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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 03:55 PM Original message |
They just had a presser on teevee about the California train crash |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. DU has been silent about this.n/t |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. No there were threads since last night and comments on other threads |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Engineers and conductors |
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scott summers (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Or drunk. It happens |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. There was an AMTRAK crash into a Conrail freight near here some years ago. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. The accident you cite was over 21 years ago. Not too many stoned Engineers out there these days. |
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scott summers (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. My brother in law is in trucking. He says there is lots less doped drivers but it still happens. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I drove OTR for 20 years and hung up my keys 2 years ago last May.. |
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scott summers (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. I remember that now that you mention it. Those are high paying union jobs too. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Probably threads in LBN. What a horrific crash. My sympathies to the victims. n/t |
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JSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. My good friend's husband was killed |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Please convey our sympathies and condolences to your friend.. n/t |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. How sad,... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. I know several people who ride the train.. I have not heard any bad news |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. I suppose anything's possible, but IMO, it's the same BS story |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Word |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. no they didn't. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You're right, I don't really know what happened |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Most generally it's the train crews fault |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Could you explain this sentence a bit more? |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. okay |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. So a safety device that should have been present and working.. |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Not there, is more likely. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. So would the cab signal device not being present be a safety violation? |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I'm assuming cab signal protection is not in place |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Your comment about them probably being asleep is interesting to me.. |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Absolutely |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. It will be interesting to see if the sleep deprivation aspect makes it into the M$M coverage.. |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Indeed it will be. |
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liberal renegade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. the freight train |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. I read on latimes.com that Metrolink |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Don't rule that out either |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Exactly. That blew me away. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Nothing prejudiced about that |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. don't know about Metrolink |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. I heard freight trains have priority on the tracks in California |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. you are correct. n/t |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. And the poor family of the conductor, after what now will be 24 wrongful death lawsuits they |
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