Western Railroad Discussion > Engineer tried to crash train into USNS Mercy in Los Angeles

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/engineer-allegedly-crash-train-usns-mercy-los-angeles/story?id=69926172&fbclid=IwAR2pHO_Yr-TCejQTY6hneOUVw8Hhg-o9OyNO1HawYUPyGSDnLKoQVkF4Ajk

"Investigators arrested a California train engineer Tuesday after he allegedly derailed a train in a bid to crash into the USNS Mercy, the hospital ship treating non-COVID-19 patients at the Port of Los Angeles to lessen the burden on area hospitals, prosecutors said."

"Moreno allegedly told officers and FBI investigators that he deliberately derailed the train because he was suspicious of the Mercy's intentions and thought it was actually part of a government takeover, the complaint said."

Meanwhile in France, trains are being put to better use during the pandemic, https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,4989176

 

Not a very good subject line but... https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4989117

trainjunkie Wrote:
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> Not a very good subject line
> but... https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/rea
> d.php?1,4989117

This is subject line in news as strange as it seems.

Bob

Sounds like this character got his information from the same people that gave us "Chem Trails".

Those were the recorded words from the engineer— as crazy it is. Headline called it exactly as he stated from the prosecutor’s report.
Seriously, this virus is causing some folks to break w/ reality and go off the deep end— this engr (literally) wanted to— right into the ship and Long Beach Harbor!
The world will not stop spinning, and we’ll get through this.
Certainly, just the start of the wacko reactions... Predictable, but preventable.

I was referring to the SUBJECT line of the other post, which was "PHL had a derailment at Harbor Blvd."

He should have used the steering wheel and he would have made it.  LOL..
Pretty crazy ****!  
Hope you're doing ok during this craziness. Hopefully we'll be back to work soon.

Top Cat

IC_2024 Wrote:
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> Those were the recorded words from the engineer—
> as crazy it is. Headline called it exactly as he
> stated from the prosecutor’s report.
> Seriously, this virus is causing some folks to
> break w/ reality and go off the deep end— this
> engr (literally) wanted to— right into the ship
> and Long Beach Harbor!
> The world will not stop spinning, and we’ll get
> through this.
> Certainly, just the start of the wacko
> reactions... Predictable, but preventable.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/20 20:55 by TopCat.

trainjunkie Wrote:
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> I was referring to the SUBJECT line of the other
> post, which was "PHL had a derailment at Harbor
> Blvd."

Gotcha, trainjunkie — crappy subject line, there!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/20 21:46 by IC_2024.

All will be well, TopCat! Love you, bro!

Posted from iPhone

Pa-ra-noia strinks deep.
Into your life it will creep
it starts when ur always afraid
Step outta line, the men come, and take you away..

You better stop, hey, whats that sound......


Were they the only group ever named after a heavy equipment manufacturer?

From the KTLA story, but many outlets have basically the same thing:

“Moreno tried to flee the scene but was detained by a California Highway Patrol officer who witnessed the incident, officials said. The officer reported seeing the train smash through a concrete barrier, steel barrier and chain-link fence before sliding across a parking lot and lot filled with gravel, coming to rest against another chain-link fence.”

The report from the CHP officer just has this element of surrealism... “oh look there the train... wait... there aren’t train tracks there... ?!?!?!?”

Seems like a scene out of a movie...

Posted from iPhone

Another sad reminder that wackos exist even in the ranks of professional railroaders. Sad but true. Let's hope he gets a few years in a cookoo house and the help he obviously needs.


   Ross Rowland 

The engineer must have been off his medications for a while...

RNP47 Wrote:
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> The engineer must have been off his medications
> for a while...

Or he may have amply medicated celebrating "freedome of choice in medication" with substances from the local multi-level street-corner pharmacy consultant who offers an interesting array of mind bending medications. . . . . . .

pdt Wrote:
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> Pa-ra-noia strinks deep.
> Into your life it will creep
> it starts when ur always afraid
> Step outta line, the men come, and take you
> away..
>
> You better stop, hey, whats that sound......
>
>
> Were they the only group ever named after a heavy
> equipment manufacturer?

Nope - there a famous band named after a car & heavy truck manufacure that was started by Ransom Eli Olds after leaving his original company in 1905.  His original company's Curved Dash sold 3000 unit is 1903, and is the car that is credited as being the first mass-produced, low-priced American motor vehicle, =not Henry Ford's Model T.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/20 06:57 by scraphauler.

rail companys want 1 man crews, how do they like it now?

co614 Wrote:
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> Another sad reminder that wackos exist even in the
> ranks of professional railroaders. Sad but true.
> Let's hope he gets a few years in a cookoo house
> and the help he obviously needs.
>
>
>    Ross Rowland 

the amount of Rails that are nut job conspericy theroists is pretty big. I was surprised when I found out just how many flat earthers were in my terminal.

And what's a 'speedwagon' anyway?

J/K, REO made good stuff.

scraphauler Wrote:
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> > Were they the only group ever named after a
> heavy
> > equipment manufacturer?
>
> Nope - there a famous band named after a car &
> heavy truck manufacure that was started by Ransom
> Eli Olds after leaving his original company in
> 1905.  His original company's Curved Dash sold
> 3000 unit is 1903, and is the car that is credited
> as being the first mass-produced, low-priced
> American motor vehicle, =not Henry Ford's Model T.

The original Speedwagon was a truck, made by REO.  The great name was subsequently used by a band, and by a character in the graphic novel universe.

co614 Wrote:
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> Another sad reminder that wackos exist even in the
> ranks of professional railroaders. Sad but true.
> Let's hope he gets a few years in a cookoo house
> and the help he obviously needs.
>
>
>    Ross Rowland 

Pogo was right?
SR

(Pop reference for the aged)