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Re: Nisqually Junction question-It's your job to control the train, not the trains job to control you....and dangerous cars???
Author: Nisqualified
Date: 05-27-2019 - 20:54
BOB2 Wrote:
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> As to the Talgos, despite the issues with the
> trucks and the failed mitigation tests, a whole
> lot less folks were killed a Nisqually, than died
> at Philadelphia, at a similar speed accident and
> derailment, without going off of a bridge.
C'mon, you're better than this. There's a substantial difference in forces between 100mph and 80mph. Slamming into catenary poles is quite different than sliding off a bridge.
Apples and oranges aren't the same just because they're both fruits.
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> As to the Talgos, despite the issues with the
> trucks and the failed mitigation tests, a whole
> lot less folks were killed a Nisqually, than died
> at Philadelphia, at a similar speed accident and
> derailment, without going off of a bridge.
C'mon, you're better than this. There's a substantial difference in forces between 100mph and 80mph. Slamming into catenary poles is quite different than sliding off a bridge.
Apples and oranges aren't the same just because they're both fruits.
