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Physical infrastructure can be fragile/fail catastrophically, as well. I recall starting a job near Seattle, 40 miles from my home in Olympia, WA and a passenge
by tjr225 5y ago
Physical infrastructure can be fragile/fail catastrophically, as well. I recall starting a job near Seattle, 40 miles from my home in Olympia, WA and a passenger train derailed onto the highway killing a few people and backing up traffic for days. That was not a pleasant first day!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailme...
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoI assume, however, that this didn't ground every single train in the state!
- eepp 5y agoDamn this made me read a lot about this specific derailment, but also about Puget Sound, Salish Sea, Positive train control and all this 220-MHz stuff. Thanks!