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Assumes facts not in evidence.
Why aren't these passenger lanes serviced by private companies, like the NS, CSX and the smaller regional railroads?All European and Asian countries have our rail system beat by 50 years. But nice try.
Correct.NS and CSX do not carry passengers.Why aren't these passenger lanes serviced by private companies, like the NS, CSX and the smaller regional railroads?
Beware the rush to judgement.
yep , mighta been excessive speed , the Union engineer mighta been all buzzed up or was nodding off !! --- Amtrak Crash Train Appears to Have Hit Curve Going Over 100 MPH - WSJ ---
This line, the Northeast Corridor, is a nightmare to ride. The rail system between D.C. and Boston hasn't been updated in over 60 years.
But bomb, bomb, bomb ....bomb, bomb Iran. Yeah baby! Defense spending trumps our own citizens' ability to get to work every day.
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck
(140 injured)
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck - WSJ
The Chinese, French, Italians, Japanese, et al. are laughing at us.
This line, the Northeast Corridor, is a nightmare to ride. The rail system between D.C. and Boston hasn't been updated in over 60 years.
But bomb, bomb, bomb ....bomb, bomb Iran. Yeah baby! Defense spending trumps our own citizens' ability to get to work every day.
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck
(140 injured)
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck - WSJ
The Chinese, French, Italians, Japanese, et al. are laughing at us.
Which is a perfectly acceptable speed for that section of the track.
Heres some non speculation...
For 43 years, Amtrak has operated at a loss. It stays in business thanks to a healthy annual government subsidy of around $1b a year. It also benefits from the busy Northeast Corridor, which accounts for a large chunk of its overall revenue.
Their business model keeps ticket prices high, despite the fact that most Americans look to planes and automobiles for long distance travel. Is Amtrak worth it?
Produced by Graham Flanagan.
Which is a perfectly acceptable speed for that section of the track.
We already paid for the improvements to automate the speed of Amtrak, you dumb ass piece of shit.This line, the Northeast Corridor, is a nightmare to ride. The rail system between D.C. and Boston hasn't been updated in over 60 years.
But bomb, bomb, bomb ....bomb, bomb Iran. Yeah baby! Defense spending trumps our own citizens' ability to get to work every day.
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck
(140 injured)
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck - WSJ
The Chinese, French, Italians, Japanese, et al. are laughing at us.
This line, the Northeast Corridor, is a nightmare to ride. The rail system between D.C. and Boston hasn't been updated in over 60 years.
But bomb, bomb, bomb ....bomb, bomb Iran. Yeah baby! Defense spending trumps our own citizens' ability to get to work every day.
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck
(140 injured)
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Philadelphia Amtrak Train Wreck - WSJ
The Chinese, French, Italians, Japanese, et al. are laughing at us.
We need a pipeline...
Why should the American people pay a company to provide such a low-demand service?
Assumes facts not in evidence.
It assumes you have at least a luke-warm IQ and the ability to read the US Constitution as originally written (the only LEGITIMATE Federal Governmental document). If you cannot then please save us both the time and just move on.
Last time I mentioned our crumbling infrastructure I was derided for sounding like a broken record. So six people dead and 140 injured. So six people dead and 140 injured. So six people dead and....
Not to mention that all train traffic between Phila and NYC has been stopped since last night at 9:30. You shut down NYC and the country will come to a halt, too.
It is truly tragic that these people were killed, it truly is. But if you really cared about the US infrastructure, and bettering the lives of workers period, you would push for the adoption of telework and flex work systems in all industries where that is possible. Everything else you whine about is merely mental masturbation.
The facts are that trains don't pay for themselves. Period. They CAN work in extremely dense population areas like the one involved, but even there....were it not for the millions of car drivers the trains would be gone.
Work to do something that would actually be beneficial to the planet and people in general. This sniveling of yours is just stupid.
Correct.NS and CSX do not carry passengers.Why aren't these passenger lanes serviced by private companies, like the NS, CSX and the smaller regional railroads?
As I asked: Why?
Which is a perfectly acceptable speed for that section of the track.
Then why is the curve rated for 50 mph if 107 is an acceptable speed?
The state of passenger rail service in the US, especially on publicly-owned rail trackage, has little, if any, effect on this....but I am sniveling about something that affects food supplies, energy and commerce being able to function at a higher level...
