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GeorgeHayduke

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25. Most of the commuters

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:31 PM

Dec 2017

Are headed north to JBLM from Oly and surrounding bedroom communities. The Nisqually hill is notorious for backups headed through the base.

Every train I've ever seen on that bridge is at a crawl.

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Amtrak train derails from bridge onto Interstate 5 near Olympia [View all] brooklynite Dec 2017 OP

Prayers for all aboard the train Abouttime Dec 2017 #1

Trainorders: Passenger Trains Amtrak Cascades Derails onto I-5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #2

Train was apparently already 30 min late travelling between Seattle and Tacoma... brooklynite Dec 2017 #5

Awful shenmue Dec 2017 #3

And during the morning commute--people heading into Olympia from the Seattle/Tacoma area. Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #4

Most of the commuters GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #25

Thanks for this info. I'm also hearing from news that there were no fatalities in cars/trucks-- Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #27

That rail GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #30

That's a new section that's away from the water Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #57

Its been there forever. GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #85

If you've driven by there recently then you would have seen the new track being laid down Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #86

Moved about five years ago. GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #88

I'm one of those that GP6971 Dec 2017 #89

I drove that stretch GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #92

Now the North bound lanes can back GP6971 Dec 2017 #93

That's what it was like before I fled GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #96

I live just a few miles from there gopiscrap Dec 2017 #6

What a tragedy. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author mobeau69 Dec 2017 #7

Safety concerns had been voiced by a local Mayor prior to opening this route Tom Rinaldo Dec 2017 #8

This is starting to look real bad. icymist Dec 2017 #9

Per NBC, this was the first time train used this route in effort to shave running time... brooklynite Dec 2017 #10

$800 million? Abouttime Dec 2017 #16

Inaugural run on the new route. The old one periodically had rocks or uppityperson Dec 2017 #40

New photos: there is a train car flat on the freeway below the dangling car-- Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #11

Oh gosh I hadnt noticed that. MissB Dec 2017 #14

Overturned, too. It's lying on its roof. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #17

Sheriffs office confirms fatalities, people trapped after train derailment on I-5 icymist Dec 2017 #12

And today's "Word of the Day", boyz and girlz...! Grins Dec 2017 #13

This was the end of an $800 million rail infrastructure program on this line OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #26

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new uppityperson Dec 2017 #41

NEW infrastructure, in fact. Dreamer Tatum Dec 2017 #58

UPDATE: Fatalities, people trapped... brooklynite Dec 2017 #15

That south bound lane of I-5 will be closed, probably all day. icymist Dec 2017 #18

Much longer than "all day" brooklynite Dec 2017 #20

Washington is so dear to my heart Kittycow Dec 2017 #21

New photos from Pierce County Sheriff brooklynite Dec 2017 #22

So awful. janx Dec 2017 #23

KOMO TV-3 to 4 additional railcars derailed on opposite side of tracks. brooklynite Dec 2017 #24

Amtrak provides phone number for people with questions icymist Dec 2017 #28

Here's local news feed OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #29

Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are 100% responsible for this disaster Fluke a Snooker Dec 2017 #31

That's really a stretch, and you know it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #32

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new. uppityperson Dec 2017 #43

No but Trump is already trying to make political hay from it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #59

If people had been SHOT on that train, it would be too soon to talk about it. More_Cowbell Dec 2017 #82

You're right Abouttime Dec 2017 #64

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new, been working on it for 7 yrs uppityperson Dec 2017 #73

LOL! Id sure like to hear the details on how to eliminate the GOP. Marengo Dec 2017 #94

The twitterverse is saying the train was going 80+ mph on tracks posted for 30... brooklynite Dec 2017 #33

Hashtag? janx Dec 2017 #34

Do a search for "Amtrak" and "30" and you'll hit a couple... brooklynite Dec 2017 #35

tnx janx Dec 2017 #38

This is from a local train engineer with knowledge of the rules and regs OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #39

Thank you. janx Dec 2017 #45

OMG those tracks are NOT meant for those speeds. importDavid Dec 2017 #36

WSDOT claims the track was upgraded to 79 mph... brooklynite Dec 2017 #44

Very Sad Stuart G Dec 2017 #37

After about an hour watching "expert" Mary Schiavo on CNN mobeau69 Dec 2017 #42

The engine pushes it going south and pulls it going north. janx Dec 2017 #46

Yeah, I know. The question is why couldn't the experts on tv figure it out? n/t mobeau69 Dec 2017 #48

Never been on a passenger train? janx Dec 2017 #50

No, the operating engine is in the middle of I-5, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #51

You're right. n/t mobeau69 Dec 2017 #54

Wow, that *is* an engine down there! janx Dec 2017 #65

I don't know why the blue Amtrak #181 would be pushing. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #66

It might just have been headed back to Portland for power balancing. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #68

..Or perhaps insurance on an "Inaugural Run" TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #71

I had to enlarge the size of the page and examine it closely. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #67

I dunno! janx Dec 2017 #78

You sound knowledgeable. murielm99 Dec 2017 #60

My dad was a fireman and an engineer. Proud member of the BLFE mobeau69 Dec 2017 #87

You nailed it! Abouttime Dec 2017 #72

Again, that's really a stretch, and you know it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #80

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new, been working on it for 7 yrs uppityperson Dec 2017 #83

Aerial view... brooklynite Dec 2017 #47

The lead locomotive is above the word "Breaking" TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #52

I've been looking at the aerial view. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #56

Probably $3mil worth if scrap iron at this point, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #61

From the one picture I've seen, the aerial view here, there's not much damage to it. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #62

Right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #63

That is the first aerial photo I have seen. Thanks unfortunately that gives a better idea of how lunasun Dec 2017 #69

Carried too much speed?? Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #75

Apparently the tracks were designed to accommodate 79 mph speed brooklynite Dec 2017 #77

Death toll up to 6 now. Associated Press, via the Vancouver (WA) Columbian: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #49

Conductor's emergency transmission to Command Center brooklynite Dec 2017 #53

Vibes. applegrove Dec 2017 #55

Washington state DOT: Our statement on today's Amtrak Cascades derailment. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #70

Interesting, I didn't know Sound Transit owned any ROW brooklynite Dec 2017 #76

Me either. I just read that in the statement. I made an edit in reply #2 accordingly. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #79

Holy damn.. Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #74

The NTSB report will take a least a year to complete TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #81

There was an ugly head-on at Longview back in 1993. Veterans Day, maybe. I'll look it up. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #84

I remember that one well. Gore1FL Dec 2017 #90

Here's a map of the area of the derailment Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #91

Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in 30 mph zone, NTSB says Baclava Dec 2017 #95

DuPont curve where Amtrak derailed long known as problem for high-speed train alignment mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #97

NTSB Releases Amtrak #501 Prelim Report mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #98