Cab first is not a bad idea was Re: Metrolink gets wrongful death claim

[david parsons]

Cab front would have given the driver 200 more feet with which to reduce
the
severity of the collision.

Just where does this 200 feet magically come from? The front of the
train will arrive at the collision point at the same time whether or not
a locomotive is in the lead.

The engineer, the guy with the throttle and brakes was way at the back
of the accident. Turned around he would have been all that much closer.
Seconds count.

"Way at the back of the accident"?

When a train is being operated from a control car, the driver is
_closer_ to the front of the train because control cars don't
usually have a nose.

Sorry. I disagree. You are simply speculating with absolutely no clue
about the mechanics of train derailments.

You speculate about my abilities to perform accident analysis. Without
singling out anyone in particular, try this childish experiment; push a
length of chain on a smooth floor, pull the chain, learn something.

Learn what? That you're completely ignorant about how railroads work?

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[Craig Hart]

Post by david parsons
Learn what? That you're completely ignorant about how railroads work?

He's probably hinting at coupler slack...

But unles the train is miles long, the difference in length will be
marginal.