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Breaking: Nine killed in Washington-area Metro train collision
CNN ^ | 6/22/2009 | n/a

Posted on 06/22/2009 2:31:06 PM PDT by Pyro7480

CNN producer Vito Maggiolo saying "one train on top of each other."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: dcmetro; metro; rail; subway; traincrash; trainwreck; wmata
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To: SE Mom

That is unbelievable! Praying that neither train was full. Those lines are scary. They go so fast.


81 posted on 06/22/2009 3:15:31 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Secret Agent Man

My comment was totally inappropriate.

sorry


82 posted on 06/22/2009 3:16:56 PM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: TomGuy; penelopesire; NativeNewYorker; SE Mom; aculeus; Hulka; rabscuttle385; filbert; umgud; ...

See #74.

Bad transcription of live TV report from a reporter on the scene.


83 posted on 06/22/2009 3:17:48 PM PDT by angkor
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To: rabscuttle385

God help those people in the car on the bottom.

To all the jokers: there are probably some FReepers involved in this terrible accident.

Some of you need to GROW UP!


84 posted on 06/22/2009 3:20:56 PM PDT by Palladin ("Let them eat frozen custard"....Emperor Obama)
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To: penelopesire

Sounds like a nightmare.


85 posted on 06/22/2009 3:20:57 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: BufordP

I hope you all are safe.


86 posted on 06/22/2009 3:22:14 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: penelopesire

Hmmm..apparently the top car had the front completely sheared off..


87 posted on 06/22/2009 3:22:44 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: BradyLS
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You must be really old.

88 posted on 06/22/2009 3:23:13 PM PDT by steveo
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To: penelopesire

I hope his friends are ok - I too have tons of friends down there - prayers up!


89 posted on 06/22/2009 3:24:42 PM PDT by Lilpug15 (The Forgotten Man: He works, he votes and he generally prays - but He Always Pays": Sumner)
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To: Pyro7480

“collided head-on.”

How did this happen? The metro trains are automated!


90 posted on 06/22/2009 3:25:02 PM PDT by OpusatFR (Those embryos are little humans in progress. Using them for profit is slavery.)
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To: OpusatFR

The latest reports indicate that one train was empty and stopped when the second collided with it at speed.


91 posted on 06/22/2009 3:27:10 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: SE Mom; Pyro7480; BufordP; All

Reuters/NBC4 now reporting 55+ injured, including some with severe injuries.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55L69G20090622


92 posted on 06/22/2009 3:28:59 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: BufordP

Just be glad that it didn’t happen in a raised section of track. Between these two stations the trains are sometimes elevated about 20 feet, with no “shoulder”, just empty space outside the window.


93 posted on 06/22/2009 3:28:59 PM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: MediaMole

The worst part is now trying to contact friends on their cell phones and getting voice mail.

Lots of folks heading back to Maryland after work.


94 posted on 06/22/2009 3:29:10 PM PDT by OpusatFR (Those embryos are little humans in progress. Using them for profit is slavery.)
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To: All

Metro now reporting “many serious injuries”..


95 posted on 06/22/2009 3:29:49 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: rabidralph

No worries. I only ride the metro for the occasional weekend freep. And I’m far enough away from DC to not be affected.

Prayers for the rest.


96 posted on 06/22/2009 3:31:08 PM PDT by BufordP ("I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market ..." --Jorge "the Oxy Moron" Bush)
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To: SE Mom; Pyro7480; BufordP; All


97 posted on 06/22/2009 3:31:28 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: steveo

Not necessarily. It was in the first movie too.


98 posted on 06/22/2009 3:31:33 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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To: Pyro7480

I’ve ridden that line many times through those two stations. The DC Metro is usually very safe, but I guess accidents can always happen. Prayers to those involved.


99 posted on 06/22/2009 3:31:37 PM PDT by puroresu (Enjoy ASIAN CINEMA? See my Freeper page for recommendations (REALLY & TRULY updated!).)
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To: Lilpug15

Prayers for your friends! This is just heart wrenching to watch.


100 posted on 06/22/2009 3:32:51 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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