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Re: **Breaking News** - Metrolink Train collides with freight train |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Sat Sep 13 17:10:29 2008, in response to Re: **Breaking News** - Metrolink Train collides with freight train, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Sep 13 16:56:19 2008. I'm not endorsing the model of Metrolink bilevels by BBD that Metrolink has - they've had their problems, and the latest, horrific crash will probably reveal some details about why the Metrolink locomotive telescoped through the bilevel coach. But already we've seen the cars left the rail after prompting by an SUV, and they experienced intrusion into the passenger compartment in collision with a BNSF locomotive.I still haven't seen any report on how fast the Metrorail train was going, although 35-40 mph is the estimate given based on what most engineers do, with the UP train estimated at 25-30 mph, so we're talking about - even on those numbers - something like 60-70 mph combined speed. |
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