From: joekor@earthlink.net

On 5/15/2015 1:59 AM, Glen Labah wrote:
> In article ,
>   Larry Sheldon  wrote:
>
>> On 5/13/2015 16:23, Larry Sheldon wrote:
>
>>> Wife said WaPo said the train had been traveling at 100 MPH--about twice
>>> the post speed limit.
>>>
>>> I have just gotten on-line again--have not checked it out.
>>
>> Seems to correct.
>>
>> How can that be?
>
>
> According to a series of posts here back when a similar Metro-North
> derailment happened, there are apparently no "posted" speeds on the NEC.
> The crew is expected to know the speed restrictions and that is that.
>
> I've been on a few cab rides. The alternating tie and ballast colors
> create a high speed strobe light effect that over time I found to be
> really disorienting. There may be some physiological impacts of this
> that should be researched.
>
Photo at Metropark, note the backwards "90" for Philly bound trains on
the normally NY bound track.

http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/nec-2002/7728013.jpg

It still doesn't relieve the crews' knowledge of the civil restrictions.
  My son is a conductor on NJ Transit and had to know the civil
restrictions to get qualified on each line.


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