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Another upright derailment; more commuter-rail failment
By adamg on Tue, 04/09/2019 - 9:30pm
The MBTA is reporting delays on trains out of South Station due to another one of those upright derailments. NBC Boston has a photo of the cars in question - it might still be upright, but it's listing. NBC Boston also reports the cars derailed when two separate trains collided.
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brings new meaning..
This brings new meaning to "The T is off the rails tonight"
Will the Baker Globe ever question his management skills?
The state police are a mess of cheats, the foster care system is broken, the MBTA is getting worse and worse but more expensive. Yet, the Globe just keeps telling us how great he is. His son is a sex predator but goes unpunished. If this were happening to a democratic governor, the Globe would be all over him or her. But like Foxnews and Trump, the Globe coddles their man and asks no questions.
Charlie=Blaine the Mono
The MBTA’s Charlie is really Blaine. Blaine is a pain.
Don't ask me silly questions
I won't play silly games
I'm just a simple choo choo train
And I'll always be the same.
I only want to race along
Beneath the bright blue sky
And be a happy choo choo train
Until the day I die.
Magoo.
I see what you did there!
I see what you did there!
Loved that series of books!
This was a collision that
This was a collision that caused a derailment. Surprised the news coverage has focused on the derailment part and not the collision part. If there had been more than four passengers involved (good thing it was a Fairmount train!) maybe it would get more attention.So much for all that money spent on PTC to prevent collisions.
indeed
Incident was at the double slip - Looks like someone ran a red light - will be interested in reading this report.
EDIT - HDH already alludes to this in their latest report
https://whdh.com/news/human-error-likely-cause-of-commuter-rail-crash-de...
Haven't heard anything about the NTSB
being called in to investigate. If they don't get involved, which (unfortunately) is likely, I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing any sort of report released.
And I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Our Legislative and Congressional delegations should be petitioning the NTSB to conduct a special safety audit of the MBTA.
The MBTA tweets I saw this morning
didn't mention the collision at all
It's a good thing a black man isn't governor
People might be really upset about the MBTA's sorry state.
Why is nothing being done
Why is nothing being done about the commuter rail? Delays, cancellations and short sets daily. Now, two derailments in one week. Not to mention fares going up and no reimbursements allowed... consumers being fleeced? Repeatedly collecting payment for a service not provided is fraud, no?