ALC Rail Writer
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That being said, Jis, since when are you on a first name basis with Anderson Cooper?
One of those wheel sets is about 3.5 feet tall and is around 1100-1200 pounds in wieght.I am curious, how big are the wheel assemblies? I have been all over the internet, and seen the Amtrak photos, of "wheels with the flat spots repaired" But there is no person in the photo to give perspective. They look pretty massive from what I can see, I would guess about 2.5-3 feet from rail to waist.All of the wheels on the cars that derailed will have to be changed out before the cars go back into service.
It was actually an Asiana flight not JAL.A recent example would be the JAL flight that hit the embankment while landing at San Francisco. He didn't realize until too late that he was to low.An example of controlled flight into terrain is when a pilot THINKS he's in the air and winds up in the ground - most likely when a plane hits the side of a mountain in the fog.
No.Is this train 98 also? We are going NYC to Ft. Lauderdale this summer. Then Ft. Lauderdale to Washington DC and Chicago. Is this the same train?
The Crescents are trains 19 and 20, the Silver Meteors are trains 97 and 98.Is this train 98 also? We are going NYC to Ft. Lauderdale this summer. Then Ft. Lauderdale to Washington DC and Chicago. Is this the same train?
Gregory Hines also corrected Billy Crystal that it wasn't the volts, but the amps, that would kill you if you came in contact with the electrified third rail on the L.It reminds me of the scene in Running Scared, where Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines are talking about a jumper. They use phrases like "concrete poisoning" and "deceleration trauma". ^_^
For the railfans, that movie has a great sequence in which they are pursuing a criminal and end up driving on the L tracks.
My thoughts, too - though I would rather just be bussed up to Washington, DC and take the train the rest of the way. I suppose there are several options once you get to Charlotte, but there are even more when you get to DC.If I were on that train I would hope that those going to New York and up the corridor were simply bussed to Charlotte and sent on the Carolinian or at least given that slower option compared to a bus ride all the way up to Washington.
Reminds me of when I went thru Antrak's training in the late 70's, we were told to never utter the words, our teain is. "Late", we were to respond our train in "off schedule". Yeah, THAT made difference.......I like the Public Relations term "lost contact."
Which IS EXACTLY the kind of banter that makes postings like this SO interesting to ME. ymmvCan we just talk about the derailment and the disposition of the affected equipment? I get the discussion about euphemisms describing this derailment and plane crashes, but the rest of this wanders a bit much IMHO.
Or a "Major malfunction......"*headdesk*There is standard terminology for it already. It is either "controlled" or "uncontrolled" (depending on the circumstances) "flight into terrain"Planes will make "unscheduled landings".
And I suppose the Challenger suffered a "loss of altitude".
Last time when I was bustituted from Albany to Buffalo, around a derailment near Amsterdam NY on an LSL Sleeper ticket, I was given a couple hundred dollars worth of travel voucher, no questions asked. Of course your mileage may vary.Do you get any money back? Especially the sleeper customers.
Last time when I was bustituted from Albany to Buffalo, around a derailment near Amsterdam NY on an LSL Sleeper ticket, I was given a couple hundred dollars worth of travel voucher, no questions asked. Of course your mileage may vary.Do you get any money back? Especially the sleeper customers.
I like those answers but I hope nothing like this happens because this will be hubbies first train ride. We are going LD from NOL to NWK and I want him to do more of the train,gives him the opportunity to rest and sleep. Has this ever happened to Crescent before?My wife was bussed TOL-CHI around another derailment and had the same experience (even though she booked on points, she got a cash voucher
Yeah, it's not a euphemism to avoid saying "crash"; it's useful terminology for classifying crashes.Indeed. An uncontrolled flight into terrain is basically when a pilot loses control of the airplane and for whatever reason crashes into the ground. An example of controlled flight into terrain is when a pilot THINKS he's in the air and winds up in the ground - most likely when a plane hits the side of a mountain in the fog.
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