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Train crash?

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  1. Doug MacIVER

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    something just isn't right. engineer released from hospital, won't be interviewed for a few days?(already lawyered up) is that normal procedure? reported that the accident happened 11 minutes out of Phil. the train left a 70 mph zone into a 50 mph zone at 106 mph? hit brakes lowered speed to 102 mph at time of derailment. this smells all wrong ! now I should qualify this. this is from memory and the incident as reported and discussed on "The Five". Memory might fail me and Fox might have it wrong!( surely can't trust them can we)
     
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    sounds about the same as what I heard a few places. Gubiment railway.
     
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    I just heard the same thing on Main Stream Media, Denver news channel, not a fox channel.
     
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    Choo Choo Charlie thought he was @ Talledega no doubt. That's why he "lawyered up" so quick.
     
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    Not that I've been following the story but:
    There's the problem :loco: :crazy:
     
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    I heard they were checking phone records this morning, thinking he may have been pre-occupied
     
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    Texting? 100 MPH train. 250 plus folks on board. What could possibly go wrong... o_O
     
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    When are trains going to require 2 conductors like planes do?
     
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    Looks like the engineer wasn't on his phone. Now it looks as tho he just might have fallen asleep? If so, your comment briansol would be a good "fix" in the future.
     
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    sleep? reported crash came 11 minutes out of Phil. station? engineer now has a concussed memory. no recollection of the crash or time leading to it?
     
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    His brain had to have been concussed BEFORE the accident, hence why would he be pounding along @ 106 mph?
     
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    as per his lawyers instructions.........................
     
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    I saw on the new that there is a $200 million cap for all lawsuits for this one accident. That will disappear fast.
     
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    I'd have done the same thing, it sucks but you gotta do what you have to to protect your groin
     
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    don't understand NTBS waiting to interview, unless he's ? the engineer did something REALLY WRONG. WHY? let's hope the black boxes show a malfunction, for his sake.
     
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    I hope it was something other than human error too. But if you look at the T's recent track record with train drivers I'd be leaning towards a boo boo
     
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    Especially after you just killed 8 innocent people..................................
     
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    I wonder if that will even cover the medical bills and funeral expenses?
     
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    so one can txt while the other drives?

    I feel certain the truth will come out soon enough. He'll be hung from the highest tree
     
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