Here's a video of it rolling through Topeka, KS.
I don't think we're seeing the side that hit the ground. I'm guessing the boarded up areas are where the emergency personnel entered the cars and/or the windows where pax crawled out.Here's a video of it rolling through Topeka, KS.
The cars that fell hit the dirt on their left side, which is the side of the train shown in the video.I don't think we're seeing the side that hit the ground. I'm guessing the boarded up areas are where the emergency personnel entered the cars and/or the windows where pax crawled out.Damage certainly appears to be minor.
Right. After the Auto Train derailment in April of 2002, I got a chance to see some of the damaged cars and talk with some of the crew who were aboard at the time of the accident. Those carbodies are well built, and it takes an awful lot of force to cause serious structural damage.Wow. Goes to show how well these cars were made.
So I take it you were either on the other set or at home the day of the derailment? What happened to the other set that day? I'm too young to have been paying much attention to the derailment, and only found out almost three months later via Trains magazine.Right. After the Auto Train derailment in April of 2002, I got a chance to see some of the damaged cars and talk with some of the crew who were aboard at the time of the accident. Those carbodies are well built, and it takes an awful lot of force to cause serious structural damage.Wow. Goes to show how well these cars were made.
Tom
So, what're the pieces of plywood covering?Here's a video of it rolling through Topeka, KS.
I would guess missing windows.Here's a video of it rolling through Topeka, KS.
When I was on the Texas Eagle a decade ago and we went into Emergency, I obviously didn't know how far we took to stop, but it sure seemed less than 18 seconds.I love that they clearly illustrate how long it takes a train to stop. That's good info for people who think a train can stop as quickly as a car.
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