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Re: A Little Perspective Of Things.....Re: Report: Rockefeller was asleep at the throttle |
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Posted by BLE-NIMX on Wed Dec 4 08:10:02 2013, in response to Re: A Little Perspective Of Things.....Re: Report: Rockefeller was asleep at the throttle, posted by Train Dude on Tue Dec 3 19:42:43 2013. I was curious as to why they initially leaked out brake failure and now evidence seems to fit the scenario, 5 to 6 seconds of initial emergency braking prior to, one event of over speed for what seemed as an uneventful trip by a very otherwise very good engineer, one who qualified newbies and broke in two very good friends of mine. I'm sort of pissed NTSB is barring his union representation from being at his second interview this morning. Maybe head injuries and Zanex negated the initial brake claim statement, I don't know, probably what I would say. Having worked at NYCT doing some work trains "asked" from 14 to 16 hours, fatigue is always on my mind as I get older. Being the same age as Engineer Rockefeller, it hits very close to home for me. This happens to car drivers at a rate people don't understand. Some don't even realize they are driving sleepy until they wake up wrapped around a tree. Working afternoons, I rarely encountered these scenarios but working RDOs on other time zones like early A.M.s or midnights, it requires extra attention and lots of coffee or pouring cold water down my neck and shirt to get through them. You can get all the sleep possible and still go into those Circadian rhythm disorder scenarios, highly likely for those working the lists. My prayers go out to the families affected by this tragic turn of events and hope it don't happen again or at least the next time it is caught a few seconds earlier. It is extreme luck the train went into emergency at all. 6 more seconds of hang time would have put that 6222 into the drink instead of the river bank. |
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