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Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:23 am
by Bob Juch
Between Tacoma and Olympia. "Mass casualty incident."
It was the inaugural day for that stretch of track.
Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:25 am
by Bob Juch
There were fatalities but there were only 70 on the train. I'm sure cars of the freeway were involved though.
It was the inaugural run of the train, not the track.
Looking at the aerial photo, it seems the cause may have been that the train was going too fast for the curve. It's supposed to have positive train control so shouldn't have been going faster than the speed limit, but perhaps that was too high even though they conducted extensive testing.
Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:03 pm
by Bob Juch
The noon news showed an aerial view. It's much worse than the view from road level showed.
They say at least 6 dead.
Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:06 pm
by Bob Juch
The curve speed limit was 30. Apparently the positive train control was disabled or failed.
Re: Amtrak train falls on to I-5 in Washington state.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 6:36 pm
by Bob Juch
Bob Juch wrote:The curve speed limit was 30. Apparently the positive train control was disabled or failed.
The positive train control hadn't been turned on.
