Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mph
February 7, 2018 by admin
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A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as it was cruising through Maryland on Tuesday, sources told The Post.
The 2150 Acela was traveling from Washington D.C. to the Big Apple when the incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. The train was traveling at about 125 mph, according to the source.
“Someone could have been walking through the train when that happened and fell to their death,” said the source.
Amtrak officials confirmed the incident and said there were 52 passengers aboard at the time.
A photo shows the connector between two coupled trains broken and separated. Only the air hoses remained connected between the two cars, which both had passengers in them, said the source.
“There was a lot of sparking and smoking at the head of the train and a lot of bouncing around,” the source said.
A rescue train pulled up next to the crippled Acela and took the passengers to Philadelphia, where they then got other trains to continue on to New York City.
There were no injuries, said Amtrak officials, who added that they are investigating the incident.
“We are currently investigating the cause of the car separation, inspecting every Acela trainset, and taking any necessary actions to prevent a reoccurrence,” said Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams.
The incident happened just two days after an Amtrak train traveling through South Carolina slammed into the back of a freight train, killing two workers. And last week, an Amtrak train carrying several members of Congress slammed into a garbage truck in Virginia.
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White House spokesman: Trump has not focused on the stock market
February 7, 2018 by admin
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A White House spokesman claimed on Tuesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpSchiff: Nunes gave Trump ‘secretly altered’ version of memo Davis: ‘Deep state’ existed in ’16 – but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report MORE has not focused on the stock market, despite his repeated praise for Wall Street’s post-election rally.
“Obviously the president did tout the stock market, but I would hardly say he focused on it,” White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said during a Fox Business network appearance.
Trump frequently took credit for gains in the stock market, tying them to his economic policies..@hogangidley45: “No question the president was involved and responsible for the increase in the stock market, but also the overall economy.” pic.twitter.com/TWOEMum628
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) February 6, 2018
The president has tweeted half dozen times about stock prices in 2018 and more than 50 times since becoming president.
“The Fake News Media barely mentions the fact that the Stock Market just hit another New Record and that business in the U.S. is booming…but the people know! Can you imagine if ‘O’ was president and had these numbers – would be biggest story on earth! Dow now over 25,000.” Trump tweeted last month.
But the White House has made it clear that Trump should not shoulder the blame for the recent losses on Wall Street.
“No question the president was involved and responsible for the increase in the stock market, but also in the overall economy,” Gidley said Tuesday.
The spokesman accused media outlets of ignoring the market’s gains over the past year, only to focus on stocks once they went south.
“Where were they when it was going up?” he asked. “They didn’t say a word about that. So, they’re trying to discredit this president and his economic prowess and what he’s been able to do.”
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Monday, extending a massive sell-off on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,100 points on Monday, the largest one-day point loss in its history. The Dow had a volatile open on Tuesday, dropping more than 500 points before quickly recovering to erase most of the losses.
Past presidents have refrained from talking frequently about the stock markets in order to avoid being tied to their performance.
“Good time to recall that in the previous administration, we NEVER boasted about the stock market — even though the Dow more than doubled on Obama’s watch — because we knew two things: 1) the stock market is not the economy; and 2) if you claim the rise, you own the fall,” tweeted Jay Carney, a White House press secretary under President Obama.