tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post5007222281720511876..comments2024-01-25T07:47:23.112-06:00Comments on Hi / Zeph / 400: Amtrak derailment in Niles, MI appears to show weakness in Positive Train ControlMike Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-33295281976636672082012-11-01T08:53:51.578-05:002012-11-01T08:53:51.578-05:00I was on 350. To me it felt as though the train wa...I was on 350. To me it felt as though the train was doing 60 when it went through the first switch (it went through at least 2 and maybe 3 or 4). There was an amtrak workmen's pickup truck (with people in it) at the scene when the event happened; I wonder if they might not have thrown the switch by hand for some reason? In any case, they drove away immediately (maybe 5 minutes) after it happened. It certainly felt as though the brakes were applied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-28401927719730338552012-10-24T11:52:31.705-05:002012-10-24T11:52:31.705-05:00I took the Empire Builder to CHI that day, and we ...I took the Empire Builder to CHI that day, and we heard about the derailment... not much about the cause, but a lot of people were stuck at Union Station and they were getting coach buses ready to run the route eastward that evening.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687312607902984438noreply@blogger.com