the j)lalntlffshall bl(dlmlnlshed In proportion to thelllUounl of neSllsenoealtrlbuted to the p,Ialntlff. .'. " " , , , , Under thlsaot, if you 'find that the Defendant was oausallynegllgent and you' find. . Ihat,the Plalnllff was also oausally negll~~nl, ,It Is your duty to apportion the r~latlvo , j ., ,. ';' . ',,' i;' h , degree ofoausal negllgonoebetween the D~fon~ilnt lInd tho Plaintiff. In apportioning the' oausal negllgenoe YO\l should use your oommon sense and exporlenoe t.o arrive lit a ro's\llt , . .0 ,.,. ; f'" .. '. ". ". .'\= ," ;, " .... .., .-' " that Is tiilr and reasonable under thoraols of this acoldent as you havedetennlned them from tile, eVldenoe." , I. j. If you find thllt the Plaintiff's causal nosllgenoe Was greator than the oau8al, ,. , neSllgenoe of the Defendant. then the Plaintiff Is barred from reoovery and you need not !, " ; " "0 I" " "'d ", \, jo. ~,' : :Adml~led In pArll,Dentodln,pllrt,' 111811~mlllod 1~IIII~O 1lllllnlltrWUl . p~trer.t~Q I0811~oryof 8~v(mll wllno8808, w~o will toatltY tR hnvlny wllnoa8e~t~o Yllt~1I , ,!' ! ~- , ' - - '" ' - ' -. -. - , ' llcllvlltll'\vlthO\II1\ trllln puaslny Ihrolillh Iho oro8slns bOlhprlor to lUld8ubaoqUbnl'lo Ihe Rc~ld'bnt otJuno 21, 1996, Ills f\lrlhor IIdmlltod Ihllt he Pllllntlff Inlenda 10 Introdu'oo' 'vldooltlpo oftho oroaslng mlllfUnotlonlng thlll Was shotaubsoquonito Ihe,lIcoldllnl,1IIs ':donl~?thllt Pllilntlfrwllllnlroduoo vldooll\p~oftho ropah'8porformod 1\1,lhooro~.lna, "1' ,. PIRlntlft'provldodt~o'onllro IIlposto DeforidMt for dlsoovory pl.lrpoaos" It Willi ne~or ! ,- ' ';. " ,'- _ " Plalnllff's hltonUon to Inlroduoil..ovldonco ofsubsoquoril romodlalmeasures, s:,;, Ad'm1ttod to Iho ox,tonllhat.tho Plalntlt'fwlll proffor Ihotostln;tonyof , " .l?wlglltH. MoLoan, ~.E.. aSl\n oxpbrt In olvll cmylneerlni and thai Mr, M9~eanwlll ' , , .. loSlltY about tho e~pootllllonsof mol~rI8t~ r08ardlnstrllffiecontrol devlcos and how those " , j" 'oKpoolatlons oan bo lllterod Ifthe devloes fall 10 perform In their usu~1 and oustomary' , mAnnerl ' , ' .~I Denl,ed. Plaintiff Isnat attempllng 10 t'abrloate.a new \lr ul\lql/e ol\useof. ' ," ,- ,. '; - - , ,'- ' ,- '\ - ,,' ,-, ,. 'aollon agaln811he Defendattl,Tno railroad Is well aware Ihat It hilS II duty tomalnlaln l\ , -,. - ,,- -, , pUbllo orosslng In a 8001.1 alale or repair for this WIIS olearly stated In ~ ' , ~ - - - - ,- - , - , - ,- j; ",' " )'\lnlJaYI~road Company, 400 PA, 24,0, 161 A,2d 59' (1960)., Evon IhoU8h Ihe '" ,. ~ates wllre l'nthe down position !It the time of,lhllllcoldenl" their long' hlsIO'ry, ,of , ' ., . "" mlllfun~~lons altered Ihe Decedent! a expeotatlons ,of their relll\blt,lI)' and Ihorob)' dl~eot1)' ,- ;" - '- ' ~ ; - , ; , - , -, ., lead her to dlamlss thewmnlnss Slven to her. b)' the sates. as a false'alarnl, , 7, . D,~nle4,' Plaintiff wlU not Introduoe evldenoe of au\)sequent remedial ! ~ ! ~ -' - , ' - - , - . , moasuros, the vldllolape of sllbsequent mlllf\lnc!.lons Is admissible beoause no Images of the repairs made b)' Qonrall aro'vlslble, 2 " CASllNO,1 (Po<, ,.' CO::~:=~'~.1\l~ ~'~ ;,,~. ..,.V8"(~~~, '" .,., POCJ(BTNOti.P'('~~~,,' '_, , .' ,,' D^'rBI,'"'PJ~ ,?,;;!t;W),~ ' _~'~J!t1t N. ~'''1'~~'~2.::" _"k.-.. L-I~-_--~~":~~:'A~b,;-,~__ c - ~''''~;_~E_~__~_~~'''-~_''~__''''.I1aJldJuU~~;, -- , 1118 , Uppermnl1, l,orrntl1e M .2010205480 ,'&t 8~\fAtI,MnUl,~h 1:,' ~...~ .1896940783 >166- '~ull,,(,:hArl~il11 '" o"p'M $.; .1736189045 133 WlckRrd; 'l'rol1l 0 .1578006996 '160 'RYRl1, ORYldll " .1472777018 111B Il,rlj",., el/lIui,w b I'J,.; ;1369829330, 167, MOl1lier, DOl1Rld J .1168073040 iS8, i.l~ilfl, 1(111 ;~..:I .11'16607.463 ,.- , 163 Zock,Urol1dR L .9B9626268. 1~8 Ru~~o, Al1thtmy p' .846330639, 1." " p, \lllll""OhlY',y "" a.. .837010337 134 'Hnll, Jo~eph n ' .632610070 '11,( , -,.:.1 .429f33662 'I ",nlill,,-^I~'oll -tV'; r- 1A'.t ,. "l>'lwll, AfI.tll(ll" R4 p~ .~36107116 Cnrey, Dourdn~W Sr, .311191914 ela~'~I\lci,-8\1yg.l, J. ,,~ ~N \ ';; ..23188785 Clou~e, Dnyld LYIln .6?~2254, 'Hnrper; lerry S ' 27747422 Fennetl,J,.i\reo Mlch,etloa0963582 " . " Mn~on, PRn~v L ' , , ~~6717916" KI19ft~ol,Ro~e M 368309940 RmeS, Edw~nl 7478 " . !l-' . ~ 2 ' H J 4 -" ~; 6 7 M ,9 '10 II 12 IJ' ", 14 , 15 16 17 'IH -~ ,_ I , 19 '20 . 21 " '.' - --; ~ - 2" 2({ " i, , .27 2M 21) .in' " 146 168 " 187 '139 , 130 ' 126 .i!l9 155 131 1,48 140 "156' " Pot\ln~or, Robert W . RO~~i Rlchnrd G Grnviily, PRtrlclR A . Coombs, SIRCI L ': GreennWRY, Mnrk B Griffin, MRrRnret U ,Slolnour, Philip J Albftn/ Sondrn L " LnmRson, SUsnn L . Vo~li Stellen M Whitcomb, Chrl~lI L Dlsslnj\or, Knlab M ;, ,. .-.' , --. .-1, L ,,,'-- Monday, July 07, ,2003 ,. - ;,' j' ' " " ,. -j , j-, ,i' ,10 ""J' \' II; ,. ) - i ~ t ~ fi ~ "'0' , . , & ... ~ n c C) .. r' ..... c.o C ~!I ";.-tt ~ .~ '''in- , , '.-- ~ ~ l~U, iLl 'a-, ~. r',-,;J " ~ (~;i, r~~1 I !~~"j ,~ ,,' 'S?' r:!(" ,"~ (.10'1 ( I: '):~ 0" ;, I r-i 'IS '"-,;1 .' r;-, t'- ?; '~ :J-~' (': ., -.,1 [lr-! " u, LJ '-J, "", .~ l'J , ..,~ OJ -.~ /, , " or, ..... ", ili'i\" 1m: "')/(' , , 'I , t, I' r ;I' udvunoo\lp 10 tho,h'uoks II, 0I'dOI'tO,8(1), /-I\I~o,'tV' I~Oll(U,IW QO" 129 111l,SUP91', 290, 203, 195..A, , 6S~!(l9~8), Thls~Il'II~ 10 loo~ l\ll(ltllstonl()",Un onconlli\~ U'uln,ln ordol' 10 uYOld upolonllul . j . , . oolllsl<.'1I1, oontlnuos whllou 1I1010l'Ist pl'oOQods 1Il,1I'OSS tho II'U\lks, UI1II1 hohuS8Ufol~ tl'l\v\ll'sod Iho , , "\lrosslnIV ~~Ol' v, ~\l11',lsy'vunlu RwIl'qud Co" 369 PlI, 413, 420,85 A.2d 416(1952). FlIl1horn1bl'oj ih\l mOlol'lsl"\\181 olle)' Ull)' ~IBnulslll1dhood,un>,wlll'I1II1BS ofu Il'nll1's, " . . j.; uppI'ouoh,whOlll\lI' Ihe WlIl1llngs ul'O Ihoso whlc!l.olll1be'sOQI1, slleh,lls Ihe\l'uhl'sholldllg,hlS,01' those whlohonn Ilo hOllrd,8Uoh liS 1111'11111 whistle, ~lIl'sl\l v,P/!lsblll'ilh~ 11uko~rloBullr~ud Cf)" 376PlI, 142, 148.49,102 A,2d 150 (1954), .J\\st ns ul'ulll'oudhus U dllt)' (0 glvo WlII'nll1B ofll trllliiI81IlI111'olloh,n lI1otol;lsIlll\181 be QXll'n,vlgllnl11 10 absOl'Vo M h01l1' Ihe WUrnllll!8glvolli ospetJlUII)' 1I1n dungorollll 01'08slng, Bunt v,, POl1l1sylyunh" Rullrolld 90" 73 Duuph, 264,277 (1959), ALC.d,4Pi PII. ,284, 164 A,2d 324, A mowlst who filUIl t? lIsll.l11 for wlll11lngs of un , approllohlns truln, l(thQ heodlllgofs\IOh wllrnll111s.wOllld llnvo, provol1lod 11,1" neeldortt, Is ns nQBlIgent as Ifho I1nd phllnly SOQh tlIQlr,n'ln comlnl!, Pnul v, phlln~Qlphln~ ~QudhiiRal~ , QQ., 231 )JlI, 338. 340 (191 I), .A fllllurll tQ StOPI look ,und IIstonls considered nOBlIgeneelf 1t1~.1I1&0 ShoWlltQ bou c\l\111'Ibuthi8 \lllllse ofthl:l ncci4qllt, Evnns v, RendlniCo,. 242 I'll, SUPOI', 209, 363 '1\,2d/234. " ,..... ",' .'. " ... ... :.. . ..- .,.. ... ,_. ;. 123~ (.i97~).i{\fnllllrQ 10 stop,looknnd IlstOnls oonsld~r04n~1l1l8enllftlle 1l10tqrlst,Qo\lkl hllve' , , " I, . ." .. .." s9onor h~nrdlho tl'uln'orllnyw,nl'llln8s,QfljsllppronohlflhenlotQt'\st hltdlbokodol' 118toiie4;'~ ,- I,., _ ,. . ,;; , ~"Afnlltll'olo,~toPI look lIlid listen Is ~ oonlrlbutlllll onus,'!' oftlwllOC/4oht Iflhe,U\loldelll.woilld \1ot h~V~QCC\ln'edlftholl1otorlllthnd ,ldoked,lItid IIston04nnd hQoded Wnrnings of tho Irnl\l'S lIppl'o~ch, ~ ld" -j;,- H 2 ", ;. " " ,,~o~nllnd/ol,:hQIIl',1 Iholm,l,ll, ,Q!lSQlllv, RC(l[I~II,'olld Coml1lll\x.296 flll,.3 t 9, 145 A, 840 , (t 929):1'ho unoonll'qVel'tNI Qvlchmoo ,will dOl11onstt'lIle Ihnt plnlntl ff noilhel'$lowodl\\ll' Stol'l,od .\101' volillllo",!\1 th~I'efol'o ooul(lnot IHIVe ,looked IInd/oi'listel1ed A1l' Ihe,onoomlnllll'nlntThel'e 18 nQovldel1oo 10 Iho COlllrlll'Y, In IId~lIt1ClI1,7S I1n,C,$,^, *3:J41I'oquh'us II11iolol'I8110SIOp no loss ,. ,. " IhllnlS 11I111no'lllol:e IhllllSO feet f1'ol11lhellll11l:est 1'1111 ofll lilllh'Ollllnn~llot 10 11I'ooeoduntll It ollll be don'~,sn('Qly,Thls l'oqllll'cl11ent Il1U~t be obeyod whon nny ono o"lho fOUl' followlnll.fllotdl'snro I . . pl'oselill (1)11 olel\l'ly vislblo eloott'lonl.or ll1oohnnlonl8111l1l11 dovl~o IIlvos n \l'lIl'lllnll of tho ' h,lmec!li1(OIIPPI'onohofl\ tl'lIln;(2) II el'osshll1~nlo 18lowel'ed, (~) II tl'ultfwl\hlh ,wlIswlthln isoo :'fee!oflheoro$sI11g emlls IIn !ludlblo sllllJl\lto'JJldlollle IlSl'l'oxlmlly, 0,1' (4) nn nppl'onohlng 1I'lIln Is plnlnlyvlslble IInd Is .In hll2\lll'dous I'1'oxlmlly 10 Iho ol'Osslnll, 'All or those fourf'l1cl()l's Wel'O I'1'\'Isell1 on tlto di\y o";lhls llooldenl. 'Plnlnllff's dooodolll '11l1101'0d eVel'y olleofthQI11, $00110113341 III.so provl~bsl "No PClI'sollshnll,df!vo nllY vehlole Ihl'ough, ntoun(I'or 1111dol' mly cros8ln~ gille ai' ;. " , bllttl~rllt II rllOI'OUdOl'daahlll whllo.tho !.lllle or bnrrlerla oloa9d," Plullltlff'sd090d91l11l1ao "vlolllleqlhls provision, All Of tho ol'odlble ovldol\oe w/ll811Ow nUI't PIII!ptlff'8 d~90c'ent Illt\orod tile qownlllltea . ~\1d On"llhl,$1I811,'so'drovo IIro'imd Ih~lll ntid 11110 the pnthoftho tl:n1n1llnol'1I111 n,o 1;~lIdllshtj hart! nnd ditclillsHta of tho llppr on ching tl'nln IIl1dflllled 10 ,look fOl'lhe trnlll,\vhlch wlla plnlnly visible nndln olose PI'O~hlltty lathe or08sll\Il' Silown8,'thorofol'o, negllgellllls 1I111llltot' oflnw IIndlho , .)lIrfII1l18\ be so Ohlll'so.d, 8, PRtt~tJMPTION OF DUE ,CARE Plllh\t1ff\'11<<~UtloI11Pt to 1'0i'YllpOIl1111rOalllllP,t1ollbfdllOcPI'ebocllllsll tho dQcOd011l011111lo1 ;,. ;, 'lostlf>lllsto (ho oVellls tlllit ocolll'I.'ed, ^llholll.!htho~tlll\lH q"(ho I'I'0811111Pllol1 \ll1dol' .. .' , ,.". j, " " , , >< i_ , " PC'U1S,~lv"nh\ IIIWWIIS und~I' dobnto fOl'sovonl\ )'01l1'S,800 Wlld~!\l V. Nol~lil,S II r,ll, 6411,515 . . - .... . . , . . A.~d 909(1986), 1\'QQ V"S\1l\1111111,5p Pn,204,519 ~,~~139t '(198(i'),nr9Ssl~I' v, U_ " "F ,.; ,; , YO~llrti392iS\'p'or\ '475"'573 A,2d 562.(1990,), In 1997 ,Iho POllnsylvllnln SUPI;~Il1'e Cout't ISSI,"1d Hsoplnlon 111 Mw:~~ v,SWnY1lo,701 A.2d224 (1997), In Mw:ka, ,.Iustloo ZllllPlllil IInnol1l100d: " .... ;, " , ' :, Weconol\ld~, Ulorofol'e, Ihnlln tho Inlol'os\ \lfcllll'I\)', jurlQs should,110 lonller bo Instructed ns tOll pl'eSIlI11I'tlol1 of dllllonre 111 fnvol' ofn dellll~ilod or II10nPlwlllllod pllllnUff, , , Jd..,lIt 22<1, 'i 'the COUl'l 'bl\sod lis decision 011 the pI'll1oll,los ofcol11Pl\rnUve nellllgenoe nnd Ihe oonl\lslon \ll\\lsed:~Ylhe presumption In IIghl of 00l11pnrntlvenellllllel100, It, ShO\lld IIlsobe nOIQd Ihl\l,even under, prl~'1' l~w, ..ylll;irOII!c physl,ql\levldenoo hldlcnted Ihl\t the deoodel1ihl\d ncled nOllll~entt)', , ' Ihe plnlntlff\vl\8 1101 enlitle~llo iI ~1\II!'ll00I1 Ihe pl'es\lll1pllon. The filOl1l ofthlsonse olenrly hldI0l\tothl\111Illlntlffls Wliel1t1t1ed 10 tho pl'eS\1l1111tloh,hl1l'e bel,ll\\lse C)flhe fllotsto,be pl'esented " l\(It'lnI.1I1slll1lllspllted thata mOlorlst has a duty \6 s\op, lool<nnd Ils\on,before.enterlnSIl I'nllrPlldOl'oaslng, An Indlvldunl.1s IlOt ,Ol1lll1odto tile pl'esul\1ptlon of d\lo,ol\l'e when Ihe pliysloal I'nols and !esl,lnwny dQl110nslrnted (lint \I\o)'fllllod to ~Mlply with lhoduttQS Imposed \Iponlhen\ , I1Y Inw, ,S.ll.Q,O'Nelll v, Renclh11l Rnlll'ond Con\llany, 296 Pn, 319, 145 /'I, S40 (192!l),Tol~a:il~ek ,,,' '.' .",...., ,:'.' .' "'.: v, ~()1l011inh~I,l\.Rnl\\VnY q.Q., 427 Pu, 371,235 A.2d359 (1967), 'the IlreS\llnptloh Is ut\l\vnllllbleto Plllhlll(flnlhliiprooeodltlll, ' C, DUTY TO CONT~OL SlCfi'tTOBS'l'RtJCTIONS " PI~lntlff I11I11<e81101111111 In this case Ihllt the l\ooldontWilsclIllsod by obstruotlons lo,\lie view qf.thedooedol\t1n seeltllltlle onoQrnl~1l trnln, Onooll~nln, Ihe fl\otsoflliQ cqse will delll0nS\l'n\e thnl t\19,lsSllC ofslshtobstru~\Ion !ins nO bcnl'll111on ,th,elullnlOIl11Be o,Cihenooldcllt. t' 5 ,. " ;- " I,. .' , " pnrlloulnl'lY lil!llllll ofPlnlntlff'8 dOOOllRl11'8 cond\iol, A88tntodpl'evI9\llll~,lhe dQo\ldont 110~OI' 8lOl1pod, lee~odo\'1I8tonlld III tho 91'(\88Inll nnd onnnel 8hl\C>.lh!11 nny pllJoot, nllturnl 01' nrtl Oolnl, ,:- " ,. . obeII'UoIQdho{v!oW, SlnoQ Pllllntl ff ollllnolsllltll Ulllt tho dooQllenls(oppod, looked IIl1dll81Ql1od " , prior 10 .Iho 1I0cldonl, ho on11l10111880rl 811lhl obstl'lictlons .\IS n bllsls fOI' nOllllllOnOQ, FUI'lhol'll1oro, l1nAlI08Qd,ob8tl'llotlon of vi ow dOOS;I\OI OXOIlSQ II molorlst's dUly 10 slol', look and IIsl,on, ~\lltlQ1orOQ~lrolld COllJlll1ny v, M\lld9ol1, 102 P,2d 151, 153 (3rd ell', 1939), -" , Fllrtl\on\\oro, IhOl)1010r18118111w1IY8 undor II dUlY 10 810p, look .\1I1d 118tQll III 11\0 \18UIlI nnd b081 1"\1oofor dOl111180 10 obsorw.lIIi IIppronQhlnlllrnln, Soo ij,(\:, BrOnl11C0Il1P\1I1yx.eplllmpro\lI1d . 'QhIQ !3.11llroud C\lI11~llPY' 149 Pu, Supor, 164, 27 A:fd 898 (l942),lnfllOI. tl\o poorvl81bl\llY of the drlvor, 11\0 uronh,\1' tho vlgllunoo required ofhll\l or 1\01', J.d. Tl\oovldoncowlll clollrl)' 08111bllsh II\(\( Ihcdeoedenti hlld she stopped II rO,1l8011l1blo dlsll1.noo trom H10,ol'080ln8, WOlild hn','o hn(lll o.lellr view to the oU8180vernl hllndrod yards, Consl4erh111lhllt sho wllsslruck \llmosl histnnllYlIssho entorodtho cl'ossln8,lho trllh,woultl huv,~ boenln pluth slsht hlld'sho,~lopped nnd 10,okod, Thc ovidenco ohlllrlylndlcnles thaI she novoI' s\opl'Od, 1101' lookod, nor IIstoned, Thorofol'o. Ihts OUnl1ot pl'ovltle llbnsls'of1iollllsonoo l18nhlSI Iher/lllrond. . , ,']'ho rnl1l'oad,hlldllO dUly nOl'obllSlltlollto ontoI' IIpon lunds OWl1od',b)' 11110\1,101' \0 olonr " i1' sl~hl obslt\lo\l\lns..\1oitl'.lisorosslnss; Seo pkkol'Sp v, Howe, 405 1'a, Sllllol,,608, 593 A,2d 4~ 1 ,'(1991), Tho.duty to removo $ISI1tobstnlctlol{~ would 1'0$1 sololywtththo hlndownor IIpOI1 who~e - ;." " 11Illtltheohsll'llOlioll wllslocnled, HlIl'voy v. HlInson, 399 PlI,'S(lllol,,474, 445,,\,2d 120(1992). . 1'hol'o Is. 110 o\1ldol1oo 111 \11001lS<l thai, Iho vego\lltton allosed \0 OOI1SlltlltO nSISh\obsttuo\joll to: Pllllnll.frBdpoo\lel1l WllS locatod (lllol1 htndsoWl)ed or cOl111'01led by thorllllrou~, i, G .' !I'. IIl1hl~..l\llIud lual9wor alop/lllhuior!)ssh.ll/.. jilllulltoluok IIl1d IIslQI1 for 1111011001111111& 11'lI111 " " IIl1dl,roQ(,li,lded Inlolh\\ot'osslng dlrl,1oll)'111 1\'0111,\11' 1111111101111lltll& 11'\1111 whloh WIIS aoul1dlt\g " lis hotll, rll1gltlQ lis, belllll1d hlld lis hl,1udl,llIhll\nd dllohllghts 1\llIy IIlul11!IlI\IQd, E. '~LLJl)GED PRIOR Mt\IJl/UNCl'IONS OlfcROSSI,NG Qt\'fE~t\ND LlGH1'S, " . Cohrl\ll hllsprevlousl)' uddrossod ,this ISSlleut letlglhlnlls MomoruI1dlil111n &\IPPOI1 of lis MOllon 111 41111ltie, Conrllll will OI1I)'hlghllgllll1 fewof Iho 11101'Q Itnportul1ll(,lQqllssues, COllrull " hllssll\lell, repel\ledly jn this ollse Ihllt tho oommonlllw of Penl1sylvllnlll I'Qoognl~es no olluse,of 1\0tl0l1 for l\lIeijed "lower elll'eotlll1,<i)''' ollused by linoged prlol' I\CtlVllttOI1S or prossltlgdevlcos, - ,- -- """J " , EVQI1 Ifsuolll\ oquse OfllOlioll oQltld b~rQoognliiled.lhe unootllrlldlol\l1l fucts'ofthl~ol\se show thl\t Ihe ct'oaslng sl\tes I\nd lights I\tlhis orosslng Wore lIollviiill1gproperl)' lIllhe time of this 1\0cld~l\t,'The Intltl ,Qrew wllllestlfyJhl\1 tho)' Sl\w the gl\tcs 1\0tlvlIte I\nd loWer lIlld thonllshlng , , 'lliJhts ~oglnl\sthe~ lIpBrouohed tho Stlltlol1 ROlld crossing Ihl\tl11ornln8' 1'hol'e Is 110ovldol1CO " thAtthoo\'Ossltlg lIl\tes'wero dp\V11 prior to their IIpprollch: TillIS the glltes wQro operlltll1g liS .. .int\lr4~d lImlno Ihipilit)'cmfbo fouM for 1\11)' 11l1ogcd:i'ml\\I\lI1otlon'" ,ofthem, Suol\ II U\~?r)' "'S~ ignQres the 9therwlIl'lllngs lIVlIillIble lit thollmd,ofthisl\cclaol1t, I1I\\nel)'tl1o hOlldBght, ditchB$l1ts, belll\l1d \\Orl1 011 th\llrllln itsolf IIl1a the good sight distnnotll\vlIllnblc nt, the crossing , 1\11' 1\ driver WI\o stopped~ lookedl\l1d Itstened, These lIrll\1l11ent~ lIr\lllnd\ll'scored bY the fl\ct that thocxlstencoofcro~,sl\lg ",l\l'tllng lIevlCQS' evonltgh\s or BlItesdo not rolievcII nlotqrl~t from thodUt)' to ellorclseCI\\ltIon liS, tile)' , tt'nVetncross,1I orossltlg. MilloI' y. penns~lvallln Rlllltoad COlllpl\llY, '299 PI\,.63, 149 t\, 8,5 '(1930). 9'Neill v, Rel\dlllllRlIill'Oad Qql11pany, 296 Pa. 319., '4~ A, 840 (1929). Thlsls"lsottu~' " - \\ ..8 ' ;-, " ", ;~' I ~ '" evonln tho IIbsQn~e ofWII1'111111,\ S(41118, 81'\'0\' v, LoI1Jwl N;I~,I~, ~9nmnllX,270 (In,~06. 113 A, 376(1921),'I'ho rille hllsevQI1 hoeI1I11111Ilod,iI10IlHO~ whol'o cl'oHslnl,\l&nloslll'O,slIlllllled nud 11I'0 slnl1dll1l& Pllol1, $00 ~QII~1' v, LQW~h Vnllqy l~uJlI'Qnd COlllI11IllY, 208 PII, 14, 124 A, 284(1924)1 :..'-'-". - - . ,". ...,_... ., " (11111111)', II ",IUt'olld Is lIl1dorno dllt)' 10 PhlCO IIl1r.spooIOcl)'po Or\~l\I'l1ln2 nl lIel'OS81111,\, MQOlJ,l1Qhqy X, apk,Qc, ~S6F,' SlIPll' 1.134. 1142 (jS,p, Pn; 1973), Addlllohllll)', Ihol'o wUI bo no ovldel1oo (11lhls onsolhllt tho rlllh'Ol\d hnd ,notloo ofll1UlUplo " '. ...., .. . - ''''I~e noUVnUOI1R of tho so devlbos pj~lor 10 8h1l111101\ Pltro's IIcoldol1t. Althollgh Plllhlllffwlll' l)I'osonl the tostlmony ofn foW wltl1osHosllvll1jJ hullo 11I'(,1111'110 1I'!1l te~tllY 0l1l111spoolflcid pcolIslollS Olllll1l1l1speolfled 11\1I11bol' ofthnes, tho)'\yol'o l'I'esentwhentheglltos wel'e lIoUvllted 1I11d no Irnlnllpprollol1ed,lhcro Is' noevldenc!l 01' IIllol11Pt by PllIll1tl ffto .esln\lllsh thllt thesll ' hWldollls oqolll'rod ul1der slmlllll' Oh'Ollll)stllllces thllt worelll'osont 011 the 1110~ull1g of $h'1\1111011 'Dltro's IIlloldel1t. Such evidenoo Is not ol1ly h'l'oloVI\l1ll1pJ' sllmolent 10 sllpportn olntl1lllgll111~1 ' th~!'III1I'Olld, bl.llltls Il1l1dll1i~slble for this l'ellSolllll!lne, Thts Inoludes PIUlntlfrsexpert iesthll~n)' bllsed.lIPon t.hese 1I11~gOd "e~Jlerlcmoos,II FHrtllerl\1l)!'e, RVell thoughth~"e wlll'Ue evldell~o thnt Conrllll,dld !'c~elvo l'cpOrts l'esnrdlng problems .lIt this orossing4 01' S 1111ln,l/1s ,- " !,. , "befote,lh~ IIceldon!, of the ol1ly 3 il1oldol1lSr'opol'ted nndh\Vostl~IIICd,\lyq()l1rUII,lho flraFwns fou.!Jd to bo 11180",od workll1g brdor II'h<.1,11 Il1ve811glltod {JlIl1l1nry 30, 1996); Iho seoond resulted ... ", . ,1. . ~Oll1sol1teOl1e bre\\khlg orvnl1'dllllzln~ the gute whloh hUd to be l'elnll18 IInd not U "htnlf\tnc\lg!ll II , '" tind Il1lhe thltdllnd 1118\ whtOhgoeUI'rQd 9n Fe~I'UIII'Y 8, 1996, (1 Vlmol1ths before this nOe!denl), Iho IlolI'llrsllJll11)' \VIIS roplllred., ,TMI'MI'O no olh~r II1Slllnoes, JlIII'U~ulll!'I)' wlthrellul'd to th~ ,. ;, 'j \'l1l"I!erwltness~8.' Sh\hl,ments lI\lIt COllI'nll wns ever 111l1de i\WlIl'e by cittzolls, Jlolloe, IOWllshlllor OOlll1t)'off1ch\lslhnllhe.I'o wel'o l11ulllpll) t\\ls'o"uotlvlltlons ntlllls Cl'ossl118'whlohwolllq 1I11\'0 llllt, F'- _. ,.'. _', _ . .. _ 9 , . Ii . \, ,. " wltno,~ W,',II~ h\ u position (ohom' und IVU~"~ IlstonlllB /ill'(1 SQ(lI1dor, 'wIIl'lllnll' Fllrlill~Y;l . '. . ,. ., '. ." . . , .. " " 4aInp~llr~hi 394 PII. 70.77,145 1\,2d 700 (1958). A l)h\lntlffs\l,Umltlh\~ Sitch tesllmony O'onl u i, ., . I ,_ j ,'"'''' """" .-."..:. .c'. '" ,. . _ ,. . .......,.. ,.' ,..' ",ltne~~ I1111S1 ahow lhllllhowltnllsshud 'liloulenossofhem'hlll. sufnolonl opportunity for heurlnll. undocllu~h>l1f~I'lIstonlng,Ulld whotlull' ~II tho qfhor olrcllmstnlllio~ ton~odfo showJhnt If Ii , , , ,wnrlllnJ fllglllll hn!! hoe,lI "'YOIl,he w(Jllld, prl)bnblyllllvo honht It,'; "UL, at 79" L ThetosllmonY O;om ono ofPluln,liff's witnesses; AllollBohawltil.Is buslcully (hut ho " ; >>onnull)' OUn hell,r thowhl~t1oS0'om his hon\o und lhnt,unel'he lIn'lvocllltwork lh'e d/worthls uCQldynl, he leumed of an' ncoldental ,Slul,lon Roud nncllhenrecalledthnl he !.jldn 'tremember , he,lIrlng the whistle aroundlhullhl1y.ThoteslhnollY oCPlnlntlff'S"other w,hlstle witness; Mary 'JlIneSpol1oer. cun be summarized lhn,! she wul1~s he!' dog neur hor h0'11C whlc!.lls locuted,lIlmost 2 L "'miles fJ'om thesoene of the uccldentnnd thllt unel'loumlng oCtho uccldollllllterthnl dny sho \00 .- ,;' ',.. !';c" . ';, , , dlg,l1Otrroullhellrhlg lhot,I:"ln whlstlo. Nellhoroflhose witnesses ,meelthe necessary threshold Ii, :thnt they wero Inn posltloll to hOllr, they IYOI'O al1loto hom" Il,nd thlll t'hey,lvol'e consbfbusly Ilstenln$ forllle tr!lln's horn, Such lesllnio!1y Is Il1suf~clcnl!o nllow n cl!lim of nUIl\!'.o to blow 1 il 10 lhe hOrn 10 'go 10 tho ~Ul)', partlcul!lrly,lnllghtoC tho,posltlvo lestlmony of the Oilier' witnesses I\ltd the evel11teoordel: showing tllo whistle aotivatlon, 'G. I>A\VfA~f!:S i f' " ~Iulntlfflllls <<ssorted clnlms \m~el' l!1oWi'ongflll Denlh,atid SurvlvnlAcl. H\>Wevel', there " areohly IWitteac.nte$orlosof dl\lnuges nlIssu\'lIn this ouse, Wllh rogard to llle WfOnsnil,derlih I\ctlQI1. t,\iore lire no medlcul expenses !twolved" . Thereis n6, eVidence lnllie oase of ~l1y :p'oi1ti'lbUtlonl1llide bYlhedecedol1ilo h~l'pnrel)ls or for the VUI\IO ofllnY sOI'vloos(o~e'rend~ll'ea, 12 "