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Originally Posted by propbeanie
I retired from the US rail industry (Class I carrier), and I can tell you for a ~FACT~ that the US rail industry does NOT neglect ROW (Right Of Way) maintenance.
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Wow! I didn't know that ... y'all should share more often ...
Fact: The train was going 80mph on a 30mph curve plus wet weather plus a bridge plus it was a brand new train run planned on purpose to run a high speed run between Seattle and Portland and it was the first one.
Spells someone made a big planning mistake that cost three (3) lives and 100 injured. Could've been prevented with sensors in the rail sytem that automactically brake the train.