Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut

[John Ashworth]

Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut

About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City...

Up to 60 hurt and three critically injured in US rail crash

Commuter trains collide in Connecticut, injuring up to 60 people

[John Ashworth]

New York commuter train crash under investigation

[John Ashworth]

'Devastating damage' to trains involved in Connecticut crash

Connecticut train crash: Pictures of rush-hour collision which left 60 passengers injured

[John Ashworth]

Safety officials launch probe into Connecticut train crash

Cause of Connecticut rail crash eludes investigators

[Mike Haslam]

On the news here, this morning, they said it is likely that services will not be restored for another week. Lots of unhappy people going to have to take the car to NYC this week. Traffic jams...

They have removed some rail sections for examination, possible fracturing, but they have not given any reason for the cause of the crash.

[John Ashworth]

Here is some raw footage taken by teenage skateboarders literally minutes after the crash:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLAyZIuCw40

LANGUAGE WARNING: These youngsters can't say a single sentence without using the "f" word at least once. If you're sensitive to that sort of thing, view it with the sound turned to "mute". You won't miss anything as the speech is just inane comments anyway.

[John Ashworth]

Interesting article on the crash-worthiness of the trains involved in this collision:

Crumpled Railcars Led to Designs Saving Commuters’ Lives

[John Ashworth]

It's just dawned on me that the early news headlines about a "head on collision" are not strictly true. It was more of a side swipe after one train had already derailed and was fouling the opposing line.

[John Ashworth]

NTSB Issues an Investigative Update on the Metro North Train Derailment in Bridgeport, Conn.

NTSB releases findings into Metro-North derailment

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Metro-North crews consider lawsuit in collision

[Lawyer] Cahill said the engineer of the westbound train told him he threw an emergency brake right after seeing the catenary wires on the adjacent track get pulled down and a thick cloud of dust and smoke just ahead.

"A moment after he saw the catenary wire come down, he could not see the eastbound train derailed as he was going through all that dust, and debris in the air," Cahill said of the westbound engineer. "He had no idea what he was going to hit."

Cahill said he believes the third car on the eastbound train was probably the first to derail.

"They are all pretty traumatized by the incident, and it's also a very violent and frightening experience"...