Right, it's always the fault of something or someone else and not the person responsible for the safe operation of the train.
That's what you think I'm saying? Well OK then.Right, it's always the fault of something or someone else and not the person responsible for the safe operation of the train.
That's what you think I'm saying? Well OK then.
On your map, traveling left to right in the location where it says Coral St.Can anyone confirm the orientation, heading, and location of the crash on this map?
Bingo!!! I suspect the engineer fell asleep and missed the slow down marker.
Are you seriously this fucking stupid? The train was going over twice the safe speed. It wrecked because of that. This is not another, government "step in and save us from ourselves moment". Serious fucking idiots in this thread and you are one of them. How about we go back to personal accountability and less government airbags. This is not a political issue. Are you going to say BBBBBBBush, next, well are you? Ridiculous!!! I'm suprised some of you graduated from diapers, but I suspect some here are still wearing them.
How do you hold someone personally accountable for unintentionally killing seven (or a hundred) people? They can't pay it back. Punishment doesn't accomplish anything.
anyone remember this crash in NY?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...in-was-travelling-at-80mph-in-30mph-zone.html
So congress slow walked a mandate to install speed abatement systems by 2015. Investigators have said this system would have prevented the Phila crash.
So what did Republicans vote on today???
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/House-GOP-panel-proposes-Amtrak-cuts-6260638.php
How do you hold someone personally accountable for unintentionally killing seven (or a hundred) people? They can't pay it back. Punishment doesn't accomplish anything.
Self driving trains, with driver salaries going to Silicon Valley instead, are the answer.
Think about it.
Right, it's always the fault of something or someone else and not the person responsible for the safe operation of the train.
Amtrak not profitable on alot of its lines. Why do we need to keep pumping money into something that is failing?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...s-a-ton-of-money-each-year-it-doesnt-have-to/
PTC already budgeted -- why wasn't it put in place already? What could possibly be the hold-up?
http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/397/792...ed-with-Positive-Train-Control-ATK-12-023.pdf
Play on emotions much? How many of you fucking retards agree with this headline?
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/05...njured-americans-vote-cut-amtraks-budget.html
So far, it appears that the crash was not due to an infrastructure issue due to any 2015 budget. But how many despicable fucking assholes (can't think of a more appropriate term for them) are out there saying it is because Amtrak needs more money in their budget?
What if they were pressuring operators to complete the route in an unrealistic time and the tracks were in an unsafe state of disrepair?
Hence "It could have been any of us man."
Because the rails in the photo look like crap. I-95 in that area is crap too. I was a passenger looking out the window as we drove on a bridged section over water and I looked down and there was a hole in the deck, I could see the deck below. There was an erosion hole in that deck too. And I could see the water. There was rust everywhere. The hole was actually through a rusted portion of an I beam. The thing was packed to the brim with heavy traffic. Never again.
My sister used to live in Philly and they had to close an onramp she normally used from her house because the concrete supporting it crumbled/collapsed.
So thats why. Cause the people who actually live there know the infrastructure sucks. They need a big budget because of how old and neglected their infrastructure has been for decades. You can't really glean that from the bottom line.
What if they were pressuring operators to complete the route in an unrealistic time and the tracks were in an unsafe state of disrepair?
Hence "It could have been any of us man."
Tracks were inspect less than a week ago per NTSB.Because the rails in the photo look like crap. I-95 in that area is crap too. I was a passenger looking out the window as we drove on a bridged section over water and I looked down and there was a hole in the deck, I could see the deck below. There was an erosion hole in that deck too. And I could see the water. There was rust everywhere. The hole was actually through a rusted portion of an I beam. The thing was packed to the brim with heavy traffic. Never again.
My sister used to live in Philly and they had to close an onramp she normally used from her house because the concrete supporting it crumbled/collapsed.
So thats why. Cause the people who actually live there know the infrastructure sucks. They need a big budget because of how old and neglected their infrastructure has been for decades. You can't really glean that from the bottom line.
You know what else would have prevented that wreck? The train engineer doing his job. I guess we better just raise taxes so we can automate every damn thing in the world to prevent injury.
Awful lot of assuming going on in this thread, including the OP. It looks like the engineer driving the train was a forum member's friend:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2431191
Wouldn't that be something if turns out that he was exposed to carbon monoxide fumes and missed the speed limit change and was barely conscious enough to hit the brakes when he did and can't remember because he lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen as much as anything else (impact trauma).
We don't know what happened yet. There is a very good chance that it is the engineer's fault but it's also very possible that something else is to blame. Wait for details before condemning the engineer, FFS!
How do you hold someone personally accountable for unintentionally killing seven (or a hundred) people? They can't pay it back. Punishment doesn't accomplish anything.
What if they were pressuring operators to complete the route in an unrealistic time and the tracks were in an unsafe state of disrepair?
Hence "It could have been any of us man."
Awful lot of assuming going on in this thread, including the OP. It looks like the engineer driving the train was a forum member's friend:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2431191
Wouldn't that be something if turns out that he was exposed to carbon monoxide fumes and missed the speed limit change and was barely conscious enough to hit the brakes when he did and can't remember because he lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen as much as anything else (impact trauma).
We don't know what happened yet. There is a very good chance that it is the engineer's fault but it's also very possible that something else is to blame. Wait for details before condemning the engineer, FFS!
That's why I said 'systemic failure' in a prior post. A CO leak impairing the engineer would qualify in my opinion and totally exonerate the driver.
Wouldn't that be something if turns out that he was exposed to carbon monoxide fumes and missed the speed limit change and was barely conscious enough to hit the brakes when he did and can't remember because he lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen as much as anything else (impact trauma).