Runaway Boston train was tampered with, governor says

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[BenLurkin]

Last Updated Dec 10, 2015 12:22 PM EST

BOSTON -- A six-car train with passengers on board that left a suburban Boston transit station without a driver Thursday and went through four stations without stopping was tampered with, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said.

None of the approximately 50 passengers was hurt, but the train's operator suffered a minor injury when he was brushed by the train, apparently as it began to move at the Braintree station, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said. CBS station WBZ-TV reports that the injured MBTA worker was transported to South Shore Hospital.

[SamAdams76]

Just an isolated incident of train-tampering. Nothing to see here. Terrorism has been ruled out.

[Steely Tom]

Who could have done such a thing?

[stocksthatgoup]

Somebody tampering with the brakes? No redundancy?

[PROCON]

Hmm, some kid saying to his friend, “Whoa, dude, I dare you to push that lever.”

[BenLurkin]

Usual suspects:

[samadams2000]

Let me guess. There are 100 muslims on the watch list that work for the transit authority.

[BenLurkin]

Sounds like you must have had the same kind of friends I did growing up.

[353FMG]

First thing in the investigation that should be done is to find out if muzzies are involved, in any way.
Crazy idea? Just wait a few years and see if my suggestion is really uncalled for.

[PROCON]

Heck yeah, we once as 12 year olds, drove a construction site's bulldozer and hid it in the woods, didn't hurt anything or anyone.

Don't leave the keys in it, dummy :-)

[Old Sarge]

THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE:

[Oldexpat]

The driver will now get lifetime disability of at least 100k, so he should be a suspect.

[George from New England]

Probably a lazy employee who just didn’t want to keep his foot on the pedal so he built a bypass rod or such.

[Adder]

My bet is that it was the driver who tampered with the fail safe for his convenience,,,bet he was surprised as anyone when his own train left him...hence the injury.

[Huskrrrr]

Gun control would have prevented this. s/

[Publius]

Another Red Line ping.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

It was climate control! Keep up!

[Zeneta]

Soul Asylum?

Runaway Train

[polymuser]

Just another school project. Give that kid an A.

[VanShuyten]

If this had been the DC Metro, I would bet on sloppy maintenance by the awful workers they have.