CNN New Day December 3, 2013 12:03:00
If i'm the operator and the train is supposed to be going 70 and it's going 82, is that completely unusual? and unacceptable or does this happen sometimes? >> well, you know, sometimes it happens intentionally. sometimes you're pushing the envelope, trying to make up for a late schedule, et cetera. but in this case, you know, is it excusable? no. the speed limit was 70. the speed limits are there for a purpose because that's the maximum safe speed on the track and the track speeds vary, along a stretch of rail you might have differing speeds that the engineer has to adjust for. there's no excu...
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