Planes, Trains, & Automobiles 7.6.2013

[Pigeon]

"He's worked for us for many years. He's a guy who had a completely clear safety record up until Saturday," said Edward Burkhardt, CEO of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway.

But the engineer had told investigators that he set 11 handbrakes on the train before it broke away.

"Our general feeling is now that is not true," Burkhardt said.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/10/world/ame ... ?hpt=hp_t1

[Pigeon]

7-12-2013

Here we go again.

Boeing Dreamliner 787 catches fire at Heathrow.

Passenger train in Paris crashes at terminal.

[Royal]

ooh, I se some conspiracy buildin' within ya!

Do you still think Asiana Flight went down like this:


Before Take-Off:


5hrs in:


10hrs

[Royal]

What are the probabilities of the transportation events of that magnitude happening on the same day. Twice, within 7 days.

[Pigeon]

Stuff happens. The 787 has been having problems. This one is called the "Queen of Sheba". Ethiopian airlines.

The French train, Je ne c'est quoi.

[Pigeon]

Trains 7-13-13

A crane fell onto a Swiss passenger train entering a Zurich station Saturday, causing massive material damage but miraculously leaving only one person slightly injured, police said Saturday.

The crane toppled during track work near the Zurich Oerlikon station just before 10:00 am (08:00 GMT) and its arm slammed into a long-distance train arriving from Zurich airport, police said in a statement.

It was not known what caused the accident and the Zurich police said they had launched an investigation. None of the some 250 passengers onboard were hurt, but a worker suffered a hand injury and was taken to hospital.

[Royal]

Train derails in Spain, killing nearly 60
CNN
updated 10:40 PM EDT, Wed July 24, 2013


Madrid (CNN) -- A high-speed passenger train derailed as it hurtled around a curve in northwestern Spain on Wednesday, killing nearly 60 people and injuring more than 100, a regional official said.

Pictures of the scene showed a train car snapped in two and another car on fire. Rescue crews and fellow passengers pulled out bodies through broken windows and pried open doors as stunned survivors looked on. Police escorted bloodied passengers from the wreckage.

The crash killed more than 56 people, said Agustin Hernandez Fernandez of the Galicia infrastructure ministry. More than 20 injured victims remained in critical condition early Thursday, he said.

State railway Renfe said the train crashed on a curve several kilometers from the train station in the city of Santiago de Compostela.

The train had 218 passengers aboard and was nearing the end of a six-hour trip from Madrid to the town of Ferrol in northwest Spain when it derailed at 8:41 p.m., the railway said.

You still think it's just an accident?

[Royal]

A comment to the article on Aljazeera:

I live just a mile from a major thorough fair of trains transporting Chemicals and this morning the train trucks were out in force checking the lines. I wonder if there is more going on than we are being told?

[Royal]

days ago:

Bronx trash train mishap not expected to derail Metro-North rush hour
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013, 12:58 AM


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta ... z2a2CuQSIK


Service on Metro-North’s Hudson Line is expected to be up and running Monday morning following the derailment last week of a 25-car garbage train.
MTA officials said trains are scheduled to start rolling at 6 a.m. on one track while repairs continue on a heavily damaged second track.
Officials said they plan to operate the usual 40 inbound and 12 outbound trains during the morning rush on the single undamaged track. Commuters should expect up to 15-minute delays, officials said.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta ... z2a2CDJ0so

[Royal]

Train derailment closes Port of Tampa
WTSP-TV, Tampa, Fla. 9:35 a.m. EDT July 25, 2013

TAMPA -- Firefighters used foam to clean upethanol that leaked from a CSX trainthat derailed at Florida's Port of Tampa.

The main portion of the port remained closed and may stay blocked off for much of the day after Tampa Fire Rescue officials say at least 12 rail cars derailed early Thursday.

The train was coming into the port at 1 a.m. when it left the tracks, pulling 12 cars off of the rails -- and sending 10 of those completely onto their sides, according to fire department spokesman Capt. Lonnie Benniefield.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... a/2585959/