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1995 Williamsburg Bridge Train Crash. Was Re: Is There an Update on the R160's Wheel Wear Problem? |
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Posted by heypaul on Sun Mar 16 09:22:58 2025, in response to Re: R Train May Run 8 Cars Instead of 10...Re: Is There an Update on the R160's Wheel Wear Problem?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Mar 15 23:02:24 2025. Definitive? Hardly! There were 3 actual significant causes found in the internal investigation. By the way, who was that expert?I came across this video on YouTube on Saturday. I agree that is far from definitive and thought it was a good example of someone not knowing what they were talking about. I just read most of the NTSB report on the tragic accident. I was particularly amused by the YouTube blogger's assertions that there were no skid marks on the rails and that many of the bridge's signals date back to 1918. He also stated that the train was moving at 20 mph, while the report stated the train was moving around 35 when it was tripped and going about 18 mph when it crashed into the M train. The video would have been visually much better without the vlogger placing himself in the forefront. The NTSB report suggests a number of factors that contributed to the crash. 1. They felt that motorman was asleep at the time of the accident and recommendations were made that the TA needed to better inform and educate workers about the need for adequate rest before going to work. The J train operator was working a midnight shift and the accident happened around 6 am, a particularly dangerous time for overnight workers who experience change in sleeping patterns. 2. There was insufficient stopping distance within blocks 3. The operator of the struck M train had not notified Command Center that it was stopped, although it was determined that the rule covering this was not clear or well understood. I remember reading back in 1995, that the brake shoes were composite rather than steel, although the NTSB states that the TA had made modifications in some of the braking systems to compensate for that change in brake shoes. |
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