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A Second Person In The Cab At Rialto? I Have My Doubts
Author: Holly Gibson
Date: 02-12-2009 - 12:34
OPRRMS wrote:
After all, the Metrolink train that struck the BNSF train at Rialto had two engineers in the cab.
I really wonder about that. Check out the following URL from KCBS news that was released very shortly after the collision. Red the second-to-last sentence. It really makes me wonder if the Metrolink spokeswomen inadvertantly leaked out the truth in her statement to the press and then all subsequent reports were merely "damage control" by Metrolink. That wouldn't surprise me in the least.
[cbs2.com]
Having a second person in the cab is not a 100 percent cure-all and would not realistically be expected to prevent every rail mishap between now and the end of time. However, two sets of eyes and ears are better than one, and we all know that the ONLY reason "lonesome cab" was instituted was to save money.
You get what you pay for. If you do things on the cheap, you can't expect a quality product or performance. Another proof of this is Metrolink trying to run a large number of commuter trains on tracks heavily congested by freight trains with no Automatic Cab Signal system and VERY LITTLE Automatic Train Stop. The ONLY thing that determined the difference between a safe journey and a catastrophic collision were the actions of one man -- the engineer.
They're learning. Twenty five people had to die in Chatsworth, but they're learning.
After all, the Metrolink train that struck the BNSF train at Rialto had two engineers in the cab.
I really wonder about that. Check out the following URL from KCBS news that was released very shortly after the collision. Red the second-to-last sentence. It really makes me wonder if the Metrolink spokeswomen inadvertantly leaked out the truth in her statement to the press and then all subsequent reports were merely "damage control" by Metrolink. That wouldn't surprise me in the least.
[cbs2.com]
Having a second person in the cab is not a 100 percent cure-all and would not realistically be expected to prevent every rail mishap between now and the end of time. However, two sets of eyes and ears are better than one, and we all know that the ONLY reason "lonesome cab" was instituted was to save money.
You get what you pay for. If you do things on the cheap, you can't expect a quality product or performance. Another proof of this is Metrolink trying to run a large number of commuter trains on tracks heavily congested by freight trains with no Automatic Cab Signal system and VERY LITTLE Automatic Train Stop. The ONLY thing that determined the difference between a safe journey and a catastrophic collision were the actions of one man -- the engineer.
They're learning. Twenty five people had to die in Chatsworth, but they're learning.
