Bushy. Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/29/us/new-jersey-hoboken-train-crash/index.html First person I thought of was Gen because I know he lives NJ. Hope everything is good. Feels like something crazy is happening every god damn day in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulGore Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hope all is good for our members who live out that way. Shit is getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 InB4isisClaims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Taken the Hoboken Path into the city a number of times. Not frequently, but enough to know the layout of the building and stuff. Just crazy stuff. Lucky it wasn't much worse. Thanks for thinking of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Yeah that's crazy man. Be careful out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulGore Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Taken the Hoboken Path into the city a number of times. Not frequently, but enough to know the layout of the building and stuff. Just crazy stuff. Lucky it wasn't much worse. Thanks for thinking of me. Glad to see you're okay. Do they know what caused it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 That's odd, never expected that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 How do you crash a train for real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Basically, from what I can understand, the train never slowed down. So...either there was a problem with the brakes, or the driver fell asleep, or passed out...but the train basically came into the station at full speed, plowed into the wall, collapsed the ceiling, etc. That says one of four things to me... 1) Brakes failed (but I think they already said they did not) 2) Driver's blood pressure dropped and he passed out. 3) Driver was inebriated. 4) Driver was suicidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 How do you crash a train for real? I think last year or so a train went off the tracks or something because the driver passed out due to lack of sleep or exhaustion or something. it happens, and it seems Amtrak has a lot of issues there. Lowkey sad this never happens when I'm using PATH. Would make for some excitement, but it sucks someone died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»highlight Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 You would think there would be more drivers or conductors to prevent all of those things. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I think I've read something about an emergency system when they don't break, but it takes 60 seconds to activate apparently, so yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I think I've read something about an emergency system when they don't break, but it takes 60 seconds to activate apparently, so yeah... Probably only works for moderate speeds. Like...if you were going fast and forgot to brake, it would slow you down a bit; But there's only so much that brakes can do. If a train is going full speed, brakes won't stop it. That's too much weight...too much momentum. A little bit of metal on metal isn't going to slow down that much momentum. If the train knew that it was approaching the station, and also knew that it was going faster than it should be...then that's a different story. It could force a breaking pattern before it even began to move too quickly. But I don't think our current trains work that intelligently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulGore Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I read that the conductor was found unresponsive, not sure if that was due to the crash, or he had some type of medical issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNX Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 So I.guess there was some system they wanted to install using more advanced tech that controls trains better in these situations but the state extended the period for installation from2015 to 18. They haven't been able to.determine if.the new system would've prevented the crash but damn... what a hell of a day huh? I read the headline and thought "oh thank the heavens NOBODY died" but unfortunately that one woman got killed This could've been so much worse. These transit guys get murdered on hours sometimes. Those systems need to be put in place sooner rather.than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 That one woman was hot too. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango kid Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 So the data recorded found didn't work cuz it was 20 years old and new jersey was faceing an audit for safety violations by the Fed's yeah they prob won't find out what happen,but,people going get sued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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