Amtrak loses a train
2013-11-21 01:41:53.82837+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Amtrak wants to know how NYC-bound train got lost in Philadelphia suburb.
Amtrak Investigates How Train Headed To NYC Ends Up In Bala Cynwyd.
It sounds wild, but Amtrak officials confirm it did happen and what they can tell us so far is this: Amtrak Train 644 that left 30th Street Station for New York City accidentally ended up on the SEPTA tracks. The train actually traveled several miles before the mistake was finally caught and the train stopped at the Bala Cynwyd station.
What. The. Everloving. Fuck? I mean, I know that rail signalling is caught back in the 1800s, but I am told by reliable sources that pretty much all modern buses have location transponders on them, how could they not have them on trains? Given that, how could they not have some sort of warning system which says "hey, this train doesn't seem to be hitting its checkpoints, something may be wrong!"