Comments on: Metrolink’s Problems Go Beyond an Engineer and His Cell Phone http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Friend http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 A Friend Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:06:09 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2869 Robert-I see that you have been convicted of assualting a Metrolink Conductor. Did you have to resign your union position or is assualting another uinion member part of your job description? Robert-I see that you have been convicted of assualting a Metrolink Conductor. Did you have to resign your union position or is assualting another uinion member part of your job description?

]]> By: Robert Arkow http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 Robert Arkow Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:01:03 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2464 Let’s see if I understand this correctly…. Metrolink does not have money for radios and other safety equipment, yet they have plenty of money to go after webmasters. (http://www.laweekly.com/2008-05-22/news/metrolink-tries-to-censor-bloggers/) Sounds like money well spent to me! Bob Arkow webmaster www.metrolinkrider.com bob@metrolinkrder.colm Let’s see if I understand this correctly….

Metrolink does not have money for radios and other safety equipment, yet they have plenty of money to go after webmasters.

(http://www.laweekly.com/2008-05-22/news/metrolink-tries-to-censor-bloggers/)

Sounds like money well spent to me!

Bob Arkow
webmaster
http://www.metrolinkrider.com
bob@metrolinkrder.colm

]]> By: anonymouse http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2377 anonymouse Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:58:51 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2377 I agree 100% that we need more people with rail experience. I remember reading what the Metrolink CEO said about PTC and how it exists on the Northeast Corridor, and how that's totally different because it's a passenger only line. Well, I happen to live about a mile away from said corridor, and freight trains appear there quite regularly. Indeed, part of the motivation for the system was a horrible high speed collision between a passenger train and a freight locomotive that pulled out in front of it because both the engineer and conductor were stoned. I agree 100% that we need more people with rail experience. I remember reading what the Metrolink CEO said about PTC and how it exists on the Northeast Corridor, and how that’s totally different because it’s a passenger only line. Well, I happen to live about a mile away from said corridor, and freight trains appear there quite regularly. Indeed, part of the motivation for the system was a horrible high speed collision between a passenger train and a freight locomotive that pulled out in front of it because both the engineer and conductor were stoned.

]]> By: Eric Noe http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Eric Noe Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:46:58 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2373 Rail safety is somewhat of an issue to me, but I don't believe it is a lot to worry about. Most fatalities stem from people being hit by trains. It really isn't fair to hold back a transit system from flourishing because a certain agency hits more stupid pedestrians and motorists than any other. Of course PTC should have been installed, and it will probably come about after this crash. This is how the airline industry works. No one cared about oxygen in fuel tanks until TWA 800 blew up in midair, either burning or drowning its victims in the Atlantic ocean. We need to bring in managers from the SNCF to do it. They have been doing every kind of freight and passenger rail, even in urban areas, for decades- and they've done a damn good job of it except for its strikes. Rail safety is somewhat of an issue to me, but I don’t believe it is a lot to worry about. Most fatalities stem from people being hit by trains. It really isn’t fair to hold back a transit system from flourishing because a certain agency hits more stupid pedestrians and motorists than any other.

Of course PTC should have been installed, and it will probably come about after this crash. This is how the airline industry works. No one cared about oxygen in fuel tanks until TWA 800 blew up in midair, either burning or drowning its victims in the Atlantic ocean.

We need to bring in managers from the SNCF to do it. They have been doing every kind of freight and passenger rail, even in urban areas, for decades- and they’ve done a damn good job of it except for its strikes.

]]> By: Alex Kasperavicius http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Alex Kasperavicius Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:22:37 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2366 Up until now, it seems that rail saftey has been on the back burner. Hopefully, with articles such as this, the public will demand better accountability from our transit management. One thing to keep in mind: Rail transit in Los Angeles is relatively new. Having really been in place only since the mid 1990's. All of the policys, procedures and operating knowledge is nothing compared to a provenance of 100 years or more in cities like New York or Chicago. Los Angeles' core group of workers just haven't been around metropolitan rail long enough to "know" when something feels unsafe or wrong. Sure, you can bring in managers from freigh train companies - but it's not the same. Up until now, it seems that rail saftey has been on the back burner. Hopefully, with articles such as this, the public will demand better accountability from our transit management.

One thing to keep in mind: Rail transit in Los Angeles is relatively new. Having really been in place only since the mid 1990′s.

All of the policys, procedures and operating knowledge is nothing compared to a provenance of 100 years or more in cities like New York or Chicago. Los Angeles’ core group of workers just haven’t been around metropolitan rail long enough to “know” when something feels unsafe or wrong. Sure, you can bring in managers from freigh train companies – but it’s not the same.

]]> By: jdljf http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/22/metrolinks-problems-go-beyond-an-engineer-and-his-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 jdljf Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:58:03 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1170#comment-2360 very cool very cool

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