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Uncle Lloyd: Sep 2, 2019

Technically Amtrak doesn�t have any yet. They have some on order; I assume the ones on the train that collided with the truck were running for testing. The ones Amtrak operates right now are actually owned by state governments.

# ? Feb 22, 2020 18:43

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 01:38

VideoGameVet: May 14, 2005; It is by caffeine alone I set my bike in motion. It is by the juice of Java that pedaling acquires speed, the teeth acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my bike in motion.

Log082 posted:

Oh hey Amtrak got some of those? My local commuter railroad got some in 2018. They look pretty neat. Anyone here enough of a nerd/industry insider to know if they're a good or lovely design?

Amtrak�s Pacific Surfliner has had them for over a year. Quieter than what they replaced.

# ? Feb 22, 2020 20:07

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

America Needs More Trains.

# ? Feb 22, 2020 20:15

Kilonum: Sep 30, 2002; You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.

Stairmaster posted:

America Needs More Trains.

# ? Feb 22, 2020 23:49

Log082: Nov 8, 2008

Stairmaster posted:

America Needs More Trains.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 00:15

Full Collapse: Dec 4, 2002

Stairmaster posted:

America Needs More Trains.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 00:37

duomo: Oct 9, 2007; Soiled Meat

Stairmaster posted:

America Needs More Trains.

America, More Trains Routes are Key

# ? Feb 23, 2020 00:43

beep-beep car is go: Apr 11, 2005; I can just eyeball this, right?

Make America Trains Again.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 02:09

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

Stairmaster posted:

America Needs More Trains.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 04:23

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

Two killed in a derailment of the Sydney-Melbourne train the other day. Driver and pilot.

https://twitter.com/tamsinroses/status/1231475448074231808?s=19

https://abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/wallan-train-derailment-could-have-been-prevented-rtbu-says/11992256?pfmredir=sm

quote:

A fire which destroyed the Wallan signal box about three weeks ago left the signals out of action along the section of rail line.

"The line continued operating at full speed, under pilot to navigate the XPT through the affected section," Ms Grigorovitch said.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 15:04

Delta-P: Jan 1, 2020

Log082 posted:

Oh hey Amtrak got some of those? My local commuter railroad got some in 2018. They look pretty neat. Anyone here enough of a nerd/industry insider to know if they're a good or lovely design?

They haven't been that bad from what I've overheard from the mechanical side. Doing better than the GEs they replaced but tier 4 diesels come with a steep learning curve. Cummins is the easiest locomotive engine manufacturer to work with so that helped.

# ? Feb 23, 2020 16:45

Tex Avery: Feb 13, 2012

vains posted:

the reddit thread had the most onion autistic reporter line ever:

"Sad to see one of the new Siemens Chargers (SC44) damaged in the accident. Luckily nobody was seriously injured!"

God dammit, I hate this hobby.

# ? Feb 24, 2020 04:15

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

drunkill posted:

Two killed in a derailment of the Sydney-Melbourne train the other day. Driver and pilot.

https://twitter.com/tamsinroses/status/1231475448074231808?s=19

https://abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/wallan-train-derailment-could-have-been-prevented-rtbu-says/11992256?pfmredir=sm

Wait, is this the section of track the train was diverted to? The section where the speed limit was around 15kpm for a train which usually ran at over 100kph? And it had no signals?

# ? Feb 26, 2020 12:39

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

Yes.

Signal box caught fire the other week so they had a pilot sit with drivers over this section of track while repairs were being made.

This section of track is right beside the mainline, it is just a passing loop (I think) and this accident has cut off freight and intercity passenger trains between Melbourne and Sydney. Although I think the line is cleared by now, it has been a week.

The driver killed had written about that line being shithouse: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/driver-of-wallan-train-had-raised-concerns-with-friend/11993466

quote:

The driver killed in the Sydney-to-Melbourne train derailment last week had told a friend about issues along the train line in the month before the fatal crash, an email shows.

The XPT train was carrying 153 passengers when it derailed near Wallan, north of Melbourne, on Thursday night.

Train driver John Kennedy, 54, and a 49-year-old train pilot from Castlemaine died at the scene. Eleven passengers were injured.

In an email to his friend Clive Williams on February 3, Mr Kennedy detailed a list of recent issues on the North East line.

"My last six Melbourne return trips have been very late or cancelled mainly due to train fault issues, 3 of the six runs I was down to one engine, on another trip I had no speedo and the only trip without a train fault was disrupted by the big derailment last week," he wrote.

The derailment he referred to in the email happened at Barnawartha, near the Victoria-New South Wales border, in late January.

Mr Williams, a military professor at the Australian National University and a member of the Canberra-Sydney Rail Action Group, told the ABC Mr Kennedy was fond of the ageing XPT train but issues made it difficult for him to do his job.

He said Mr Kennedy did not have safety concerns relating to the train itself, but was worried about the stretch of track between Albury and Melbourne.

"It was pretty rough track," Mr Williams said.

"It was a lot of sideways, violent sideways movement on some sections."

The XPT service is run by NSW TrainLink, part of Transport for NSW, on federal tracks managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation [ARTC].

....

That other de-railment was a container falling off a freight train.

drunkill fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Feb 26, 2020

# ? Feb 26, 2020 14:03

Disgruntled Bovine: Jul 5, 2010

A cool video of a ride through the Hoosac tunnel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFjZJet_9VQ

For those who aren't familiar with it, it is a nearly 5 mile tunnel in western Massachusetts which was the longest in the world when it was completed in 1873. It took 22 years to construct which meant that when the work started holes were hand hammered and filled with black powder while by the end they were using pneumatic drills and dynamite. 196 workers were killed in the course of its construction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosac_Tunnel

# ? Mar 3, 2020 05:41

razak: Apr 13, 2016; Ready for graphing

Disgruntled Bovine posted:

A cool video of a ride through the Hoosac tunnel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFjZJet_9VQ

For those who aren't familiar with it, it is a nearly 5 mile tunnel in western Massachusetts which was the longest in the world when it was completed in 1873. It took 22 years to construct which meant that when the work started holes were hand hammered and filled with black powder while by the end they were using pneumatic drills and dynamite. 196 workers were killed in the course of its construction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosac_Tunnel

Just some recent news on the Hoosac.
It had a collapse on Feb 13.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/02/hoosac-tunnel-closed-after-collapse.html

and an update

https://www.rtands.com/freight/hoosac-tunnel-still-out-of-service/

# ? Mar 3, 2020 06:01

TITTIEKISSER69: Mar 19, 2005; SAVE THE BEES
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A very strong tornado ripped through Jonesboro, northeast Arkansas a few hours ago. Spotted this pic in an album of the damage:

# ? Mar 29, 2020 03:23

luminalflux: May 27, 2005

sssh it�s sleeping

# ? Mar 29, 2020 03:36

madeintaipei: Jul 13, 2012

Shoes came off. He ded.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 03:39

Tex Avery: Feb 13, 2012

madeintaipei posted:

Shoes came off. He ded.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 00:21

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Yeah, RIP.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 03:06

Arishtat: Jan 2, 2011

Edit: never I did

# ? Mar 30, 2020 04:19

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Arishtat posted:

Edit: never I did

The Kenosha Kid?

# ? Mar 30, 2020 04:34

vains: May 26, 2004; A Big Ten institution offering distance education catering to adult learners

TITANKISSER69 posted:

A very strong tornado ripped through Jonesboro, northeast Arkansas a few hours ago. Spotted this pic in an album of the damage:

intermodal cars are light and have a massive sail area. doesnt even need to be a tornado to push these cars over like that.

# ? Mar 31, 2020 20:14

NightGyr: Mar 7, 2005; I � Unicode

Welp, QAnon got a train driver.
https://abc7.com/officials-engineer-tried-to-smash-train-into-usns-mercy/6069395/

# ? Apr 2, 2020 03:12

MrEnigma: Aug 30, 2004; Moo!

NightGyr posted:

Welp, QAnon got a train driver.
https://abc7.com/officials-engineer-tried-to-smash-train-into-usns-mercy/6069395/

One count of...�train wrecking�

# ? Apr 2, 2020 05:03

FuturePastNow: May 19, 2014

Locomotive Insanity finally delivers on the promise of its name

# ? Apr 2, 2020 05:17

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

Almost got a charge of 'boat wrecking' too.

Attempted boat wrecking?

# ? Apr 2, 2020 05:43

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

There are two tracks close to the Vincent Thomas bridge that are also near the USNS Mercy. I wanted to see if I could figure out which track the train derailed from. One is a curving siding with a dead-end far from the USNS Mercy, the other is a straight stub.

It would be possible to derail the train on either track. But the train crashed through several barriers, a few train cars, chainlink fences, and it traveled a few hundred feet past the rails.

I think that's more consistent with a derailment at the stub. I also think that I like trying to figure out how disasters happened and that might not be socially appropriate. And that I should have been in bed a few hours ago but I'm feeling too tense because everything is awful in the world. Besides trains. And plants. And pets. And a lot of things are good actually.

# ? Apr 2, 2020 10:07

Disgruntled Bovine: Jul 5, 2010

He wasn't even going in the right direction.

drat gubmint, that'll show em.

# ? Apr 2, 2020 16:13

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

he did get pretty far i'm impressed

# ? Apr 2, 2020 17:34

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

RandomPauI posted:

I also think that I like trying to figure out how disasters happened and that might not be socially appropriate.

have you considered a career with the US Chemical Safety Board

# ? Apr 3, 2020 02:26

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

have you considered a career with the US Chemical Safety Board

Whenever I half-rear end a project I narrate it in my head like I'm in a CSB video.

"The instructions for the fire extinguisher bracket clearly indicated that the bracket did not come with any means to attach the bracket to the wall. And they instructed the purchaser to securely attach it to the wall using four heavy-duty screws that were at least two inches long. These screws could be drilled directly into a solid surface like a stud, or they could be secured using some manner of wall anchor.

The technician, perhaps lacking the proper screws or perhaps pressed for time, installed the bracket using three different screws and three different drywall anchors. Only two of the screws and two of the anchors would have been rated for this purpose."

# ? Apr 4, 2020 05:37

IPCRESS: May 27, 2012

RandomPauI posted:

Whenever I half-rear end a project I narrate it in my head like I'm in a CSB video.

"The instructions for the fire extinguisher bracket clearly indicated that the bracket did not come with any means to attach the bracket to the wall. And they instructed the purchaser to securely attach it to the wall using four heavy-duty screws that were at least two inches long. These screws could be drilled directly into a solid surface like a stud, or they could be secured using some manner of wall anchor.

The technician, perhaps lacking the proper screws or perhaps pressed for time, installed the bracket using three different screws and three different drywall anchors. Only two of the screws and two of the anchors would have been rated for this purpose."

"Workers failed to adequately drain the drywall fractioning column before commencing hot work, as would have been recommended by a full risk analysis prior to undertaking work".

# ? Apr 4, 2020 09:24

helno: Jun 19, 2003; hmm now were did I leave that plane

https://i.imgur.com/hr6suah.gifv

# ? Apr 15, 2020 19:58

Full Collapse: Dec 4, 2002

Associated Press posted:

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) � U.S. train horns can deliver an ear-splitting jolt to drivers sitting in traffic or people drifting off to sleep at home, but on Thursday, they�ll be put to another use.

At 3 p.m. EDT, trains across the U.S. will sound their horns to honor the transportation employees who are considered essential workers during the coronavirus crisis.

Amtrak trains, along with regional partner trains across the U.S., plan to give two blasts of their horns in a toot to transportation workers, as well as health care workers, first-responders, child care workers, grocery store employees and other workers providing essential services during the pandemic.

�Every hero deserves to be recognized and thanked for their courage, selflessness and the help they are providing to this country during this time,� Stephen Gardner, Amtrak�s chief operating and commercial officer, said in a statement.

https://apnews.com/b960dc4766863233f0a0e44e7f5bf6e5

# ? Apr 16, 2020 04:15

The Real Amethyst: Apr 20, 2018; When no one was looking, Serval took forty Japari buns. She took 40 buns. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.

High speed hospital trains. :science:

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...36608_3244.html

# ? Apr 16, 2020 23:18

distortion park: Apr 25, 2011

Minto Took posted:

https://apnews.com/b960dc4766863233f0a0e44e7f5bf6e5

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1250986608842674177?s=19

# ? Apr 19, 2020 21:07

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

executive-endorsed showboating: easier than paying essential workers what they're worth, also you get to instruct your lackeys to do a donut/honk the horn

# ? Apr 20, 2020 05:43

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 01:38

TITTIEKISSER69: Mar 19, 2005; SAVE THE BEES
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CLEAN THE SEAS
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# ? Apr 21, 2020 15:48

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