I don’t watch TV that includes local news, I also refuse to read the local paper…local talk radio is getting pretty useless too-don’t need those means of information gathering, I do own a hair salon and get fed tons of news on a daily basis.
Truth: SC State Inspector failed to inspect and signed off.
Truth: Engineer/Driver admitted to increasing speed every lap from 1 to 3. Also admitted he knew he was going to fast. Stated to local authorities that he wasn’t sure he could live with himself if any of the children died.
Truth: there are no REAL guardrails around the track, just 36" chain-link fencing except at both trestles, where there is NO railing.
Truth:The Roadbed is as “flat” as you’d expect, there are no dips or hills anywhere on the line, and there haven’t been as long as I can remember, I’ve ridden that train every year it’s run since my birth in 1973 (train was shut down for a few years, a while back). I remember some considerable washing between the ties.
Truth: the Train and Locomotive “shifted” and “binded” as it traveled around the track most especially in the curves. The cars would “rock” back and forth the entire trip, even on the straights.
Truth: I don’t think I’ll ever look at anything as benign again-
Truth: it is a true wonder that my kids and I weren’t on the train that day-
Opinion: I can believe it would and prolly did tip if going too fast. to make it worse, it would tip to the right as following the curves through, it’s also on the right that you enter and exit the cars-with just an opening-I can imagine small children ejected from their seats Very Easily.
I did not read any of the above links, my connection is too slow, spent the time waiting to post here.
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