Markemarx Member Username: Markemarx
Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:23 pm: | |
Pretty weird to see, and there seems to be no news about it. On my way to school at 4pm, 2 box cars were completely off the track near a railroad bridge at John R and Baltimore. Any one else see that? |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 8173 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:28 pm: | |
MOCAD's installment that is a commentary on the lack o mass transit in this region. |
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine
Post Number: 1477 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:33 pm: | |
NICE!, real nice jt1 :D (about as literal as some of the stuff at mocad too) |
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100
Post Number: 338 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 5:13 pm: | |
On the news now. Amtrak is affected between Detroit/Dearborn-Pontiac. Broken rail appears to be the cause. |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 11161 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:12 pm: | |
Oh nice, our soon to become reality of mass transit in 2007 is doomed to be plagued with the same break downs as our current Detroit People Mover! lol In all honesty, derailment happens every now and then, though not common. I grew up close to train tracks, there were a couple that came derailed over the years, though one was only after plastering a car. Some 17 cars tipped over in that case. What a sight to see, as cranes were brought out to hoist the cars as well as the train engines upright. Chicago had a derailing of a passenger train just a few weeks ago too, remember? |
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed
Post Number: 780 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:25 pm: | |
CTA had 4 last year, I think I remember reading...though I only clearly remember 2 actual derailments (the most recent being just over a month ago), and 1 possible partial derailment on the Red Line subway. Washington, DC also had a fairly serious derailment a few weeks ago. |
Jsmyers Member Username: Jsmyers
Post Number: 1870 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:33 pm: | |
2 boxcars derail, there are no injuries and it is news.... Virtually everyday, somebody gets killed in a car around here, and nobody looks up from their cheesy-poofs. Hmmmm... |
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit
Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:34 pm: | |
Ohh, SS, so if chicago had one, it must be okay for Detroit to have one too, right? Actually, it makes Detroit even COOLER and more hip doesnt it? Give me a break |
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine
Post Number: 1478 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:52 pm: | |
in all honesty?! (Message edited by gravitymachine on January 22, 2007) |
Danindc Member Username: Danindc
Post Number: 2080 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:52 pm: | |
When the government paves highways and build airports, but makes rail operators pay to construct and maintain their own infrastructure, this is what happens. Not surprisingly, Great Britain saw a huge increase in derailments after they privatized British Rail.... |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 11163 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:57 pm: | |
Spirit, Perhaps we should compare derailments per capita between the two? |
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit
Post Number: 168 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 7:06 pm: | |
Haha, yea. |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 11165 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 7:11 pm: | |
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