[Third Person]

Go Amtrak!

[frogjerk]

Where art thou Willie Green?

[MeshugeMikey]

AM-trak....

a government..run..entity?

Perhaps they just had an Information Technology Update?

[angcat]

The Conductor probably can’t read.

[dirtboy]

Amtrak Train 644 that left 30th Street Station for New York City accidentally ended up on the SEPTA tracks

Actually, those are also Amtrak tracks. Probably someone threw the wrong switch at 30th Street station. Bala Cynwyd is the first stop down that line.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

New York, Bala Cynwyd.

Aside from a few hundred skyscrapers and about 7 million people, what difference does it make?

[Third Person]

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.”

Oh, look.... Mr Kulm made a joke. I bet all those affected didn't find it too funny.

[NormsRevenge]

OK, who sprinkled the trail of white chalk at the switchover?

Hello, Amtrak 554 where r u?

[RichInOC]

“We’re from the government and we’re here to help you.”

[P.O.E.]

PA Ping!

If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.

Thanks!

[chrisser]

How does one pronounce “Bala Cynwyd”?

[Mr. Lucky]

I can hardly wait until the same folks are delivering our healthcare.

[Fester Chugabrew]

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often.

[fatnotlazy]

I liked train travel. Great way to see the US provided you have the time. But like everything else government touches, AMTRAK is a mess.

[eyedigress]

Our Obama Gooberment at work. Idiots

[AzSteven]

I am just glad there is a Bala Cynwyd in PA - otherwise I would be REAL curious how that train made it all the way to Wales.

[lightman]

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.”

Train crews don't control track switches from the cab.

Sounds like a dispatcher error.

[Army Air Corps]

A Willie Green memorial ping.

[Sir Napsalot]

“.... 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.

[Safetgiver]

I have been an investigator for over 30 years. It was a drunk/drug addled Union engineer. Case closed.

[Myrddin]

The routing signs were in Welsh :-)