AMTRAK train derailment
- Thread starter Gilligan
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And speed control equipment in place, but not in use because still in testing.
Right. The train was not only exceeding the speed limit on that section of the track, it was exceeding the speed that standard passenger rail tracks are designed to handle.
Still not a “high speed train”.
well I suggest you ring up Amtrak and Obama and tell them how wrong they are
No need. I know what marketing bluster is. They do too I’m sure.
^^ This guy has a sense of humor. ^^
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/1...eling-at-80-mph-in-30-mph-zone-ntsb-says.html
Reminds me of the previous derailment that happened in New Jersey not too long ago.
well I suggest you ring up Amtrak and Obama and tell them how wrong they are
Informing the rest of the world how wrong they all are should keep El Bee busy full time.
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
It was a too high speed train.
ferdberfel
Member
Wow, if only there was some sort of government oversight we could use to prevent this sort of thing from happening. Oh wait, we don't need to government regulations, just ask congress who killed the rules for safer rail regulations 3 times, and the trump admin who stopped regulations from being placed on passenger rail 4 times this year.....
Hijinx
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The PTC requirement was supposed to kick in in 2015 but was deferred to 2018 by the prior administration.
BNSF Seattle division already has PTC active on their own trains. It is Amtrak that is behind on equipment and staff training.
Fail.
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
I have read this thing over and there is only one instance of a mention of the Engineer.
Did he die in the collision, did he go to sleep at the controls?
Don't trains have dead man controls?
Why did this train hit the curve at 80 MPH if not the fault of the engineer.?
Why was he running at speeds higher than allowed in the first place?
Why don't we know his name? His record?
Surely an inaugural pass at this new track should have been in the control of a top man.
Too many unanswered questions. By now this man should have been interviewed if he is alive.
Did he die in the collision, did he go to sleep at the controls?
Don't trains have dead man controls?
Why did this train hit the curve at 80 MPH if not the fault of the engineer.?
Why was he running at speeds higher than allowed in the first place?
Why don't we know his name? His record?
Surely an inaugural pass at this new track should have been in the control of a top man.
Too many unanswered questions. By now this man should have been interviewed if he is alive.
Alive. A bit scratched up.
Yes, but the deadman switch doesn't know the speed limit of the track ahead. Positive train control (PTC) or automatic train control (ATC) is the system you are looking for. The trackside equipment for PTC was installed on that route but Amtrak was not ready to make use of it and it had not yet been integrated into the operation of the Cascades train.
That's why the NTSB is investigating the accident right now. It would be boring if we knew all the answers before the investigation.
Both have been reported.