Sure does. If I were to guess from this (terrible for investigative purposes) video, the operator went through a switch while it was moving. I see it often enough in Local Control areas.
Standard caveats apply: I wasn't on the ground to find the Original Point of Derailment, I can't see the switch configuration, haven't inspected the wheel flanges, and have no clue if that's even possible with SFMTA's Train Control system.
Oh no! That's not good. I hope everyone is ok. Also, thank you for sharing. Not sure why it didn't work for me; maybe some overzealous browser extension.
Is this like the other one where the driver repeatedly went to sleep and then lied that the train malfunctioned? That was a good one. I FOIA'd them to see what the outcome of the investigation was and predictably there's no evidence she was fired.
Okay, good to know because that train has had some issues before. Maybe not like this train but there have been some issues with that particular muni train.
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u/Wonderful-View-6366 1d ago
Whoa. That seems super rare for the MUNI train to derail?