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01-16-2023 - 17:14
RA Phillips
Nevadan Wrote:
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> The truck driver in the Nevada US95 crash was not
> trying to beat the train. Investigation determined
> he was distracted
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01-16-2023 - 14:36
Peter D.
Crew, still had to deal with this. Could have been far worse contents. Our approach to grade crossings in this country pales still to putting others at willy nilly risks. Spent ten years in Britain. E
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12-19-2022 - 20:30
Peter D.
But of course not knowing anybody in the Amtrak ranks, can't say for sure, but what I heard was something akin to, it was to damn cold on the single track that hosts a few trains in the wilds of Nevad
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02-20-2020 - 19:05
Form Bee
https://mynews4.com/news/local/minor-injuries-in-train-vs-cement-truck-on-frontage-road-near-derby-dam-east-of-sparks
According to a Truckee Meadows Fire Protection battalion chief, two people we
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10-29-2016 - 16:11
Downhilleo
In the 90's I did some train hopping and recently started writing about some of my experiences. Below is the somewhat long occasional embellished story of my ride in the summer of 92 from Stockton to
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08-25-2016 - 16:40
George Andrews
Nevada is home to many large warehouses due to their low or no floor tax. This, combined with the proximity of Henderson to both SoCal & Phoenix, and Sparks to Northern California & Idaho, generates a
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08-19-2016 - 08:48
mook
Sitting in the middle of the car, in the middle of the train, has always been preferable for general riders, "squishable" cars or not. In a train-on-train collision or grade crossing collision with so
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09-17-2014 - 13:37
WebDigger
mook Wrote:
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> The link didn't work right for me ... went to an education story. But the Amtrak story is available from the home page - back ou
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09-17-2014 - 09:30
Alfred Doten
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/09/07/nevada-truck-firm-pay-m-amtrak-crash/15765087/
ARD
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03-13-2014 - 11:07
WebDigger
Scott Schiechl Wrote:
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> I have a friend who used to be an accident
> investigator (not for NTSB). He told me that the
> NTSB always wants t
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09-11-2013 - 17:40
Kcjonz
I am a commercial driver. Been an owner-operator for 27 years. The only reason taxpayers are involved is because it was Amtrak. Otherwise, it would be the CN against the truck driver and his company.
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02-06-2013 - 14:18
OPRRMS
The NTSB has released its report on the grade crossing collision between Amtrak train 5 and an empty gravel truck in Nevada in 2011:
http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2012/HAR1203.pdf
Select
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12-23-2012 - 10:51
George Andrews
I see major crap headed the trucking company's way from this report. Cut ABS Wires are a bad deal, although with " ... two empty trailers... " ( emphasis mine ), the driver should have been able to st
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12-13-2012 - 05:10
Northern Snowman
I haven't ever seen the NTSB recommend a slower speed limit unless the speed is ridiculously faster than it should be and was a major factor in the incident. The driver was going an estimated 58mph, s
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12-12-2012 - 22:12
DCA
From my perspective as a retiree from a career in the public safety field, I was surprised that the NTSB recommendations did not include consideration of having the speed limit reduced at least a litt
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12-12-2012 - 01:34
OPRRMS
The NTSB has released a synopsis of its upcoming accident report on the June 24, 2011 grade crossing collision in Nevada between Amtrak Number 5 and a big rig.
Press release: http://www.ntsb.gov/n
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11-16-2012 - 11:24
Juppo
SP4460 Wrote:
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> seems to me this parade should have been
> coordinated with the railroad and all drivers
> instructed to not cross, even though flashers were
> dark, until they could see t
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09-22-2012 - 13:42
Alfred Doten
http://www.rgj.com/article/20120921/NEWS/309210041/NTSB-truck-brakes-an-issue-driver-Amtrak-crash-near-Reno-wasn-t-texting-drugs
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08-02-2011 - 11:35
OPRRMS
OldPoleBurner Wrote:
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> But then,
> that was probably the purpose of the frivolous
> filing anyway - get publicity, to try to taint the
>
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08-01-2011 - 19:06
OldPoleBurner
> How often, when someone runs a red light (or in this case a fully protected
> crossing?)and slams into you, do you expect to be sued by that idiot. . . . .
In 1974, I got sued by a guy that
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07-31-2011 - 20:31
The Montezuma Yardmaster
I visited the accident site earlier this month and the two Super Liner cars were still there. They had been completely wrapped up in plastic with their trucks removed and were mounted on their sides
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07-31-2011 - 12:59
usma1401
What happened to the two Superliner cars left on the ground at the accident scene.
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07-31-2011 - 11:58
Drew Jacksich
And just what, besides insurance money, do they think they will get from the trucking company?
My guess would be it is a corporation which excludes the owner from liability beyond the value of the co
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07-31-2011 - 11:17
BOB2
The Metrolink suit against the movie company truck that caused the accident in the Valley, when the driver went around the gates and in front fo the train, while babbling on his cell phone with his em
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07-30-2011 - 23:46
George Andrews
Not only is the type of crossing signal dictated by a well - known national traffic control standards group, the RR timing circuits are also dictated by the speed of the fastest train to use that stre
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07-30-2011 - 19:00
J
It does seem like quite a bother when the selection of crossing devices is specified by the government, not the railroad since these are highway traffic control devices. Here is a page from the Manua
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07-30-2011 - 16:35
star
Texas has loser pays in many lawsuits and has greatly reduced them. This will no doubt go on for years and may be an attempt to poisen the jury pool by getting lots of press about how the trains are
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07-30-2011 - 15:19
wpfan
The best defense is a good offense. When ya got nothin divert attention.
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07-30-2011 - 08:58
Silver State
A typical posturing and stalling tactic. The lawyers can point to a pending suit about crossing safety while the lawsuits against the trucking company start to pile up.
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