OldPoleBurner Wrote:
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> Has anyone noticed that the train was just at a
> station stop about a minute before the accident -
> just when it is claimed he was on the phone. He
> could have been using the phone while stopped - a
> perfectly legitimate and safe thing to do.
>
> If so, then the cell phone had nothing to do with
> this accident.

Well, lessee. The time of the impact was 16:23. It's been widely reported that his last cell phone transmission was at 16:22. It's 1.37 miles from the Chatsworth station to the point of collision. The train accelerated from zero to 54 MPH, then back down to 42. The point of impact was about 600 feet west of the siding switch. So if the 16:22 figure is indeed correct, he would've already left the station and would've been approaching the signal at CP Topanga.