This is not like train with a whole crew. Its not like an airplane where theres a copilot that can take over if something happens. This was one driver, one motor man driving the train. He had a heart attack and died at the controls with all of those rush hour commuters on board the train he was driving at speed. You know what happened to all those people on that train . Nothing. Its very sad that the motor man died, but the people on board the train were completely safe when that happened even though it was middle of rush hour. The reason they were all okay is because of one specific thing. If youre a motor man or motor woman conducting a new york city subway train, you have to hold this handle down the way this person is holding it down in this picture. Tilting it back toward himself. If the person driving the train lets go of that handle on board the train, stops holding it down like that, that handle springs back up right and that brings the train to a stop. Its called a dead mans s
This was one motorman driving the train. He had a heart attack and decide at the controls, with all of those rush hour commuters on board the train he was driving at speed. You know what happened to all those people on board that train, nothing . Its sad he died at the wheel the people on board that train were completely safe. Even though it was the middle of rush hour t. Reason they were all okay is because of one specific thing. If you are a motorman or a motor woman conducting a new york city subway train, you have to hold this handle down, the way this person is holding it down in this pick. Tilting it being toward himself, right . If the person driving the train lets go of that hand him on board the train, stops holding it down like that. That hand him springs upright. That brings the train to a stop. Its called a deadmans switch. If there is nobody there to hold that handle down, that stops the train. When the hand him springs back. Its literally designed to detect if the guy who
Whole crew. Its not like an airplane where theres a copilot that can take over if something happens. This was one driver, one motor man driving the train. He had a heart attack and died at the controls with all of those rush hour commuters on board the train he was driving at speed. You know what happened to all those people on that nothing. Its very sad that the motor man died, but the people on board the train were completely safe when that happened even though it was middle of rush hour. The reason they were all okay is because of one specific thing. If youre a motor man or motor woman conducting a new york city subway train, you have to hold this handle down the way this person is holding it down in this picture. Tilting it back toward himself. If the person driving the train lets go of that handle on board the train, stops holding it down like that, that handle springs back up right and that brings the train to a stop. Its called a dead mans switch. If theres nobody there to hold
Talking about them, the clock starts ticking on the courthouse . Its been a little weird over the years. Bob mcdonald. I wasnt paying attention to mcdonald. Youre on it and suddenly he is on trial. Here we have everything i know, everything i know about governor bentley in alabama, i have learned from you. Because youre on tv the hour before me. Everything i know. I havent read a single article about it. Everything came from you. And tonight i watch him plead guilty on your show. Surrender to the lieutenant governor. I know. You know, lawrence, i promised tonight on the air well, i didnt promise. But i indicated that im likely to never play his super grossout sex tape again. But if you would like to borrow it, i am no longer going to use it. No i still have your version of it on a loop in the office. But rachel, seriously, the next time you Start Talking about a governor, can you in the first report give us your best guess about when that governor will be going to court . Like exactly
Its been a little weird over the years. Bob mcdonald. I wasnt paying attention to mcdonald. Youre on it and suddenly he is on trial. Here we have everything i know, everything i know about governor bentley in alabama, i have learned from you. Because youre on tv the hour before me. Everything i know. I havent read a single article about it. Everything came from you. And tonight i watch him plead guilty on your show. Surrender to the lieutenant governor. I know. You know, lawrence, i promised tonight on the air well, i didnt promise. But i indicated that im likely to never play his super grossout sex tape again. But if you would like to borrow it, i am no longer going to use it. No i still have your version of it on a loop in the office. But rachel, seriously, the next time you Start Talking about a governor, can you in the first report give us your best guess about when that governor will be going to court . Like exactly how long it will take. Its a weird class picture that weve got up