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Amtrak train reportedly traveling at more than 100 mph before crash that killed 7 (Breaking)
FoxNews.com ^
| May 13,2015
| FoxNews.Com
Posted on 05/13/2015 10:51:08 AM PDT by Biggirl
DEVELOPING: The Amtrak train that derailed near Philadelphia Tuesday night-- killing at least seven and sending over 200 to area hospitals-- appeared to have been traveling at more than 100 miles an hour as it approached a sharp curve on the track, two people with knowledge of the investigation told The Wall Street Journal.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: amtrak; crash; philadelphia; piloterror; portrichmond; speeding; train; trainwreck
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:51:08 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
To: Biggirl
yea THAT might just do it... cars that can do a sharp curve at 100mph are rare...trains..?? probably far far more rare
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:52:55 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Biggirl
How fast is that train supposed to travel?
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:53:36 AM PDT
by
RightFighter
(It was all for nothing.)
To: RightFighter
50 or so according to a previous thread.
To: Biggirl
Hummmm
Well, Did the conductor do the next best thing since he couldn't nose dive from 30,000 ft into a mountain side?
...or mechanical?
To: RightFighter
Slower than this one
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:55:44 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: Biggirl
Who needs terrorists when our own stupidity and negligence does damage like this?
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:56:02 AM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Biggirl
Train was running 10 minute late on departure.
Trying to make up time.
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:56:37 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: Biggirl
Somebody wanted to get the heck away from Philly.
To: Biggirl
When I took Amtrak it seemed like it was always going at least that fast.
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:57:19 AM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: Farmer Dean
You got it.
I even had seen a CNN video showing a security camera showing what looked like that train going way too fast.
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:58:08 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
and what speed should it have been traveling at the time?
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:58:30 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
To: Joe Boucher
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:59:07 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: PrairieDawg
I think it goes faster than 50.
Well I googled it and someone said 60% of the trains travel faster than 90 mph. They are quite fast.
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posted on
05/13/2015 10:59:59 AM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: RightFighter
How fast is that train supposed to travel? 50 around that curve.
To: Biggirl
Need to check what the tracks were made of... I told them to use Rearden Steel, but nooooo...
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posted on
05/13/2015 11:00:26 AM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: RightFighter
50-55 mph at that place.................
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posted on
05/13/2015 11:03:46 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Biggirl
The speed of the train had absolutely nothing to do with the crash.
It was caused by lack of funding and infrastructure spending by Republicans.
The White House came out with this just about an hour ago.
And so the “Media” will now Parrot , and so shall it be written...
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posted on
05/13/2015 11:05:13 AM PDT
by
DanielRedfoot
(Creepy Ass Cracker)
To: All
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posted on
05/13/2015 11:06:28 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Supposedly the limit was 50 around that curve.
How is this possible?
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