Archived The more we learn about Amtrak derailment the stranger it gets (thehill.com)
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Archived The more we learn about Amtrak derailment the stranger it gets (thehill.com)
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[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
https://archive.fo/gPCtW :
' Quimby previously worked as a National Transportation Safety Board safety engineer for more than 20 years, investigating transit accidents to determine probable cause and proposed safety recommendations. '
'But we could be waiting a while before we hear from the safety board about what led to the derailment. '
'But we, the public, won’t know for sure until the National Transportation Safety Board gets a sense of urgency and tells us. '
'An accident investigation has gone from nine months to over two years for a “major” investigation such as this Cascades Train accident. '
'People have an innate need to know, particularly with unexpected public transportation accidents as part of their own sense of security and trust. '
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[–] 11499665? ago (edited ago)
Bullshit. The NTSB releases preliminary reports and preliminary safety recommendations pretty quickly, including the likely cause of the accident. The purpose is so the transportation authorities can take steps that'll likely prevent similar accidents as quickly as possible.
Preliminary reports and updates can be accessed by anyone here: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/default.aspx
[–] Lurker22 ago
"The authorized track speed in the area of the accident was 79-mph on approach to the 30-mph curve just before the bridge. A speed board (sign) was located about 2-miles before the curve. Positive Train Control is not in service on the line the train was operating on. Sound Transit reports that PTC is currently being installed, but installation is not complete.
Preliminary indications from the rear locomotive event recorder show the train was traveling at about 80-mph before a sudden reduction in brake-pipe which initiated the emergency train brakes. The reduction in the brake pipe does not appear to be engineer induced."
from that site
[–] 11502831? ago
Assuming they mean about 80 MPH in the 79 MPH section (i.e., normal operation), then it just means that not every investigation has an obvious cause that can be discovered in time for preliminary reports (though they may state such in an update). It still likely won't be necessary to wait for the final report (which can take years) to obtain the cause and recommended safety information, though. The article makes it sound like the NTSB is holding everyone hostage and refusing to release pertinent information until the very end, which isn't the case.