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Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment
Author: Hot Water
Date: 07-03-2017 - 09:16

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> In one of the news reports a passenger said she
> felt the train apply the brakes before this
> happened. So maybe they came around the corner,
> saw the red signal, and tried their best to stop
> in time.

Are indicating that the "red signal" was a surprise to the Engineer? There should have been a yellow signal prior to the red/stop indication, unless the bridge suddenly unlocked/opened AFTER the train passed the previous (yellow) signal.


> I assume there is a bridge operator who manually
> operates it, right?

Yes

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  Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-02-2017 - 16:13
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment JR 07-02-2017 - 16:24
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment BN Oly 07-02-2017 - 16:42
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-02-2017 - 17:50
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment mook 07-02-2017 - 21:28
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment El Sarcasmo 07-02-2017 - 22:06
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment --- 07-03-2017 - 09:04
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Hot Water 07-03-2017 - 09:16
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Paul Guernsey 07-03-2017 - 12:53
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Hot Water 07-03-2017 - 13:32
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Paul Guernseyf 07-03-2017 - 15:30
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-03-2017 - 19:30
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Erik H. 07-03-2017 - 20:57
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-03-2017 - 21:28
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Graham Buxton 07-04-2017 - 04:57
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Dr Zarkoff 07-04-2017 - 10:48
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Get Carter 07-04-2017 - 15:33
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Erik H. 07-05-2017 - 20:18
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-05-2017 - 20:52
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment rights of way 07-05-2017 - 21:04


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