"We're not just going to run over the bastards. We're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the wheels of our trains."
Posted on 04/18/2018 5:46:36 PM PDT by Morgana
The Los Angeles Times reports that “L.A. County’s homeless problem is worsening despite billions from tax measures.” Rather than “despite,” they might have said “because of,” since the more taxpayer money is bestowed upon the homeless, the more will be drawn from around the country — and the world. The situation is so bad that California trains have been slowed down by all the homeless people on the tracks:
Trains along the popular Capitol Corridor are running later than before, and homeless camps are partly to blame.
Rail officials say more people have trespassed on train tracks in the last year, forcing engineers at times to hit the brakes to avoid a possible crash – and at times tragically unable to. That’s left trains loaded with commuters or freight grinding to a halt in the middle of nowhere. …
If a person is killed by a train, it may be held in place for two to three hours as coroners, police and track inspectors do post-mortem work, officials said.
This slows down all the traffic behind. Just braking because someone wandering around the tracks seems likely to step on the rails requires a 10-minute wait while the engine is reset.
Homeless encampments have been sprouting like mushrooms in California, including along train tracks. If the state ever finishes its multi-$billion overrun high-speed rail boondoggle, they may have to rename it low-speed rail.
Fortunately, technology provides us with a possible solution.
Sounds like a Mexican train. Pretty soon they be riding on top.
“6Homeless People on Tracks Slow California Trains”
I was hoping it was because they were run over.
Maybe they'll call it the slow boat from China.
(Note: there are three asterisks.)
Almost every day there’s another story reminding me what a blessing it was to leave the land of fruits and nuts over 20 years ago.
“Despite” billions.
They’ve been subsidizing it and are too stupid or dishonest to admit that.
I take Amtrak between Oakland and LA about three times a year. I haven’t noticed any systematic delays.
I had to ride Amtrak from Sacramento to Gilroy. The experience was actually very relaxing but I couldn’t believe all the bum camps along the tracks. If I was the engineer I would be laying on the horn every time I came up to these trash heaps. Even when they leave they don’t pick up after themselves.
Polluted beaches, fires, earthquakes, homeless de dictating in the streets, flash floods, now homeless on the railroad tracks, us there anything good in California?
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Are the design plans and technology for cowcatchers completely lost?
"We're not just going to run over the bastards. We're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the wheels of our trains."
Pavlov proved that you get more of the behavior that you reward.
Productive sensible conservative people immigrate out of California to make space for the homeless of the entire world.
I drove through skid row a couple weeks ago, I think All the Homeless should be moved into the Coliseum, All the tolerant progressive liberals at USC and the politicians will be real close, all the services they need are there and the Coliseum is run down anyway.
17 years ago here. So glad we got out of there.
Just based on the title....
Sounds like California needs more powerful trains.
Finally an argument for 200 mph trains.
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