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Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:19 pm
by cycloneye
The National Transportation Safety Board is on route to investigate this accident.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0609/634125.html
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:43 pm
by lester
used to catch the metro when I lived near DC..my prayers go out to the people affected
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:08 pm
by OpieStorm
6 people now dead.
How exactly does this happen?
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:21 pm
by cycloneye
Investigation starts to look for the cause of this accident.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31495088/ns/us_news-life/
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:25 pm
by brunota2003
at least one of the train operators is dead according to Fox News...sad, as he probably would of known what went wrong.
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:26 pm
by Ed Mahmoud
Most modern high speed subway systems that I have been on, excluding light rail, have either computer systems or mechanical trips that will stop a train if it runs a red light.
All signals have a
"TRIP STOP" which is in the raised or "TRIPPING" position when the signal is RED. If the train operator tries to pass the signal the TRIP STOP will open a air valve called the "TRIP COCK" on the subway car's TRUCK (the TRUCK is the part of the car which holds the motors and wheels). The top of the tripper and the trip cock are painted yellow so that if they are engaged, there will be telltale strikemarks.
The open valve causes the train brakes to apply in EMERGENCY. The train brakes cannot be released again for about 20 seconds giving the train operator time to think about what he/she did wrong.
DC is a modern system. I can't believe they wouldn't build in automatic trips.
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:15 am
by HurricaneBill
Death toll now up to 9.
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:48 am
by angelwing
Pics from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8114415.stmPrayers are going out for all affected
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:49 am
by Category 5
I want to know how in the hell this happens. the investigation should be extremely interesting.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:09 am
by HURAKAN
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:38 am
by Category 5
One of the trains was marked unsafe in 2006, hopefully they are to pay for this.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_ ... derailment
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:29 pm
by Stephanie
I'm amazed that only 9 people died, especially with that one car on top of the other one. Something was supposed to work didn't.
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:30 pm
by Nimbus
The retired General that scrambled the jets in the 911 attack has been reported killed in this train crash..
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser ... in-dc.htmlThis was reported to have occurred near the Maryland DC border. Must have been a junction failure..
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:32 am
by somethingfunny
Nimbus wrote:The retired General that scrambled the jets in the 911 attack has been reported killed in this train crash..
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser ... in-dc.htmlThis was reported to have occurred near the Maryland DC border. Must have been a junction failure..
Great, the conspiracy nuts will be all over this.
Re: Two trains collide in D.C.
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:37 am
by Nimbus
Great, the conspiracy nuts will be all over this.
All the more to read.
