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47. If he was deliberately speeding - yes.

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Wed May 13, 2015, 04:20 PM

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Amtrak Train Speeding Over 100 Mph Into Curve Before Derailment: Report [View all] Purveyor May 2015 OP

God damn it.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2015 #1

starting to think we need co Engineers on board PatrynXX May 2015 #2

he couldn't have been asleep at the wheel jberryhill May 2015 #62

I waS hoping to blame it on the teaparty caused deterioration of our infrastructure NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #3

It is. 50 mph is because the rails couldn't handle more. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #4

Well.... Rebubula May 2015 #9

No, they don't NORMALLY travel at 100 or more... brooklynite May 2015 #15

No it is not. former9thward May 2015 #17

Did the engineer have a heart attack? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #40

Given that he retained an attorney and refused to give a statement former9thward May 2015 #43

I see jail time in his future. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #44

Dunno RobinA May 2015 #75

You Can Blame Them itcfish May 2015 #5

just saw headline that today the terrorists (teaparty) are cutting funding of Amtrak NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #6

You were 'hoping' it was due to infrastructure B2G May 2015 #11

So a political point could be made. former9thward May 2015 #20

Sick. nt B2G May 2015 #22

Because of them, personnel and hours have been cut from Amtrak. onehandle May 2015 #21

OK, BLAME and SHAME NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #26

Fucking, really?! Earth_First May 2015 #66

Easy to automate, just cuts in to profits, so... harun May 2015 #7

NO PROFITS on Amtrak, elleng May 2015 #29

I stand corrected. harun May 2015 #38

LIke I said, teaparty and republican ASSHOLES are to blame, and THANKFULLY we CAN NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #67

just an hour ago, the House GOP blocked an Amtrak funding bill: Raine1967 May 2015 #8

Bullshit B2G May 2015 #12

It's actually Not *Bullshit* Raine1967 May 2015 #14

Then cite an example that's pertinent B2G May 2015 #19

Do you deny my statement? Raine1967 May 2015 #23

Your point collapses like a house of cards, B2G May 2015 #25

There is a upgrade to the system that would prevent the operator from speeding, I am pretty NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #27

Zero blame for the conductor B2G May 2015 #28

Have you been a part of the investigation? Raine1967 May 2015 #56

Why do you want to blame the conductor? City Lights May 2015 #59

Yes. Raine1967 May 2015 #53

No bull shit and yes, elleng May 2015 #30

So which is it? B2G May 2015 #31

It IS both, elleng May 2015 #33

I'm referring to the cause of this crash B2G May 2015 #34

I think we don't know yet, elleng May 2015 #35

Well 100 MPH in a 50 MPH zone is a pretty large clue B2G May 2015 #36

If automatic speed controls ... sendero May 2015 #79

But... kirby May 2015 #51

You know what? B2G May 2015 #54

Risk kirby May 2015 #57

On MSNBC coverage the first thing I heard was several people saying that they had left the station jwirr May 2015 #10

Conductor needs to go to prison n/t MosheFeingold May 2015 #42

If he was deliberately speeding - yes. jwirr May 2015 #47

The conductor or the engineer? nt City Lights May 2015 #60

Well, maybe the engineer needs company jberryhill May 2015 #65

Engineer, sorry. Not up on my train terms. n/t MosheFeingold May 2015 #69

crazy thing to do Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #80

The train usually speeds up considerably after that curve. onehandle May 2015 #13

Stuck controls? truthisfreedom May 2015 #16

Fast trains I've ridden in Austria and France are so smooth, you wouldn't believe it! mnhtnbb May 2015 #37

I've been on fast trains in China, Japan, and Korea davidpdx May 2015 #52

Wouldn't it be nice marions ghost May 2015 #61

This country sold out so long ago. It's sad. mnhtnbb May 2015 #68

Yeah marions ghost May 2015 #70

That is a good question. How do the bullet trains handle the curves? jwirr May 2015 #48

banked curves jberryhill May 2015 #63

They're designed for high speed travel Jesus Malverde May 2015 #74

How can someone be so reckless! My heart goes out to those impacted. Glimmer of Hope May 2015 #18

Either be Red1 May 2015 #24

Approaching a curve at twice the normal speed rocktivity May 2015 #32

Just a little nap at work... n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #39

Just wondering if there was a cell phone involved Politicalboi May 2015 #41

You are probably on to something with the cell phone theory. nt Lucky Luciano May 2015 #46

What a shitty thing to say. Brickbat May 2015 #49

It was shitty the last couple of times too jberryhill May 2015 #64

Getting a train to 100 mph takes a while. Asleep at the wheel seems more likely. Brickbat May 2015 #73

Too soon from last stop to fall asleep unless he has narcolepsy Heddi May 2015 #76

The way railroad schedules run, they can fall asleep on a dime. Brickbat May 2015 #77

Maybe, but I just find it very hard to believe Heddi May 2015 #78

The railroad can't work an engineer or conductor more than 12 hours. They are neverforget May 2015 #82

Sure, but late calls throw that all to shit. Brickbat May 2015 #86

This happened soon after leaving 30th St Station bigworld May 2015 #45

Reuters reporting now Nutter says the engineer did give a statment to police. herding cats May 2015 #50

Some of his confusion BumRushDaShow May 2015 #71

Was in Tokyo last month... czarjak May 2015 #55

I was gonna say something really snarky but littlewolf May 2015 #58

Engineer's been identified - LiberalElite May 2015 #72

And he's already lawyered up. customerserviceguy May 2015 #83

2008 Chatsworth Train Collision....25 killed , 135 injured, engineer texting, missed red light Stuart G May 2015 #81

Liberals: Invest in high speed rail. Conservatives: Kill all rail! IronLionZion May 2015 #84

Who says the US does not do high speed rail? AngryAmish May 2015 #85