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Be respectful of others and their opinions. Inflammatory remarks and inane leftist drivel will be deleted. It ain’t about free speech, remember you’re in a private domain. My website, my prerogative.
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I’m no expert, but I think that driving a train is something you can do while texting. Mainly you control throttle much of the time. Correct me if I’m wrong.
September 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pmJCD you are wrong.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:56 pmIts like driving a car. You have to keep your hands on the throttle and brake at all times and be watching the rails ahead.
What if the rails are washed out, a car is stuck on the tracks, etc.
You have to watch for the different train signals.
A train engineer in Chicago was fired, because he missed a red light signal and then tried to back up his train.
PLUS I doubt very much, texting is allowed on company time.
Those engineers make a REAL good salary.
This guy is dead meat.
The timing will be checked…but if he missed the signal at the time he was texting…he’s culpable. It’s a shame. I grew up in that area, and often played and climbed at Chatsworth Park and Stoney Point. The trains would come by and we would love it. I know that ‘U’ shaped turn very well. The trains would slow to a crawl to navigate it. It used to be the area where bums would jump the train. When we were a little older we would ‘run the tunnel’ in the park (there’s a 500′ tunnel). It was fuckin scarry, but we did it!!
September 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pm