TRNDRVR
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- North Ogden, UT
but I personally know the crew that was on this train.
Ooops!
Ooops!
Okay, still not me...
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TRNDRVR
IMA BUM
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- North Ogden, UT
CJJ92yj
Registered User
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- Kearnsville
that'll buff right out.
seriously though, that's got to hurt. Hope everyone involved is aight!
seriously though, that's got to hurt. Hope everyone involved is aight!
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rockdog
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Who? Why? Come on spill it!
bobmed
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- sugarliberty
They don't seem to do well off road
Nothing specific, that's just what happens. Something goes wrong, train crews get fired.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
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- Hiding behind a camera
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
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- far enough away
Hmmm. Strange things seem to happen in that part of Washington. I exert powerful psychic waves.
TRNDRVR
IMA BUM
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- North Ogden, UT
I use to run this run between Portland and Seattle and I've had this conductor many times and he's definitely a sleeper. The engineer on the other hand I would never expect him being involved in something like this. NEVER!I Lean said:
Look at this picture, it's located at what's called the Nisqually cross-over. Notice how both trains are on the same track. Supposedly the northbound train was crossing over from main one to main two. The southbound train failed to acknowledge (slept right through it) the approach signal, came around the corner, and ooops.
I'm willing to bet the conductor will never come back. Not sure about the engineer
Also Carl, the conductor is a rather large man. I just hope the engineer is alright.
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- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Not that is a quality derailment! Glad I'm not there cleaning it up.
Clutch
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- Location
- Salt Lake City
Hey Carl, I hear there is a conductor position in the northwest.
I wondered about that, since they do appear to be on the same track.
Hey Carl, I hear there is a conductor position in the northwest.
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rockdog
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And then you end up working for TeraFlex.
Who? Why? Spill it!! I hate only gett'en half the story!
Dan, Explain to those of us that don't know s#$%t about trains. The conductor controls the train? I thought the engineer was at the controls. So why if the conductor was asleep would the engineer miss the lights? School us meer highway runners on rail rules and such.
TRNDRVR
IMA BUM
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- North Ogden, UT
The engineer is in control of the train. It appears that both the engineer and the conductor missed the approach signal. The definition of an approach signal, (basically a yellow signal), is to proceed prepared to stop at the next signal. If you're in freight service, if the train is exceeding 30 MPH, train must immediately reduce to 30 MPH while still being prepared to stop at the next signal.rockdog said:
Like I said before, and from what I’ve heard, they both missed the preceding signal, which would’ve been yellow, and by the time they saw the red signal it was too late to stop the train. Speed through this section of track if I remember correctly is 50 MPH.
As for the conductor not coming back after this incident, he’s got to be really close to retirement, and he’ll probably just pull the pin on a medical. I’m not to sure about the engineer though. I know he’s the local chairman up in Seattle and is one of the top engineer’s out that crew base. Highly surprising if this is human error. Not saying it’s impossible, it’d just be surprising.