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The genesis may have been hearsay but the claim itself is verifiable. Are trains of the size he is describing derailing on a higher frequency? Are train lengths
by zaphar 4y ago
The genesis may have been hearsay but the claim itself is verifiable. Are trains of the size he is describing derailing on a higher frequency? Are train lengths exceeding the safety margins of the yards and equipment?
Hearsay can be a valuable tool in prompting that process of verification.
- its_ethan 4y agoFor what it's worth, there's another thread in these comments that point to data supporting that the length of trains is going up (+ ~25%), but derailments have gone down, by more than 25%. So maybe fewer trains derailing, but the ones that do are having bigger negative consequences.
- zaphar 4y agoyeah, I did a very quick look at some literature, most of it was behind paywalls so my search wasn't comprehensive, but it looked like a large train was more susceptible to derailment but the reduction in the number of trains running actually resulted in a decrease in total derailments. To me this suggest a much more in-depth analysis is needed.