Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
18-12-2017, 17:33
|
#1
|
Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,308
|
Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|
|
|
18-12-2017, 19:11
|
#2
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,118
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
This is a new high speed line ?
---------- Post added at 19:11 ---------- Previous post was at 19:11 ----------
6 dead, 77 injured
|
|
|
18-12-2017, 19:31
|
#3
|
Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,308
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Obviously it will be a while as to the reason why it came off the track but l know there had been concerns from local politicians.
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|
|
|
18-12-2017, 23:33
|
#4
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 14,231
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone
Obviously it will be a while as to the reason why it came off the track but l know there had been concerns from local politicians.
|
Talk of it hitting something on the track.
https://news.sky.com/story/train-der...state-11176581
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 09:09
|
#5
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Winnersh UK
Services: LL Phone, TiVo, M+ VM mobile, BBand 150M tier Superhub, TIVO 500 M+
Posts: 2,114
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1
|
It was reported to be traveling at 80 mph on a track that has a 30 mph limit.
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 09:17
|
#6
|
Woke and proud !
Join Date: Jun 2004
Services: TV, Phone, BB, a wife
Posts: 9,133
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Sad the the Donald's first thought is how he can use this in a tweet ( what else?), to his political advantage...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politi...ain/index.html
Maybe he should be using the money being used on a pointless non-existent wall to improve infrastructure...
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 11:06
|
#7
|
Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,308
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken W
It was reported to be traveling at 80 mph on a track that has a 30 mph limit.
|
If that is the case then sadly that is not the first time it has happened.
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 11:11
|
#8
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,118
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr K
Sad the the Donald's first thought is how he can use this in a tweet ( what else?), to his political advantage...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politi...ain/index.html
Maybe he should be using the money being used on a pointless non-existent wall to improve infrastructure...
|
No it is not sad. There is nothing wrong with that tweet.
The wall is not pointless either. He is entitled to protect the US borders especially from criminal cartels, from the crime ridden Mexico and he was elected on that main mandate.
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 11:27
|
#9
|
laeva recumbens anguis
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 67
Services: Premiere Collection
Posts: 42,099
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr K
Sad the the Donald's first thought is how he can use this in a tweet ( what else?), to his political advantage...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politi...ain/index.html
Maybe he should be using the money being used on a pointless non-existent wall to improve infrastructure...
|
From your link
Quote:
"The train accident that just occurred in DuPont, WA shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly," tweeted Trump. "Seven trillion dollars spent in the Middle East while our roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and more) crumble! Not for long!"
|
http://time.com/5069968/amtrak-derai...-donald-trump/
Quote:
As authorities were still trying to determine the causes — and the exact death toll — of Monday’s Amtrak derailment in Washington state, President Donald Trump immediately waded into a policy debate, teasing a “soon to be submitted infrastructure plan” for “roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and more).”
“It is all the more reason why we must immediately start fixing the infrastructure of the United States,” Trump said in subsequent remarks on Monday.
But there’s one problem — the Trump Administration already has submitted an infrastructure plan as part of its 2018 budget proposal — and it proposes deep cuts to the nation’s rail systems.
Trump often talked about a $1 trillion infrastructure plan when he was a candidate, and he included a $1 trillion private/public infrastructure investment in the 2018 budget his administration proposed to Congress in May. The plan called for $200 billion in spending in infrastructure, but it also also limited money to build new or expand existing lines and slashed subsidies for rural lines.
Overall, the budget request would slash railroad funding from the President Barack Obama era by almost 13%, according to The Washington Post.
|
__________________
There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 11:56
|
#10
|
Sad Doig Fan!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barry South Wales
Age: 68
Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal)
Posts: 11,657
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh
|
You may be quite correct that the administration has limited the Government's investment representing a cut of 13% compared to Obama.
Where's the figures for the Private investment? It is a Public/Private investment scheme isn't it?
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 12:56
|
#11
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,118
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Yes it is and there is still nothing wrong with that tweet.
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 13:02
|
#12
|
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,227
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42408624
Quote:
A US passenger train that derailed, killing three people, was travelling at 80mph (130km/h) on a curve with a speed limit of 30mph, data from the train's rear engine indicates.
|
That'll do it.....
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 13:05
|
#13
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 14,231
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456
You may be quite correct that the administration has limited the Government's investment representing a cut of 13% compared to Obama.
Where's the figures for the Private investment? It is a Public/Private investment scheme isn't it?
|
No, Amtrak is state-owned. And yes, he is correct about Trump's cuts.
But it looks like the cause may have been speed not infrastructure... but a high speed service limited to 36mph in places doesn't sound fast.
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 13:10
|
#14
|
Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,308
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien
|
Sadly it has happened several times now in America and in several other European countries.
---------- Post added at 13:10 ---------- Previous post was at 13:08 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1
No, Amtrak is state-owned. And yes, he is correct about Trump's cuts.
But it looks like the cause may have been speed not infrastructure... but a high speed service limited to 36mph in places doesn't sound fast.
|
The technology is there to limits speeds on certain dangerous points of a railway network.
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|
|
|
19-12-2017, 13:13
|
#15
|
Sad Doig Fan!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barry South Wales
Age: 68
Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal)
Posts: 11,657
|
Re: Amtrak train crashes from bridge on to freeway near Seattle
Quote:
Amtrak President Richard Anderson told reporters in a conference call that Positive Train Control – the technology that can slow or stop a speeding train – wasn’t in use on the stretch of track where the derailment unfolded.
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:03.
|