{"id":26977,"date":"2017-12-19T23:52:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T23:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=26977"},"modified":"2017-12-19T23:52:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T23:52:56","slug":"infrastructure-repair-not-an-issue-with-this-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=26977","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure repair? Not an issue with this derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26978\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment--300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment--300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment--768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Amtrak-train-Washington-derailment-.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There goes the immediate argument for repairing, rebuilding and renovating our nation&#8217;s rail infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not that we don&#8217;t need to fix our total infrastructure &#8212; highways, bridges, airports and, yes, railroads. Accordingly, Donald Trump&#8217;s insistence that the government spend a trillion dollars for a comprehensive reworking of our nation&#8217;s transportation system is spot on.<\/p>\n<p>However, the derailment that occurred Monday morning in the Seattle-Tacoma, Wash., area appears to be the result of <em>human<\/em> error. You see, the Amtrak train that few off the rails was roaring along at 80 mph on a stretch of rail with a posted speed limit of 30 mph, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. That&#8217;s nearly triple the speed limit.<\/p>\n<p>The train was making its initial run on a route between Seattle and Portland.<\/p>\n<p>The wreck has killed at least three people, injured scores of others.<\/p>\n<p>It also has created a serious discussion about training rail engineers and whether this particular engineer was (a) asleep at the controls, (b) distracted by someone in the locomotive or (c) simply being careless.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we should offer prayers and support for the loved ones of those who died and for those who were injured in this terrifying event.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There goes the immediate argument for repairing, rebuilding and renovating our nation&#8217;s rail infrastructure. It&#8217;s not that we don&#8217;t need to fix our total infrastructure &#8212; highways, bridges, airports and, yes, railroads. Accordingly, Donald Trump&#8217;s insistence that the government spend a trillion dollars for a comprehensive reworking of our nation&#8217;s transportation system is spot on. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=26977\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Infrastructure repair? 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