Aside from a few hundred skyscrapers and about 7 million people, what difference does it make?
Posted on 11/20/2013 12:57:54 PM PST by Third Person
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Amtrak wants to know how one of its trains took a wrong turn and got lost in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Worried and baffled were most travelers at 30th Street Station Tuesday night.
Mike Roberts of Coatesville said, “Wow, that’s crazy. That’s not professional at all. How could that happen?”
It sounds wild, but Amtrak officials confirm it did happen and what they can tell us so far is this: Amtrak Train 644 that left 30th Street Station for New York City accidentally ended up on the SEPTA tracks. The train actually traveled several miles before the mistake was finally caught and the train stopped at the Bala Cynwyd station.
Peter Menendez of Princeton, NJ said, “I think mistakes happen, I come from that industry and the utilities and it’s hard to coordinate systems like that. I feel bad for those folks.”
It happened last Thursday and according to Amtrak, the 130 passengers on-board may have been inconvenienced, but everyone was safely brought back to Philly, put on a different train and taken to New York, this second time around, without incident.
Jennifer Wallace of Tampa, FL said, “Definitely they need to investigate. I don’t think anybody should get fired but maybe disciplinary, definitely but they should look into it so it doesn’t happen again, be more cautious than anything.”
Steve Kulm, Amtrak’s Media Relations Director released a statement which read in part: “An investigation was launched and the crew has been held out of work until they can be fully debriefed and additional training can be conducted.”
“.... the 130 passengers on-board ....”
Strange that these “130 passengers on-board” didn’t mention anything at all. No instant tweets, no text, nothing. Until the news broke now.
As if they can’t tell the difference of NYC or Bala Cynwyd. Or worse, the passengers expect the foul up as nothing unusual.
I have been an investigator for over 30 years. It was a drunk/drug addled Union engineer. Case closed.
Easy. Bala Kinwoodwhatthef..amIdoinghere? Gotta run it all together though.
I can't help thinking that Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam are somehow mixed up in this.
In 1980, I took a round trip on Amtrak from Los Angeles to Ann Arbor, Mich. The train was 14 hours late getting there and 12 hours late getting back. I haven’t ridden Amtrak since.
Pretty sure they shouldn’t have made that left turn in Albuquerque...
“one of its trains took a wrong turn “
Must be one of those self-driving trains. Gotta stop them trains from missing a turn.
“accidentally “
The switching apparatus malfunctioned, and the poor train went the wrong way.
Really amazing how these trains work these days - no humans anywhere near the trains to drive them.
“I shoulda turned left at Albuquerque” Love, Bugs
Must be an Obama database running the railroads.
And what if a separate train was roaring head on the same track.....
Jeezzzzzzzzz.........
Affirmative action employees at their best.
At least they didn't end up on the S bridge to Manayunk.
It could have been worse. The dispatcher could have sent that train into a head-on collision. Somebody's career is going to be snapped like a matchstick.
He was a true fascist focused on something he could actually do.
Our fascist POTUS has his focus spread out over the entire national economy.
It's just too much for the man-child.
How does one pronounce “Bala Cynwyd”?
“Bah-lah Kin-wood”.
‘Not that way! Your other right!!’
You have to break a few eggs to make the trains run on time.
Maybe the Amtrak engineer should have ignored his GPS.
“Turn Right.”
(j/k)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.