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 Message 2334 
 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.

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