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Hijacking a train in the US is currently pointless. While it’s true you can’t route a 200mph train into One WTC, a 200mph train full of people is now a good ba
by coredog64 4y ago
Hijacking a train in the US is currently pointless. While it’s true you can’t route a 200mph train into One WTC, a 200mph train full of people is now a good bargaining chip. You have a captive audience and you can derail the thing someplace where it can cause a lot of damage. At the end of the day, hijackings are about creating publicity. Don’t think that a popular high speed train would be completely immune from security requirements just because you can’t attack arbitrary targets.
- TylerE 4y agoNo it's not. Positive train control is universal on high speed lines. As soon as the train approaches a red or yellow without slowing the brakes will go into full emergency. Most such systems will also enforce a full stop if the speed limit (which the train knows, and is based on the derailment speed with a healthy margin). The only real credible threat is mass violence against the passengers. That could just as easily occur in any crowed public space.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoSpeed on rails! Err... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16605106/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16605106/
- btilly 4y agoThe easiest ways to derail a train are damage the tracks, damage a bridge (possibly as the train goes over it), or leave something (eg a stolen car) in the train's way. Not coincidentally, these are historically the most commonly used methods. Boarding a passenger car from which it is hard to get to the engine where the engineer is driving the train is far less likely to be effective.