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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   
      
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