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Amtrak 501 Derail in Washington State
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<p>[quote user="243129"]Scroll back 16 posts for further"accusations".[/quote]</p> <p>Do you mean your post with your two letters? These letters I mean when I say accusations. You may know the hiring and training practices at Amtrak, I don't. I'm not an easy believer. Without additional information it remains an unproofed accusation for me.</p> <p>[quote user="243129"]Refer to the wrong way trains at Bala Cynwyd and Charlottesville then access the Frankford Junction and Chester PA tragedies and report back as to your conclusion that these are "accusations" and "jumping to conclusions". Does the term 'history' ring a bell?[/quote]</p> <p>History is not a proof the present. Usualy you have to learn from history. I don't know how far Amtrak implemented the according NTSB recommendations. Without knowing I wouldn't transfer findings of one accident to another one. </p> <p>We do know that the Amtrak 501 was going about 50 mph too fast. We don't know why. Loss of situational awereness seems a reasonable explanation, but why?</p> <p>And I agree that the engineer might have realized that he is faster than 79 mph but still not that he was going into a 30 mph curve.</p> <p>Everything else going farther seems speculation to me.</p> <p>You might be right, but for me the NTSB investigation will have to show.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
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