Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to run any trains today

Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by tjr225 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:26PM (#30902199)

Physical infrastructure can be fragile/fail catastrophically, as well. I recall starting a job near Seattle, 40 miles from my home in Olympia, WA and a passenger train derailed onto the highway killing a few people and backing up traffic for days. That was not a pleasant first day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailme...

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by eepp on Sunday April 03, 2022 @11:31PM (#30903084)

Damn this made me read a lot about this specific derailment, but also about Puget Sound, Salish Sea, Positive train control and all this 220-MHz stuff.

Thanks!

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by Wowfunhappy on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:55PM (#30902347)

I assume, however, that this didn't ground every single train in the state!

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by noizejoy on Sunday April 03, 2022 @09:38PM (#30902564)

I believe most trains in the world are grounded to this day.

(Mixed metaphors always make me smile.)

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by axiolite on Sunday April 03, 2022 @10:53PM (#30902943)

Electrified trains have a lot of potential...

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by mark-r on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:32AM (#30904153)

But they make it impossible to run short trains...

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Re:Due to failure in the IT system, it is not possible to ru... by tjr225 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @10:28PM (#30902818)

No but the failure caused a halt to all motor traffic on I5 in both directions which is possibly even more catastrophic than stopping the entire train system.

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