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|    JG to John Levine    |
|    Re: Hoboken Terminal NJ accident    |
|    05 Oct 16 10:48:34    |
      From: jgrove24@hotmail.com              On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 11:42:30 PM UTC-5, John Levine wrote:       > > JL> Recent reports say that the data recorder in the engine is an old       > > JL> model that didn't work, not clear if they've gotten the one in       > > JL> the cab car since the site is still hazardous.       > >       > >Seems like they would have updated that recorder a long time ago... I       > >now that municipal cities are not the best with finances and are       > >hurting, but some things need to be replaced. I wonder if this will       > >play a factor in the mess. Was the train a municipal line, a national       > >line or a state line?       >       > It's NJ Transit. The interpretation of NJ is left as an exercise for the       student.       >       > Apparently it's OK to have a broken recorder so long as they also have       > one working recorder.              The Hobo. still looks better than the ratty amtrak sheds in Chicago Union. CUS       is a diesel gas chamber run by AmTreblinka.              --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03        * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1)    |
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