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Re: LIRR train on ground in E River tube |
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Posted by Joe on Tue Jun 18 13:57:10 2013, in response to LIRR train on ground in E River tube, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Mon Jun 17 18:33:08 2013. That the discussion on SubChat is so thin, without details, puzzles me. We tend to criticize reporters and the media, but Newsday has provided much more info than I see here. Last night, for example, the Newsday website said that an NJT train was moved up to the east six cars, and that the rescued passengers (from those 6) were brought to Sunnyside and then back to Penn to face more delays. The same story today has been changed to say they were brought to Jamaica! I doubt that NJT equipment reached Jamaica, but if it did it might have had an ALP-45DP on the east end.--- Although many NJT coaches have traps and steps, I presume management did not want to dump people onto the tracks of Sunnyside Yard. --- Where were the LIRR protect engines? Sitting in Richmond Hill? --- Again, did one or two trucks derail? One story says 500 feet of track was damaged, and 8 switches. Ouch! Big time damage. From the description of doorways askew between the 6th and 7th cars (thus blocking escape west out of the first 6), I suspect that could have happened even if only the lead truck on the 7th coach derailed. --- SubChatters hate speculation before investigation. However, the occasional terrible ride I have had in seats over M-7 trucks makes me wonder whether a truck refused to pivot on a switch, causing the jump. I realize that almost all derailments result from track defects, but those M-7 trucks can sound and ride horrible sometimes. Joe |
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