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To: jonatron

Be that as it may the real question is why in the heck was this train going 106 mph when the curve speed is half that????


11 posted on 05/17/2015 7:53:29 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Nifster
Be that as it may the real question is why in the heck was this train going 106 mph when the curve speed is half that????

Yep. If I'm in a room of a house, or whatever, and something strikes a window, I'm going to recoil away from that window. It's a natural reflex, and is done automatically.

Could that engineer have bumped up against the throttle while doing that? Someone who really knows the layout of a train's cab will have to weigh in on this.

17 posted on 05/17/2015 8:02:46 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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