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Amtrak Derailment
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Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:04 pmby Merlin75
Just seen on MSN news that a Amtrak train has derailed near Hanford California. It seems that the Railroads in the US are having a bad year as there have been afew derailments in the news this year.
*Update* Abit more on this story
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local ... 65081.html
Re: Amtrak Derailment
Posted:
Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:12 pmby arizonachris
Isn't this the second time this year a semi truck has hit a train? (And that pic of the semi is not doubles hauling cotton)
Re: Amtrak Derailment
Posted:
Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:37 pmby bpetit
I'm looking at it on yahoo atm. Hope those people are ok.
Re: Amtrak Derailment
Posted:
Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:45 pmby CrimsonKing
Listening to the video, the truck was carrying cotton trash. That and another semi driver drove into a freight train about an hour later and 17 miles south of this accident
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Re: Amtrak Derailment
Posted:
Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:06 amby up_8677
These types of accidents leave me scratching my head. Pulling out in front of a train is plenty stupid, but you have to be mighty distracted to not notice a train thundering by in your path...
Re: Amtrak Derailment
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:36 amby UP3985
UP 844's tender had a small derail on Saturday Sept 29 in Sacramento, but nothing major. The problem was quickly corrected by the UP Steam Crew.