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Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 18 May 2013, 07:02
by John Ashworth
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 18 May 2013, 17:29
by John Ashworth
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 18 May 2013, 19:38
by John Ashworth
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 19 May 2013, 07:39
by John Ashworth
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 20 May 2013, 13:57
by 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.
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 20 May 2013, 16:43
by 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.
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 24 May 2013, 09:31
by John Ashworth
Interesting article on the crash-worthiness of the trains involved in this collision:
Crumpled Railcars Led to Designs Saving Commuters’ Lives
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 24 May 2013, 09:36
by 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.
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 25 May 2013, 08:12
by John Ashworth
Re: Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
Posted: 25 May 2013, 21:50
by John Ashworth
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"...