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Railroader killed by roll of newsprint
My condolences to the deceased railroader’s family and since the person died on the job hopefully there will be no " junk " thrown-in to deny survivor benefits to the family.
Now there’s something you dont hear very often. Best wishes to the family
I worked for a daily paper for 25 years and while our rolls were only 700 pounds, you did not want them falling on you be it in the storage area or off the press itself. Accidents are just waiting to happen and will if we get just a little careless.
Rolls of paper are usually placed in rail road cars on end. It would be interesting to know if the car was fully loaded or if the center of the car was left empty so that the rolls could shift. At 1,800 pounds, I am surprised that the paper would move in transit or when the car door was opened. I am also surprised that a rail road employee would open the door and not a printing company employee using a clamp truck on a rail dock.
Another Russian conspiracy!
I truly feel remorse for that person and extreme sadness for his family and friends. But there is a lesson here for all, and that is that Railroad work is dangerous and taking pictures of trains at the wrong location can be just as dangerous, so best to and all fans of trains and RR`ING.
SINCERELY,
J.M. Wheeler
I worked in a printing plant for years. Sometimes rolls came in stacked on their butt end and other times the rolls were stacked so they could freely roll. The same wooden blocks put in the end of a roll was also placed on the floor to stop the rolls from moving. The trick was to check the car very carefully before fully opening the door. If they are stacked on their butt ends you need a fork lift or several crow bars and a soft spot to land them on to off load the freight car. We liked it when they could roll easily because we could quickly unload them