Deadly Hoboken, New Jersey train crash

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29 Sep 2016, 9:24 am

As of this writing 3 dead up to 100 injured. Train did not stop and slammed into the station at appearently full speed. Part of the roof of the station collapsed. Hoboken is right across the river from New York City. The station is super busy. A lot of commuters transfer at that station.

At Least 3 Dead, Up to 100 Hurt in Major Hoboken Train Crash

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29 Sep 2016, 11:00 am

These is horrific. Those green steel beams are part of the roof structure and must weigh many tons. This was an extremely violent event. I am sure the death toll will go up. Most of the time in the morning you can't get a seat on those trains and have to stand. An impact and derailment like that must have caused many badly broken bones and a lot of crushing. Horrible to think about. I have been there hundreds of times.


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29 Sep 2016, 9:20 pm

Since 1969 296 people have been killed, and 6,700 have been injured because of US railroads refusing to install Positive Train Control systems that would prevent incidents like this.

Report shows no NJ Transit trains equipped with automatic braking technology


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30 Sep 2016, 11:44 am

The driver of that train has a lot of 'splainin' to do.


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02 Oct 2016, 12:32 am

BaalChatzaf wrote:
The driver of that train has a lot of 'splainin' to do.


I thought the news said he might have had a heart attack on the job.


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02 Oct 2016, 2:08 am

He is out of the hospital and has been interviewed so not likely


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17 Nov 2016, 10:03 am

Engineer in Hoboken Train Crash Had Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder, Lawyer Says


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17 Nov 2016, 11:18 am

ASPartOfMe wrote:


And the railroad had uninstalled train control. Jersey Transit has been putting off installing automatic train stoppers for over a decade. It is criminal negligence.


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