Sounds like something went wrong with the Engineer. Either distracted by something, or who knows what?
That curve would be very hard to miss, since you come into it in a place by the river that really can’t be mistaken. It would certainly be a lousy spot to be on a cell phone or whatever.
When I commuted to New York in my last years at work, I came in along that track. And we always took that bit very slow—well before reaching the curve.
Thanks for your post...That’s an awful sharp curve from seeing the pics.
I'll bet the Engineer is an Affirmative Action Hire.
That something went wrong long ago, probably even before the train was built.
The place where the cars rolled onto was right at the corner where two rivers meet. It was a miracle none of them went into either one.
Early Sunday morning.
My guess is he nodded off and woke up too late to slow the train before it went off the rails.