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The crash happened at 10.45am in crowded downtown Delray Beach, multiple news outlets reported. The Brightline train was stopped on the tracks, its front destroyed, about a block away from the Delray Beach fire rescue truck, its ladder ripped off and strewn in the grass several yards away, The Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported. The Delray Beach Fire Rescue said in a social media post that three Delray Beach firefighters were in stable condition at a hospital. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue took 12 people from the train to the hospital with minor injuries. Emmanuel Amaral rushed to the scene on his golf cart after hearing a loud crash and screeching train brakes from where he was having breakfast a couple of blocks away. He saw firefighters climbing out of the window of their damaged truck and pulling injured colleagues away from the tracks. One of their helmets came to rest several hundred feet away from the crash. “The front of that train is completely smashed, and there was even some of the parts to the fire truck stuck in the front of the train, but it split the car right in half. It split the fire truck right in half, and the debris was everywhere,” Mr Amaral said. Brightline officials did not immediately comment on the crash. A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board said it was still gathering information about the crash and had not decided yet whether it will investigate. The NTSB is already investigating two crashes involving Brightline’s high-speed trains that killed three people early this year at the same crossing along the railroad’s route between Miami and Orlando. More than 100 people have died after being hit by trains since Brightline began operations in July 2017 – giving the railroad the worst death rate in the United States. But most of those deaths have been either suicides, pedestrians who tried to run across the tracks ahead of a train or drivers who went around crossing gates instead of waiting for a train to pass. Brightline has not been found to be at fault in those previous deaths.
49ers need their own red-hat mojo Since 49ers standout Nick Bosa displayed a “Make America Great Again” hat in support of President-elect Donald Trump on TV after a football game (getting fined over $11,000 for violating NFL rules), and because his team has a mediocre record so far this year, maybe he should get another more appropriate hat. I suggest, “Make the 49ers Great Again.” — Margarida da Silva, Novato Our socialistic tendencies deserve a much closer look In a recent letter, Ed Bazquerio posits that, “‘blue’ states will be taxed to uplift ‘red’ states.” That sounds like the “equity” that I hear so much about — leveling the playing field as it were. To me, the consequences of equity means finding the lowest common denominator. That’s a divisive process. Conceptually, imagine the disincentive to an A student being given a B so a D student can have a C. Former President Ronald Reagan used to say that, back when he made his money in film, he would take the rest of the year off as soon as his income hit the 90% tax bracket. Why do the same work for 10% of the reward and give 90% to the “red states,” as it were? Had it been a more moderate rate, Reagan surely would have kept working and revenue into the tax coffer would have continued. There is a popular political observation from across the pond that can be adapted here: The problem with socialism (aka the taking and giving other people’s money away) is that, eventually, you run out of other people’s money. In Bazquerio’s case, it would be the blue state’s money. It seems that more of us are catching on every day. — Eric Fransen, San Rafael Seeing Texas helps me support Newsom’s plan I don’t think California is as bad as some think. I think it has a messaging problem. I just returned from two trips to visit family in Dallas and Austin, and was expecting some sort of Texas Republican cowboy nirvana. What I found was the opposite of nirvana. From what I saw, Dallas was a hotbed of the “haves” and “have nots.” I saw evidence of high crime and a high cost of living. I think Austin is a “hot mess.” Its infrastructure — airport, roads and parking — is undersized (some of it is in terrible condition). Meanwhile, it appears to have unchecked construction. It’s no wonder some people call it the “city of cranes.” They are everywhere, lifting steel into the new highrises. Both Dallas and Austin appear to have drug-addled people on the street. I think the numbers rival San Francisco. Oh, and it was 85 degrees and humid in mid-November. As I arrived home and thought about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statements about preparing for another Donald Trump presidency, I fully understand that he wasn’t speaking to issues of interest to the majority of American voters. But I know that Trump’s “communication machine” convinced enough people to deal the country a terrible hand with his election, so we better get more focused on our message. And to all the former Californians who moved to Texas: We’re here if you want to come back. — Polly Elkin, San Rafael Transgender issues were a big factor in the election I am writing in response to the recently published article about what some in Marin public health departments think will change when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January (“Trump presidency casts shadow over Marin health care, social services,” Nov. 19). I found some of the comments to be silly. The most striking sentence for me was in regard to Janna Barkin, identified as “a Marin advocate for parents and families of transgender youths.” According to the article, “Barkin said she recently spoke at a gender identity training conducted by the Novato Unified School District to instruct teachers in how to be allies.” I do not agree with that path. When asked during exit polling following the Nov. 5 election, Blueprint, a public opinion research group, found that “transgender issues” was a top-three reason driving voters away from Vice President Kamala Harris. In the U.S., more states are shutting down transgender procedures for minors and Biden administration transgender “health-care protections” are facing many legal challenges. Make no mistake, I consider puberty blockers and surgeries for minors to be child abuse. They should be treated as such. — Tief Gibbs, NovatoBCS to world leaders: Embrace God’s teachings to end global crises
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