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27 Nov 2009 21:00

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World: That Russian train derailment: Possible act of terrorism. Yikes.

  • A one meter-diameter hole has been found next to the railway track. Witnesses heard a loud slap before the accident. All of this could point to a possible act of terrorism.
  • A quote from an unnamed Moscow law enforcement source • Describing what might have happened in the attack. There’s a crater. Also, the death toll has gone way up since we last reported about this. It’s now at 22+ dead, 55+ injured. source
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27 Nov 2009 16:56

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World: A train traveling between Russia’s two biggest cities derails

  • 10+ people died in the express train derailment on Friday evening
  • 130+ were injured by the train, which travels between Moscow and St. Petersberg source
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10 Nov 2009 09:55

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U.S.: The scariest drunk-girl-nearly-hit-by-train video we’ll post today

  • This hair-raising video should teach you a lesson – when you’re drunk and about to get on the train, stay far away from the yellow line. The woman involved nearly got hit by a train in Boston after falling on the tracks almost immediately before the train came by. The train stopped within an inch of her life. Thank God. source
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27 Sep 2009 10:55

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U.S.: L.A.’s MetroLink is responsible for a TON of fatalities

  • 244 people died in MetroLink-related crashes over the last 15 years
  • 25 people died in a head-on collision with a freight train last year source
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05 Jul 2009 10:20

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U.S.: Driver killed in a crash on Disney World’s Monorail system

  • He ran into a stationary train. Noone else was hurt. The crash took place around 2 a.m. when there was light traffic. One family was stuck in a train car after the crash and had to be released, but was otherwise unhurt. The monorail system is shut down for the moment. Mike Griffin, Disney’s vice president for public affairs, honored the driver: “Today we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker.” source
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22 Jun 2009 21:34

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U.S.: Survivors note how scary the D.C. Metro incident was

  • It happened so quick. The floor smushed up. It was lifted up. I saw the debris flying toward me. I was choking on the smoke.
  • Brianna Milstead • A 17-year-old high school student who was in the colliding train’s front car when it crashed into a train held up by traffic. The train crashed spectacularly, raising the car Milstead was in on top of the other one and tearing out its floor. Another survivor in the center of the storm, Marcie Bacchus, 30, put it succinctly: “The front of the train just opened up.” • source
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22 Jun 2009 19:22

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U.S.: The death toll in the DC Metro crash: The worst ever

  • 6+ confirmed dead, but people are still trapped in the wreckage source
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16 Apr 2009 18:50

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U.S.: The Obama administration wants to fix our sucky rail system

See those red lines? They go faster than the grey ones. If they do it right, Amtrak might finally have a better rep than Amway. source
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