S. Carolina Amtrak-CSX Accident

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BnOEngr
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Re: S. Carolina Amtrak-CSX Accident

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Schteinkuh wrote:So there was a switch tender ON DUTY?

Sigh
No.

hoborich
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Re: S. Carolina Amtrak-CSX Accident

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Not trying to be negative here, but I don't see much future for high speed rail in the US. Most of the Amtrak accidents have been due to human error, and how do you protect against that. Imagine the death toll in the latest accident if the train had been traveling 125 mph.
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