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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Geoff Mayo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb] From Marriott Biscayne Bay Miami Haven't read this yet, but The Times has been "part of my life" for over 65 years, and I trust it will be fair, balanced, and in depth:[/qb][/QUOTE]Sadly you'd be very wrong. A lovely, flowery article which relates more to the author's dreams than actual reality. Where do I start? - "21,300 miles of rail operated by Amtrak." No, Amtrak travel over 21,300 route miles but operate a much smaller amount. - "“cab signals,” an internal device that automatically displays information about obstacles or other trains ahead." No, it provides limited information about the signal ahead. There is absolutely zero information about obstacles or other trains. - "Europe/Asia us what is known as PTC in the US." It's like comparing oranges and oil rigs. - "Traction motors lost their grip [on the rails]." Since they never grip anyway, there was nothing to lose. - "The fate of 188, by contrast, appeared to be a genuine mystery. There was no obvious cause, no readily apparent smoking gun." Within hours there was reasonable evidence that the train was speeding - not only from the way the vehicles left the track, but also by Amtrak's own train tracker system that shows the last reported speeds of the train. While I hesitate to jump to conclusions, the primary cause of this one was fairly obvious. - "A notoriously tricky piece of track." It had a speed limit. Engineers are trained to know the speed limits. Notorious would be something like a steep, twisting down grade with mixed trains. Not a speed limit. And the final nail in the coffin: the story describes in intimate detail the engineer's life story and the hours up to the event - and then admits near the bottom they couldn't even speak to him. So everything is pure speculation, or anecdotes from 3rd parties - the worst kind of journalism. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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