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To: smokingfrog

It’s called “telescoping” and resulted in hideous casualties back when passenger cars were wooden & rickety.

Even now, the locomotive in this crash was much heavier than the cars it drew behind it. It didn’t `capsize’ & remained upright & mostly intact. AFAIK most of the deaths happened in the car right behind it.

Anyway, Amtrak put a faggie at the throttle. What could go wrong?


25 posted on 05/14/2015 6:29:21 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: elcid1970
"The mayor noted Bostian survived after his engine car "tumbled over and over""

That Nutter is certainly not very technologically inclined.

32 posted on 05/14/2015 6:32:25 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: elcid1970

One of the cars hit a catenary tower. It was ripped to shreds.


35 posted on 05/14/2015 6:34:20 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: elcid1970

“Fathter...fathter!”


65 posted on 05/14/2015 6:57:56 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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