US engineer deliberately ran train off tracks in attempt to smash into a hospital ship

[editor]

What the fuckity fuck?

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to crash into the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

The Pacific Harbor Line train derailed Tuesday, running through the end of the track and crashing through barriers, finally coming to rest about 250 yards from the docked naval ship.
Federal prosecutors allege train engineer Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro intended to hit the ship, saying he thought it was "suspicious" and did not believe "the ship is what they say it's for.'"

The train crashed into a concrete barrier at the end of the track, smashed through a steel barrier and a chain-link fence, slid through one parking lot and then a second lot filled with gravel and hit a second chain-link fence. It came to rest after passing under a ramp leading to the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The train remained in that position Wednesday.

Prosecutors: Engineer deliberately ran train off tracks in attempt to smash the USNS Mercy

An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed in an attempt to damage the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

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[cupid_stunt]

Fucking loon.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Never mix mushrooms and train driving.

 

[editor]

THIS is the kind of shit that happens where these fucking consistency theories get pushed around the web.

 

[Pickman's model]

How peculiar

 

[Pickman's model]

THIS is the kind of shit that happens where these fucking consistency theories get pushed around the web.

It's the lack of consistency which always surprises me

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

You would think an engineer could do the math on how far a locomotive could get given the speed and mass involved, and realize that it wouldn't work.

 

[agricola]

What sort of state is American society in when someone can do something like that, to a ship being used for that purpose, and the report doesn't tell you what class of locomotive was involved.

 

[editor]

You would think an engineer could do the math on how far a locomotive could get given the speed and mass involved, and realize that it wouldn't work.

I think he was more in Hollywood fantasy mode where his loco would hurtle for hundreds of yards without tracks and then EXPLODE that damn commie coronavirus ship in a massive fireball.

 

[planetgeli]

That was a thread title that demanded to be clicked and then it got even weirder.

 

[editor]

What sort of state is American society in when someone can do something like that, to a ship being used for that purpose, and the report doesn't tell you what class of locomotive was involved.

It was the Twat Express, powered by a Class A Fuckwit.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

“Conspiracy theories are just harmless really”

No. No they’re not.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

“Conspiracy theories are just harmless really”

No. No they’re not.

I used to think this. I found them entertaining. Then, I began seeing them pop up in the political discussions by people who took them seriously. I was wrong--very wrong.

 

[planetgeli]

You would think an engineer could do the math on how far a locomotive could get given the speed and mass involved, and realize that it wouldn't work.

Moreno admitted to crashing the train intentionally but said he didn't plan it out in advance

Well no shit.

Hospital ship. That's what they want you to believe.

 

[StoneRoad]

Simple physics should have told that "engineer" that he would not have enough momentum ...

Stupid pratt.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I used to think this. I found them entertaining. Then, I began seeing them pop up in the political discussions by people who took them seriously. I was wrong--very wrong.

I find in these deeply dysfunctional days, my decades of profound scepticism are quite handy.

 

[Marty1]

Don’t people in that type of job (driving trains) get screened for loonery?

Clearly not.

 

[JimW]

In fairness, not that he deserves it, I read his intention was that the incident would draw attention to the presence of the ship, not that he actually expected to ram it.

 

[spring-peeper]

Don’t people in that type of job (driving trains) get screened for loonery?

Clearly not.

How are they going to do that?

Ask potential drivers, "Do you plan on driving the train into a boat?"

 

[Saul Goodman]

In fairness, not that he deserves it, I read his intention was that the incident would draw attention to the presence of the ship, not that he actually expected to ram it.

Painting a spunking cock on the side of the ship would have achieved that, and probably wouldn't have resulted in a few years behind bars.

 

[keybored]

Moreno has been charged with one count of train wrecking

Delightfully specific charge. Would they have thrown aggravated shipwrecking on top of that if he'd succeeded?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Don’t people in that type of job (driving trains for Amazon) get screened for loonery?

C4U

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

You would think an engineer could do the math on how far a locomotive could get given the speed and mass involved, and realize that it wouldn't work.

Not when he's done as much meth as this fucker.

That's my theory anyway...

 

[Marty1]

How are they going to do that?

Ask potential drivers, "Do you plan on driving the train into a boat?"

Fk knows.

Don’t employers go through employees social media these days?

My employer does - asked a driver to remove some FB pics he took whilst on route recently but I’m sure if he’d posted plans to drive his van into a ship or some sort of conspiracy loon type thing then that would be cause for concern.

Of course this train driver may not have posted dodgy stuff on social media but - just saying.

 

[Duncan2]

Head-Casey Jones?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Fk knows.

Don’t employers go through employees social media these days?

If only they'd thought of that, they might have found this, and could have foiled his cunning plan.

 

[likesfish]

tbf that does not really a risk you plan for much like an ex screw who's been fired for locking a nurse in a room till she agreed to go on a date with him

 

[bendeus]

It was the Twat Express, powered by a Class A Fuckwit.

"I'm a loonsman for the county, and I drive the railroad"

 

[tim]

“Conspiracy theories are just harmless really”

No. No they’re not.

That's what THEY want the Sheeple to believe

 

[tim]

Fk knows.

Don’t employers go through employees social media these days?

My employer does - asked a driver to remove some FB pics he took whilst on route recently but I’m sure if he’d posted plans to drive his van into a ship or some sort of conspiracy loon type thing then that would be cause for concern.

Of course this train driver may not have posted dodgy stuff on social media but - just saying.

I wish you didn't post dodgy stuff on socialist media.