Engineer Intentionally Wrecks Train In Attack On USNS Mercy

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Engineer Intentionally Wrecks Train In Attack On USNS Mercy
2 Apr 2020

https://www.zerohedge.com/political...-intentionally-wrecks-train-attack-usns-mercy

There are many surreal aspects to this pandemic but Eduardo Moreno is still something of a stand out. The California engineer attempted to ram his locomotive into the USNS Mercy because he was suspicious of its real purpose in Los Angeles.

His effort took the train off the rails and across a remarkable distance before stopping short of the ship. The family has started a GoFundMe page that cryptically says “Eddie is not hurt physically but isn’t with us at this time.”

Moreno was operating a Pacific Harbor Line train on March 31st when he decided to try to reach the ship at high speed. According to the U.S. Attorney, “Moreno ran the train off the end of tracks, and crashed through a series of barriers before coming to rest more than 250 yards from the Mercy.”

Moreno tried to flee the scene but was detained by a California Highway Patrol officer who witnessed the incident, officials said. The officer reported seeing the train smash through a concrete barrier, steel barrier and chain-link fence before sliding across a parking lot and lot filled with gravel, coming to rest against another chain-link fence.

The officer told investigators that when he spoke with Moreno, the suspect said things like, “You only get this chance once. The whole world is watching. I had to. People don’t know what’s going on here. Now they will.”


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He's too young to have been a 70s protester:

May Day (Soviet holiday) 1971 - Anti-Vietnam protest film "The Whole World is Watching"

 
Anyone that gets a chance to get a close look at the aftermath of a train wreck is usually not disappointed.

I've been at two (job required), and they met my expectations.
 
A place I used to work actually had a de-railer for the railroad spur to prevent something like this. It looked like a normal turnout, but only switched on rail to send the train into a hillside. We also a massive bar that was normally locked into place across the track to stop runaways.
 
It is sad, but with everything going on, events like this are likely to happen more often with the high stress levels people are encountering.
 
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