Posted on 05/14/2015 5:38:13 AM PDT by robowombat
Investigators did not speculate why an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, but they did say that the train was traveling at over twice the speed limit going into the curve where it derailed.
The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia late Tuesday night was traveling at 106 miles per hour into a sharp curve, more than twice the designated speed limit, causing it to derail, killing at least seven people and injuring 200 more. Full “engineer induced braking” occurred at that speed, and within seconds the train had derailed, according to NTSB member Robert Sumwalt.
The NTSB will be on the scene for approximately one week collecting evidence for its investigation into the incident. The train’s excessive speed is the primary suspected reason behind the derailment, but the agency has not said exactly why the train was traveling so fast, and whether it was attributable to “human performance” or mechanical failure. The NTSB has obtained the train’s forward-facing video and event recorder, or black box, which is on its way to an NTSB lab in Washington.
“We are here not only to determine what happened but why it happened,” said Sumwalt, adding that the NTSB was on scene primarily “to collect perishable evidence” for its investigation and not necessarily to immediately determine the cause of the accident.
Homo was killing himself and then changed his mind . . . too late.
Braking in the curve could assist in getting the train to jump the tracks.
Inspired by the recent plane crash guy?
Maybe he was drunk dialing someone?
Engineer probably dozing off....why else could he not remember what happened.
It would guarantee jumping the curve and breaking the train apart. He likely wanted to crash it on that curve.
Pray America is waking
Investigators did not speculate why an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, but they did say that the train was traveling at over twice the speed limit going into the curve where it derailed.
Now, what I want to know is why it was going so fast around that corner.
The train has a deadman break which you have to have your hand on the throttle. You can’t sleep and keep moving. At 100 MPH there are probably alarms blasting???
The homo probably painted the black box rainbow colors. The passengers must be furious this scumbag was driving.
That is what I’ve thought from the start. Makes the most sense, anyway.
I would imagine that Train Engineers go by visual indicators when it’s time to slow down and speed up or when sharp curves are approaching. Just like Automobile drivers do.
I would like to know if there’s any stretch of that route where they’re supposed to go 100 mph. Particularly what was the speed recommendation on the last straightaway before the curve.
Then, rather than speculate whether it was a suicide run, I would think that the question between the two lines above is the more likely — if it wasn’t some sort of mechanical failure.
He could have “not remembered what happened” also because he is guilty of some misconduct. It’s funny how the memories of guilty people tend to be very poor.
From what I’ve read, the speed limit on that track section in general is 70 mph. The speed limit at the curve where the train derailed is 50 mph. That train was going too fast even before it hit the curve. There may be sections of the line rated for 100 mph or more, but it was not so rated in the area of the crash.
Perhaps he is lying.
Who knew that we already had a high speed rail system?
Why there aren't two engineers in a locomotive cab, each with a set of eyes, ears and hands, is beyond my comprehension.
There's a loo in every train cab ....and seeing that there's a lone engineer the obvious question arises.
Leni
I remember that from drivers ed. Braking hard when you are already in a curve is catapulting yourself.
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