[cripplecreek]

NYT

>>Objects Hit Trains So Often There’s Term for It: Getting Rocked<<

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/us/projectile-problem-goes-beyond-amtrak-train-and-philadelphia.html?_r=0

[MeshugeMikey]

this is of particular interest:

“Getting “rocked,” as locomotive engineers call it, is so common on the Northeast Corridor that trains long had metal grills over their windshields to act as armor. These days, thick glass is specifically designed to withstand the impact of a cinder block.”