john Wrote:
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> watcher Wrote:
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> > The post referred to Trainnews, which had links
> to
> > 2 versions of the story. Other versions were
> > linked in other posts of the story a short way
> > down this board. So I'm willing to cut the
> poster
> > some slack this time. Your thoughts otherwise
> are
> > interesting and should be well-received.
>
> Thanks for cutting me some slack Watcher. I
> thought i made it clear the information was from
> the Trainnews articles. Of course BOB2 whom i
> respect i might add, will proclaim "Let wait
> until the official NTSB report is finalized ".
> Still what's the point of AP if we can't explore
> and speculate why thinks related to railroading
> happen. The before and after photos of the damaged
> bridge offer clues including the probable cause of
> the fire and the wooden piling supporting the
> girder section.
>
>
>

No criticism was intended, I was just interested in the source of that speculation.

I have no problem with some of the speculation that can be "verified", or that at least comes from more informed folks who have some basis in knowledge or experience. But the average math skills of today's typical journalism or communications major, or their level of understanding of things like "physics" or "engineering", that have been seen on the local media, is definitely not that.