Truck hits train
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KurtisB
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Thankfully it wasn't the other way around, indeed. Still, I hope the people in the truck weren't hurt too bad.
Random thought & comment: "Engine car"? -- (rhetorical question 'cause I can. haha) Wouldn't it be easier to just say "engine", or even "locomotive"?
Random thought & comment: "Engine car"? -- (rhetorical question 'cause I can. haha) Wouldn't it be easier to just say "engine", or even "locomotive"?
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Interesting -- I just had this situation in Traffic School (don't ask). About 25% of the car/truck--train collisions are caused by the car/truck driver overdriving their headlights or otherwise failing to pay attention and driving into a train. With the addition of texting the the arsenal of driving distractions, I suppose this percentage could go up.
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And to top it all off....
The train involved in this incident was the West Palm Beach School Board Safety Patrol charter carrying a load of 9yo-11yo kids who are members of their schools' "safety patrols" up to their tour of Washington DC!!!
This is an annual event with anywhere between two to four roundtrips each year.
They are heading north as a #P934-20 using #98 and some Horizon equipment, and will return on Sunday (leave WAS Sat evening) in #97's time slot. Let's hope they have an uneventful trip home.
OBS gone freight...
The train involved in this incident was the West Palm Beach School Board Safety Patrol charter carrying a load of 9yo-11yo kids who are members of their schools' "safety patrols" up to their tour of Washington DC!!!
This is an annual event with anywhere between two to four roundtrips each year.
They are heading north as a #P934-20 using #98 and some Horizon equipment, and will return on Sunday (leave WAS Sat evening) in #97's time slot. Let's hope they have an uneventful trip home.
OBS gone freight...
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What timeslot will 97 be running in that day? Just curious. Or will they just follow one another.
Driver of truck that hit Amtrak train faces careless driving citation
Doesn't say anything about the brakes locking, just the truck "skidding." The "engine car" phrase is in the article, though. Glad all of the injuries were minor. Good that nobody on the train was hurt.
Doesn't say anything about the brakes locking, just the truck "skidding." The "engine car" phrase is in the article, though. Glad all of the injuries were minor. Good that nobody on the train was hurt.
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Skidding implies locked brakes. Unless you're going sideways.
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