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UP just dumped one in California
Posted by Shadow the Cats owner on Monday, March 27, 2023 4:56 PM

Union Pacific just derailed a 55 car iron ore train on their tracks through Cajon Pass.  Train ran away from the crew after losing the brakes coming downhill.  Crew jumped to survive 27 cars all over the place according to several friends it derailed doing better than 80 mph.  

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:06 PM

Duplicate thread.

I would opine they bailed at far less than 80 MPH.  They'd be coyote food if they didn't.

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Posted by Backshop on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:11 PM

What's funny is that the other thread is actually the duplicate.  I've been noticing that a few times on here, lately.  As slow as this forum turns over, and yet people can't scroll down through half a dozen thread titles to see if something is already being discussed.

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Posted by rdamon on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 12:56 PM

The other thread did not show up on my list until after I posted the new thread.

I have noticed this happen a few times where there is a unread thread 5-6 threads down that should have shown up when I visited earlier.  I figured it was a feature :)

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 1:30 PM

rdamon
The other thread did not show up on my list until after I posted the new thread.

I have noticed this happen a few times where there is a unread thread 5-6 threads down that should have shown up when I visited earlier.  I figured it was a feature :)

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Posted by Backshop on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:31 PM

rdamon

The other thread did not show up on my list until after I posted the new thread.

I have noticed this happen a few times where there is a unread thread 5-6 threads down that should have shown up when I visited earlier.  I figured it was a feature :)

 

Then I offer my apologies. Sorry!

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Posted by Cotton Belt MP104 on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 4:33 PM

Chuck, you hit the nail on its head. Kalmbach IT - expect the unexpected.  

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Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 6:17 PM

My personal opinion -- someone placed Shadow's owner on mandatory moderation regarding new topics.  Remember that when this happens, the official 'posting date' remains when the new topic was made, not when it was released to be seen.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 10:45 PM

Overmod

My personal opinion -- someone placed Shadow's owner on mandatory moderation regarding new topics.  Remember that when this happens, the official 'posting date' remains when the new topic was made, not when it was released to be seen.

I think I would have seen it as an unread post - nicely highlighted in red.  It didn't show up until later.

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Posted by Overmod on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 9:51 AM

tree68
I think I would have seen it as an unread post - nicely highlighted in red.  It didn't show up until later.

It would show in the list only when 'released' from moderation... but it would appear in the unread-post list according to its original submission date and time, perhaps even as much as a full page up from the 'last read post'.

AFAIK the same mechanism applies to posts in an existing thread for users on mandatory moderation, and an implication of this is that moderated users cannot edit their posts once made.

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Posted by rdamon on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 9:54 AM

Overmod

 

 
tree68
I think I would have seen it as an unread post - nicely highlighted in red.  It didn't show up until later.

 

It would show in the list only when 'released' from moderation... but it would appear in the unread-post list according to its original submission date and time, perhaps even as much as a full page up from the 'last read post'.

 

AFAIK the same mechanism applies to posts in an existing thread for users on mandatory moderation, and an implication of this is that moderated users cannot edit their posts once made.

 

 

That explains the behavior I saw 

BTW - No worries Backshop!

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