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To: presidio9
The Amtrak crash outside of Philadelphia was an invitation for practically every politician in the Northeast and every transit expert in America to complain about lack of funding for the county’s infrastructure.

The crash had nothing to do with lack of funding. It had to do with an engineer speeding beyond the safe speed. Take a car and go around a curve that is clearly marked as 35 MPH and try to go around the curve at 70. Crashing and burning is in your future. (Just like the train) Again, nothing to do with infrastructure.

8 posted on 05/19/2015 5:12:30 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Bushbacker1

Take a car and go around a curve that is clearly marked as 35 MPH and try to go around the curve at 70. Crashing and burning is in your future.

Mo problem whatsoever if you have about million bucks to spend on a Pagani Zonda F.

Of course, only 25 of these were ever produced....

14 posted on 05/19/2015 6:37:08 PM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: Bushbacker1

No problem... With the proper car setup. We used to go clover leafing late at night, no traffic at all, and take 15 mph ramps at 75-80. Piece of cake. Now cars are nothing like a train. Being locked into a track for the train would be somewhat similar to being tripped. I agree with you, I believe the train had a slim chance until the break was applied when entering the turn. I wonder why so fast? Hotrodding?


15 posted on 05/19/2015 7:00:49 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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