National SOCIALIST of Germany leader in government produced automobile. The car, the VW Beetle, became popular ONLY after the war and Volkswagen went private:
Posted on 05/12/2015 7:04:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf
It was in Chatsworth, California, which is NorthEast Mexico.
A car is not a train, and I'm not a professional driver. Just saying that in my experience, it wasn't unusual for rocks and things to hit the trains I've been on... never has it resulted in sudden (or any) braking.
I accept your experience and concede the point. Even the engineer of the SEPTA train that got hit by something just minutes before the AMTRAK crash did not cram on the brakes (that I am aware of).
But, we're really going deep into speculation territory here with this... too many other more likely scenarios are possible... with human error usually being at the top of the list.
And in this case, it might be the actual cause.
Last night there were discussions that the train was doing 85mph. It was also 'said' that this was an OK speed.
Today, it is being said that 50mph is the proper speed (and limit) for that section of track.
There is a surveillance video that shows the train just prior to the crash, and several Freepers have estimated it's speed as being between 80 and 90 mph.
I would think that the engineer coming into a 50mph curve at over 80 mph might cram on the brakes.
As you say, we don't know yet. What will be interesting is the interview of the engineer.
yes they did...
National SOCIALIST of Germany leader in government produced automobile. The car, the VW Beetle, became popular ONLY after the war and Volkswagen went private:
FOX REPORTING TRAIN was traveling over 100mph -— WSj. Engineer is not cooperating. (Any bets on his religion? )
My fault for not reading the date, weird that it was posted last night on twitter
Yeah, been reading about this.
Just to document this all on the same thread...
Amtrak train reportedly traveling at more than 100 mph before crash that killed 7 (Breaking)
Now they are saying it was going too fast.From survivors they are saying the train began to shudder and instead of going left it went strait and then right.They also said he hit the brakes.People have said it was airborne.
I saw this on Fox News while in the waiting room for my chemo session this morning. What a
mess and tragedy! Prayers for the injured and dead, humbly offered up in Jesus’s Holy Name.
On the other thread they said the WSJ states that the engineer is not cooperating with investigators.
We will have to wait a little while to ensure this is true, but if true, I wonder why ?
Looks like that’s what happened. Is the engineer’s name Mohammed??? I can’t find any mention of his name. He has an attorney and allegedly will not speak to police. Hmmm.
Particularly any of the nine stolen in Texas, back in the year 2003. Or else I would wonder ---- why hold onto a device for that long, if ill intent was motive for stealing the things in the first place.
People here seemed to have been recycling an old news item as if it was recent.
That was the only point I was trying to make.
But thanks for the remainder of your efforts to discuss these things.
One word.UNION As an aside Mayor Nutter said he gave a statement.
So I wonder if it’s true that he fled the scene ???
It's a certainty that the "engineer" is a moose-slime. Recall that hussein's muzzie outreach program with NASA was to place those satanists in positions of power. This is a clear case of the White Mosque being involved in murder. Amtrak is a government-run socialist choo-choo train and thus it follows, using airtight Aristotelian logic, that the regime is 100% involved. The slam dunk Proof? Biden wasn't on this train.
I’d prefer to vote for a drunk at the throttle that went to sleep
While that may be a remote possibility, especially considering that Amtrak's choo-choo trains are staffed by unionists, given the poisonous climate since hussein illegally seized power, the muzzie explanation is by far the most fitting.
He went to the hospital and was treated for his injuries and then gave a statement to the police according to Mayor Nutter.
Paging Willie Green . . .
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Since Nutter (a most appropriate name) is a vile 'RAT, he's probably covering up for the "engineer" whose statement was most likely, "allahu akbar!”.
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