(Source: Omaha World-Herald, April 13, 2012. Chris Dittus is a member of BLET Division 183 in Omaha, Neb.)
OMAHA, Neb. — When you’re at the gears of a locomotive and you see a car or a person on the tracks, you think about hitting the brakes. But you also know the truth: If you’re moving fast or carrying a full load of cars, the damage is already done. The force of your locomotive hitting a car is like that car running over an aluminum can.
“You worry about not hurting somebody,” said Union Pacific locomotive engineer Chris Dittus, “because you’re always going to win.”
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