Re: What is the purpose of the pre-assembled SMART switch at Petaluma station chalkmarked "gauntlet?
Author: fkrock
Date: 04-21-2013 - 08:12
You missed the point. Accidents will happen because of human failure. My point is that because the South Shore accident happened on gauntlet track, the death toll was much higher than if the two trains had hit head-on on single track. As I remember photos showed the first cars were ripped open from end to end and most passengers were killed.