Philadelphia Train Derailment - Page 3

hillbilly · #21 05-15-2015, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

^^^That could be because the Black Box says a minute before the crash it sped up from 70 to over 100.

While it was quickly approaching a curve with 50mph speed limit. I heard the emergency brakes were applied right before the crash. That makes me wonder if the machine developed a mechanical problem and that was a last effort to slow it down before entering the curve. I don't know anything about trains, but am very curious to hear the final details. I mean if it's just one man operating it it would seem to me he would've had his hands full.. maybe to full to turn around and call out a ''Houston, we have a problem.'' I don't know what to say as what really happened until it all comes out.

hillbilly · #22 05-15-2015, 06:04 PM

Did anyone else catch this? I remember the first night on the news some witnesses said they saw an explosion and flash fire right before the crash. Then out of nowhere I never heard another word of that on the news again.

Now on the news they are saying the train may have been struck by something.

Could that be why the engineer doesn't remember anything? Wish stories would not even be aired until the case is pretty much solved as the stories vary before knowing for sure the facts.

That's why it isn't fair to assume he fell asleep. I heard that the controls required a different response from him every two seconds so it would be of my opinion that he'd have to be alert.

bobabode · #23 05-15-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hillbilly

Did anyone else catch this? I remember the first night on the news some witnesses said they saw an explosion and flash fire right before the crash. Then out of nowhere I never heard another word of that on the news again.

Now on the news they are saying the train may have been struck by something.

Could that be why the engineer doesn't remember anything? Wish stories would not even be aired until the case is pretty much solved as the stories vary before knowing for sure the facts.

That's why it isn't fair to assume he fell asleep. I heard that the controls required a different response from him every two seconds so it would be of my opinion that he'd have to be alert.

Here you go http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...51a_story.html

hillbilly · #24 05-15-2015, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Here you go http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...51a_story.html

Thanks, Bob. That's the most info I've been able to take in now that the twins finally went to sleep. Lord how well they are at fighting it.

merrylander · #25 05-16-2015, 07:54 AM

I saw the head of the FRA on PBS Newshour last evening and she is thick as a brick. When asked why there were not two people at the controls she replied that they believed they might distract each other. Really? So why do we have two in the cockpit and sometimes three if there is a flight engineer?

Rex E. · #26 05-16-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

I saw the head of the FRA on PBS Newshour last evening and she is thick as a brick. When asked why there were not two people at the controls she replied that they believed they might distract each other. Really? So why do we have two in the cockpit and sometimes three if there is a flight engineer?

That extra salary and benefits cuts into CEO and upper management bonus'