Passenger Trains > Silver Star 92(24) vs. vehicle, driver killed

Mulberry man dead after Amtrak train hits car in Dover
TBO.com
August 25, 2015

> A car collided with a passing Amtrak train in Dover on Monday
> afternoon, killing a 42-year-old Mulberry man, troopers said.
>
> Toriano M. Dempsey died at the scene, the Florida Highway Patrol
> said.
>
> The crash happened at 4:35 p.m. on tracks parallel and south of Dr.
> Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Jordan Road.
>
> According to troopers, Dempsey was driving his 2012 four-door Buick
> north on a railroad grade that accesses Copart Auction House, 15309
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The car crossed the tracks in the
> path of the westbound Amtrak 92, troopers said. After impact, the car
> erupted in flames, troopers said.
>
> The highway patrol said none of the 147 passengers on Amtrak’s
> two-engine, eight-car Silver Star were injured.
>
> Troopers said the train, which was traveling to Tampa from Miami, had
> minor damage but did not derail.
>
> An investigation continues.

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Mulberry man dead after Amtrak train hits car in Dover

(Train is between Washington DC and Baltimore, behind Train 66, as I type this;
over seven hours late)



 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/25/15 20:10 by GenePoon.

GenePoon Wrote:

> (Train is between Washington DC and Baltimore,
> behind Train 66, as I type this;
> over seven hours late)

Looks like they'll be serving beef stew in the... oh wait, nevermind!

More like burgers in the Cafe car!

More like no food left in cafe car, so they had breakfast buns for supper, or they called Quiznos, and Penn Central, uhm, Amtrak gets a avalanche of hate mail.

I was on 52 July 13 when 98 just ahead hit and killed a 36 year old lady demolishing her car too just S of JAX.  Seems like there have been many more such incidents in Florida this year.  Beating the gate or whatever.  I've mentioned in previous posts that I didn't understand why after letting us pass 98 that was on a siding they then held us N of Jax to let 98 pass.  As 52 is a non stop except for servicing train we had to wait behind 98 all of the way North making us 3 hrs late into Lorton.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/15 05:18 by PennPlat.

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> More like no food left in cafe car, so they had
> breakfast buns for supper, or they called Quiznos,
> and Penn Central, uhm, Amtrak gets a avalanche of
> hate mail.

Or just a longish stop at Washington DC allowing those who want it to go upstairs and get whatever pleases them? When there is a will there is a way. The question is would the relevant people's brains be sufficiently engaged at the time to follow the available solution.

PennPlat Wrote:
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> I was on 52 July 13 when 98 just ahead hit and
> killed a 36 year old lady demolishing her car too
> just S of JAX.  Seems like there have been many
> more such incidents in Florida this year. 
> Beating the gate or whatever.  I've mentioned in
> previous posts that I didn't understand why after
> letting us pass 98 that was on a siding they then
> held us N of Jax to let 98 pass.  As 52 is a non
> stop except for servicing train we had to wait
> behind 98 all of the way North making us 3 hrs
> late into Lorton.


98 is allowed passenger train speeds and should have been running faster than Auto Train,
which operationally is a FREIGHT train and restricted to freight train speeds due to the auto
carriers. 

Didn't know the restriction existed.  Thanks.

Most of the CSX territory for 52/53 has three speeds.. passenger, intermodal, and general freight. 52/53 run at intermodal speeds.