Posted on 02/06/2018 10:52:56 AM PST by Red Badger
Edited on 02/06/2018 11:34:42 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Where is Dagny Taggert when you really need her?
Amtrak owns the rails on the NEC and a few other small sections.
nice one
Loads light or heavy are not the point. How much is the real cost of each ticket (the subsidy) and how much does the passenger pay? And the difference is the loss. Which is why they are expensive antiques best left for hobbyists ...
Can they get a special run of Rearden Metal?
Hyperloop One has no moving parts, no driver, and is a not government run.
Sure they can, with our gas tax and other tax dollars.
“This has gone on for decades and needs to stop. The carnage is unreal.”
Carnage?
How many deaths have there been in the decades that this has been going on?
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Depends on the train. The Northeast corridor of Amtrak is claimed to be profitable. Amtrak blames most of its losses on its long distance trains. I think if a private railroad took over the NEC it could be very profitable.
"Railroad accidents happen every day. Did you have to bother me about that?"
"You know what I'm saying, Jim. The Rio Norte is done for."
-- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Part I ("Non-Contradiction"), Chapter I ("The Theme"), page 7
We were told that there would be no math.
I hate it when Ayn Rand things come true. (Except for the “Going Galt” stuff...)
“A high-speed Amtrak train...broke apart”
IMO - the headline is a bit of hyperbole.
“A coupler failed...” is a bit more accurate.
And B52s have been flying since the 1950s. Trains should not be made from Plastic.
Are there a bunch of muzlims or resistance running the trains now?
Government employees....................
Good Point.
A little redundancy improves reliability.
why would the switch be “padlocked”?
6 Feb: Reuters: Ian Simpson: Amtrak crash highlights looming deadline for rail safety system
PTC is designed to prevent derailments or crashes caused by excessive speed. The National Transportation Safety Board says at least 81 fatal accidents since 1969 could have been prevented with PTC (positive train control)...
In the latest deadly accident, the fourth involving an Amtrak train since early December, the passenger train struck a parked CSX freight train on a siding in South Carolina, killing two people. Safety officials say a padlocked switch on the CSX-operated tracks sent the Amtrak train down the siding...
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-train-safety/amtrak-crash-highlights-looming-deadline-for-rail-safety-system-idUKKBN1FQ02Z?il=0
SEIU in the mix?
15 Dec 2017: ProgressiveRailroading: NCFO becomes fifth union to ratify national agreement with major freight railroads
The National Conference of Firemen & Oilers SEIU (NCFO) on Wednesday announced its members have ratified a five-year agreement with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC), which bargains with 12 rail labor unions for more than 30 U.S. railroads, including the Class Is...
Expiring Dec. 31, 2019, the contract covers NCFO members employed by BNSF Railway Co., CSX, Norfolk Southern Railway, Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific Railroad and numerous smaller freight railroads...
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/NCFO-becomes-fifth-union-to-ratify-national-agreement-with-major-freight-railroads—53500
I have found numerous broken coupling hinge pins on the “tracks” over the years while walking the dog.
No braking —> breaking
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