Been a hell of a long time since this kid rode Lackawanna into Hoboken, then the 'tubes' into NYC. Back then all of the 'systems' were separate railroads. Are they better now as united into one or two systems? Big open questions.
-- Edited by Uke on Wednesday 4th of January 2017 02:25:00 PM
Uke said
4:30 PM, 01/04/17
Currently the investigation goes on. was the 'driver' at fault, or was his health compromised? Apparently it was his fault... Then again, engineers/operators don't cause trains to 'jump' of the rails! (Although that term has been used MANY times-jumped, as if inanimate objects have free will, and act on their own!)
In any case more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-derailment-safety-idUSKBN14O29F
Snippy said
7:11 PM, 01/04/17
Did some poster on a Rail Labor forum just use the term "operator" to describe a BLET Long Island Railroad LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER?
Detailed previously by Snippy, who posted a link on the CHAT.
Opinions on LIRR vs NJT abound however. One is longer, the other is part of a complicated 'system' all heading to NYC.
http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/01/which_trains_are_safer_the_lirr_or_nj_transit.html
Been a hell of a long time since this kid rode Lackawanna into Hoboken, then the 'tubes' into NYC. Back then all of the 'systems' were separate railroads. Are they better now as united into one or two systems? Big open questions.
-- Edited by Uke on Wednesday 4th of January 2017 02:25:00 PM
Currently the investigation goes on. was the 'driver' at fault, or was his health compromised? Apparently it was his fault... Then again, engineers/operators don't cause trains to 'jump' of the rails! (Although that term has been used MANY times-jumped, as if inanimate objects have free will, and act on their own!)
In any case more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-derailment-safety-idUSKBN14O29F
I'm thinking I didn't really see that.