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BREAKING: NJ Transit commuter train slams into wall of station in Hoboken; injuries reported
Liberty Unyielding ^ | September 29, 2016 | Howard Portnoy

Posted on 09/29/2016 7:34:10 AM PDT by Theo

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To: Theo

How do you know SS called? Haven’t heard that on the news.


61 posted on 09/29/2016 10:07:26 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: miss marmelstein

I had just gotten home from a medial appointment when I just heard on Jeffrey Kuhner what had happened.


62 posted on 09/29/2016 10:08:17 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: George from New England

Loved that movie. Sorry I missed it last night.


63 posted on 09/29/2016 10:10:53 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Biggirl

Yes, another disaster with NJ Transit close to NYC. The reports are extremely unhelpful as to what the hell happened.


64 posted on 09/29/2016 10:12:24 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: Lemon Curry

Back in the 70s, the trains actually WERE from 1916. You had to open the windows on hot days.


65 posted on 09/29/2016 10:14:11 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: TigerClaws

I live in NJ. While no one knows the identity of the engineer I can tell you boatloads of swarthy, Middle-Eastern types drive fuel oil trucks and gasoline tankers all over this state.


66 posted on 09/29/2016 10:19:14 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: miss marmelstein
Back in the 70s, the trains actually WERE from 1916.

I remember that! The seat covers were woven rattan.

67 posted on 09/29/2016 10:26:12 AM PDT by ELS
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To: jmacusa

I travelled for years by regional train to and from the main “Union Station” in downtown Toronto, and have been in both Grand Central Station and the main train station in Boston. At rush hour those platforms are packed and there would have been almost no time for people to react, or any place to hide. Prayers for those who were injured.


68 posted on 09/29/2016 10:27:54 AM PDT by littleharbour
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To: ilovesarah2012

Someone who spends all her time listening to police scanners reported this:

https://twitter.com/chiIIinois/status/781487551580409857

I haven’t confirmed it, but see no reason she’d lie about hearing that on the scanner.


69 posted on 09/29/2016 11:23:16 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... I am voting for Trump. #NeverHillary)
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To: Theo

I just don’t understand why the secret service would be involved. Are they normally part of NTSB investigations?


70 posted on 09/29/2016 11:25:27 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Agreed. Not sure why they’d be called to a train accident.


71 posted on 09/29/2016 11:27:41 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... I am voting for Trump. #NeverHillary)
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To: Theo

She reported on car bomb assassination attempt on Egyptian AG, too.


72 posted on 09/29/2016 11:31:18 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often <i>a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: Theo

Uh... aren’t trains on TRACKS?


73 posted on 09/29/2016 11:48:23 AM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: TigerClaws

This happened to AMTRAK with a “gay” driver not too long ago.


74 posted on 09/29/2016 11:50:27 AM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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Wild guess.... will be blamed on sleep apnea with a driver that has too high a BMI and worked too many hours.

That is the latest “toot” for NTSB safety issues...


75 posted on 09/29/2016 2:33:00 PM PDT by az_gila
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To: Theo

I heard a couple of legit sounding callers to radio shows hint that the Philly derailment was a German Wings murder/suicide attempt because the engineer slammed on the emergency brake. The said they are trained NOT to do that because it makes the cars “pancake”.

Anybody here know about that?


76 posted on 09/29/2016 5:49:10 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Nessie ... Sasquatch ... The Free Syrian Army ...)
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