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|    hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com to Jishnu Mukerji    |
|    Re: AMTRAK Wreck in Philadelphia, PA 5/1    |
|    22 May 15 07:54:14    |
      On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 8:17:41 AM UTC-4, Jishnu Mukerji wrote:       > There was a higher chance of someone making that error because the speed       > limits on the straights on both sides of that curve is 100mph or more,       > unlike the Frankford curve where eastbound it is 65mph to 80mph to 50mph       > (curve) to 60mph (Ford Curve) to 110mph. In the reverse direction where       > it is 110mph to 60mph, the forced speed drop was already in place.              The Inqr reported today that the FRA ordered Amtrak to identify all curves       where there is a sharp speed drop, and then install speed control on them.              http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150522_Feds_order_Amtrak       to_improve_safety_on_dangerous_curves.html              --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03        * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1)    |
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