* In a message originally to All, Al Kaiser said:

 AK> It looks like they got to the data recoreder in the control cab.
 AK> Tiny little thing.  They showed someone holding it looks like a
 AK> hard drive.

It might even be "flash memory" I thought it would be bigger than
that.

 AK> I'm pulling for the engineer to be not at fault.  I have quite a
 AK> few friends who've worked or work for railroads in many postions
 AK> both on the rails, and in admininstative postions. Just about
 AK> anywhere you can think of on railroad.

I have been praying for him daily since then... if it isn't his fault
he will ALWAYS have that on his conscience.  That kind of thing is
hard to shake.

 AK> I've been lucky enough to be able to get cab rides on Amtrack
 AK> electrics, Freight lines and even steam locmotives.  Never had my
 AK> hands on the controls though.

Yes that's lucky... to ride in the actual cab means you got to
experience something very few get to experience.  Good news is you are
not dead yet... you can still get your hands on the controls.

Allen

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