Amtrak train derailed, fell off highway bridge, in Washington State

[LesClaypool]

Crazy looking picture. I hope people are ok, but that looks bad!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/amtrak-train-derails-highway-bridge-washington-state-media-161657627.html

 

[Finance85]

I-5? That's about as major as it gets.

 

[GoNolesTX]

Saw something reporting fatalities. Not good, Jim, not good.

 

[seminole97]

 

[OrlandNole]

A friend of mine recently became Assistant Commissioner of Washington DOT. I believe rail is under his direction. Heckuva way to start a new job.

 

[NDallasRuss]

Took Amtrak this morning from DC to NYC. Glad it wasn't my train. Seems pretty bad.

 

[funksouljon]

Looks bad. Wonder the cause, mechanical failure, infrastructure issue.

I've always wondered how resistant the trains are to people putting things on the tracks. We used to do coins, but wonder about larger objects. Bigger than a penny, but smaller than a car. Seems the weight of the train would make it fairly stable.

 

[DFSNOLE]

 

[seminole97]

Looks bad. Wonder the cause, mechanical failure, infrastructure issue.

I've always wondered how resistant the trains are to people putting things on the tracks. We used to do coins, but wonder about larger objects. Bigger than a penny, but smaller than a car. Seems the weight of the train would make it fairly stable.

We’re talking about Amtrak. I’m putting my chips on ‘delayed maintenance’.

 

[F4Gary]

It was the inaugural trip for that route, so there were a lot of VIPs and train enthusiasts on it.

 

[seminole97]

It was the inaugural trip for that route, so there were a lot of VIPs and train enthusiasts on it.

The ghost of Ayn Rand cackles softly...

 

[cmanole]

Looks bad. Wonder the cause, mechanical failure, infrastructure issue.

 

[BelemNole]

We’re talking about Amtrak. I’m putting my chips on ‘delayed maintenance’.

Was the first day of that route on a new line. So not likely the problem.

 

[seminole97]

Was the first day of that route on a new line. So not likely the problem.

I do not believe the track or the engine/cars involved are ‘new’.
A ‘new line’ doesn’t mean what it might sound like. A ‘new line’ is basically a particular manifest taking a certain route at a certain time when one of those three things is new.

Not ruling out sabotage, but most likely something got deferred too long.

 

[FSUTribe76]

Either way it’s a bad time for Amtrak stockholders I’m sure.

 

[BelemNole]

I do not believe the track or the engine/cars involved are ‘new’.
A ‘new line’ doesn’t mean what it might sound like. A ‘new line’ is basically a particular manifest taking a certain route at a certain time when one of those three things is new.

Not ruling out sabotage, but most likely something got deferred too long.

All of that track had been redone and tested prior to the new service running today.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Either way it’s a bad time for Amtrak stockholders I’m sure.

I think Amtrak stockholders should be the least of anyone's concern right now.

 

[funksouljon]

Either way it’s a bad time for Amtrak stockholders I’m sure.

If they'd invested in bitcoin tho...

 

[Mugsy101]

I heard they were behind and running late and I think they said they were going 81mph, which may/may not have been part of the problem or contributed to the accident.

 

[ericram]

So my advice would be to not take any inaugural voyages on any type of mass transit. See Titanic for further information.

 

[cmanole]

I heard they were behind and running late and I think they said they were going 81mph, which may/may not have been part of the problem or contributed to the accident.

Doing 80 in a 30. Nuts...

 

[Bill From Tampa]

Doing 80 in a 30. Nuts...

A sure recipe for an accident. Someone is in a whole lot of trouble now.