Between Tacoma and Olympia. "Mass casualty incident."
It was the inaugural day for that stretch of track.
Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
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Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
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Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
There were fatalities but there were only 70 on the train. I'm sure cars of the freeway were involved though.
It was the inaugural run of the train, not the track.
Looking at the aerial photo, it seems the cause may have been that the train was going too fast for the curve. It's supposed to have positive train control so shouldn't have been going faster than the speed limit, but perhaps that was too high even though they conducted extensive testing.
It was the inaugural run of the train, not the track.
Looking at the aerial photo, it seems the cause may have been that the train was going too fast for the curve. It's supposed to have positive train control so shouldn't have been going faster than the speed limit, but perhaps that was too high even though they conducted extensive testing.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
The noon news showed an aerial view. It's much worse than the view from road level showed. They say at least 6 dead.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
The curve speed limit was 30. Apparently the positive train control was disabled or failed.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
The positive train control hadn't been turned on.Bob Juch wrote:The curve speed limit was 30. Apparently the positive train control was disabled or failed.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.