Horrible Metro North train derailment this morning at Spuyten Duvyvil. So far 4 dead, 48 injured. Cause unknown. Terrible....
That's a terrible tragedy. It's the second derailment near the spot in 5 months. This is where effective management resolves the problem and weak management covers it up.
Wow... Tragedy for sure. I used to fish just around that curve. Perhaps 500yds north of that bldg that controls the Amtrak Bridge that isn't in view to the left (south) of that bldg. My prayers go out to the victims..
This is of course awful. Just imagine if it had occurred tomorrow (on a Monday morning instead of a Sunday morning).
So if this was operator error, which it appears to be, that's just more grist for the "who need's engineers in 2013?" mill. You can automate driving a train just fine and it's not like the guy with his hand on the switch ever actually interacts with the machinery in any other meaningful way. They have trucks that can drive the highways without a driver at this point. They should make the crew of a commuter train entirely passenger focused, ticket takers and safety monitors mostly.
The fact of the matter is its 2013, its time for the government to make Monorail mandatory. It will create many jobs, it will be faster, it will be safer, etc.
