Huh. I don't remember reading about this one. Is there a thread on the forum about it?I found it quite eerie to be pulling away from my own sleeper car in the dark after it derailed last spring on the Texas Eagle.
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I think that's the one that got stuck in the sand at ?Palm Springs?Huh. I don't remember reading about this one. Is there a thread on the forum about it?
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The only time I've ever been sea-sick was on one of the older Boston-Provincetown ferries. It was the first trip after a storm the night before. The first 3rd (about half an hour) was fine as we sailed past the harbor islands to the entry to the harbor. Then the middle third was very rough until we got into the shelter of Cape Cod. I had missed lunch and got a snack, a bagel and a cup of coffee, from the snack bar. I had almost made it back to my seat, balancing the bagel on top of the coffee cup with one hand and trying to hold onto the seats of other passengers with the other, when we hit the open water and my bagel went flying! Most of the very hot coffee sloshed out onto my hand and the floor. (Why they didn't have lids, I don't know...) A few seconds later, I was too sick to eat or drink anyway. It got a little better when we reached the smoother water near P-Town, but I was still woozie. Then, 5 minutes ashore, I was totally fine, and my friends who picked me up there took me straight to Moby Dick's in Wellfleet for a terrific, enormous sea food late lunch/early dinner. (I know it's an AU requirement to always discuss food whenever possible.)
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Just warming up for the Lottery Wheel spin!"This accident and the death and destruction it caused was entirely preventable. Sadly, the September 25, 2021 derailment of Empire Builder Train 7/27 is but another in a long list of devastating and fatal train derailments caused by the negligence and carelessness of Defendants Amtrak and BNSF. "
The cause of the accident hasn't been released yet. :/
Back in the day you coulda flown Provincetown-Boston Airline (PBA) that I used to work for. But no bagels and coffee????One thing NASA discovered way back during the Gemini program in the 1960's was how useful putting handles and handrails on everything is when you don't have stable gravity to hold you and things in place. It was only on the final Gemini flight that they put it all together and Buzz Aldrin (a hero of mine) was able to conduct the first truly successful EVA. He had lots of handles and rails (and places to put his feet) to hook onto and to grip. On all the previous space walks, the astronauts came literal close to death whenever they tried to do anything. Dangerously high pulse rates and blood pressure whenever they tried to move themselves to use any tools. Having something to hold onto made all the difference in the world. (Or all the difference out of this world!)
The same thing applies on any unstable mode of transportation, including trains on bumpy tracks, buses and boats. I've noticed the lack of places to grab in many of the older coaches and in the aisles in the sleepers. I hope the new VL2's and Amfleet replacements have many more of them, and when they refurbish the old Viewliners and Superliner, they add them wherever possible. It's pretty cheap and great for people with ordinary mobility, let alone mobility-impaired people.
The only time I've ever been sea-sick was on one of the older Boston-Provincetown ferries. It was the first trip after a storm the night before. The first 3rd (about half an hour) was fine as we sailed past the harbor islands to the entry to the harbor. Then the middle third was very rough until we got into the shelter of Cape Cod. I had missed lunch and got a snack, a bagel and a cup of coffee, from the snack bar. I had almost made it back to my seat, balancing the bagel on top of the coffee cup with one hand and trying to hold onto the seats of other passengers with the other, when we hit the open water and my bagel went flying! Most of the very hot coffee sloshed out onto my hand and the floor. (Why they didn't have lids, I don't know...) A few seconds later, I was too sick to eat or drink anyway. It got a little better when we reached the smoother water near P-Town, but I was still woozie. Then, 5 minutes ashore, I was totally fine, and my friends who picked me up there took me straight to Moby Dick's in Wellfleet for a terrific, enormous sea food late lunch/early dinner. (I know it's an AU requirement to always discuss food whenever possible.)
I've ridden other. newer B-P (and other) ferries since and noticed the seats usually have handles in the upper corners of their backs, which I now truly appreciate. I hope the new Amtrak coaches, diners and observation cars have the same. (I took a train once or twice with a new VL2 diner (being used as a sleeper lounge), but didn't notice whether it had hand-holds on the seats or partitions.)
Just because some lawyer succeeds does not make it less laughable. It just reduces the credibility of the legal system, which at present hangs on a precipice anyway. I find this particularly entertaining given how the US takes a much holier than though attitude when they go after criticizing other country's legal systems, not to say that any of them are great or better or anything like that. But still the business about glass houses comes to mind from time to time.These guys have been extremely successful in the past. I would not be so quick to brush them off.
Just because some lawyer succeeds does not make it less laughable. It just reduces the credibility of the legal system, which at present hangs on a precipice anyway. I find this particularly entertaining given how the US takes a much holier than though attitude when they go after criticizing other country's legal systems, not to say that any of them are great or better or anything like that. But still the business about glass houses comes to mind from time to time.
Brenda Hurff of Washington Township, New Jersey, filed suit for $100,000 in damages after a fire was started in her kitchen by “unattended food.” Apparently, Mrs. Hurff had put a cherry Pop-Tart in her toaster and had forgotten about it, as she left home to take her children to school. When she returned, about 20 minutes later, she found firefighters extinguishing her flaming kitchen. Despite the warning on the Pop-Tart box not to “leave the toaster appliance unattended due to possible risk of fire,” Mrs. Hurff is suing Kellogg’s and Black & Decker, maker of the toaster, for damages.
This will definitely be the first battle in this war.Then again there is this arbitration clause thing.... apparently ....
Explains why I saw #66 going 169It’s a glitch on the tracker. Someone on FB said it’s showing km even though it says mph
I wouldn’t say clearly. Probable, sure, but not clearly. It does remind me of the Sabotage of the sunset, as they both happened in a remote location. But I don’t expect it to be related.Either BNSF or Amtrak is clearly at fault here unless there was an earthquake. The lawsuit names Amtrak because Amtrak will pay even if BNSF is at fault. This came up in the Cayce SC crash. The following article provides some interesting context. Short summary of the article is basically that Amtrak agrees to take on liability for freight railroad foulups to try to maintain a decent working relationship.
‘No-Fault’ Pacts with Railroads Hold Amtrak Liable for Accidents It Didn’t Cause (insurancejournal.com)
Maybe not an earthquake but possibly high winds? Though if they know about high winds they usually slow down, I believe.Either BNSF or Amtrak is clearly at fault here unless there was an earthquake. The lawsuit names Amtrak because Amtrak will pay even if BNSF is at fault. This came up in the Cayce SC crash. The following article provides some interesting context. Short summary of the article is basically that Amtrak agrees to take on liability for freight railroad foulups to try to maintain a decent working relationship.
‘No-Fault’ Pacts with Railroads Hold Amtrak Liable for Accidents It Didn’t Cause (insurancejournal.com)
IDs and photos of the fatalities
Huh. I don't remember reading about this one. Is there a thread on the forum about it?
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