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| Author: | 10stewi [ Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speaking of Rural Retreat, VA and the N&W |
Very interesting! Also a very long investigation report! |
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speaking of Rural Retreat, VA and the N&W |
I'm amazed that the cylinders got sheared off! and the report said the one train was only going like 10-12 miles per hour! The damage is incredible. |
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| Author: | p51 [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speaking of Rural Retreat, VA and the N&W |
joe6167 wrote: I'm amazed that the cylinders got sheared off! and the report said the one train was only going like 10-12 miles per hour! The damage is incredible. Yeah, but how fast was the other train going? Closure velocities can be downright frightening when damage occurs, even at seemingly lower speeds. I saw the immediate aftermath of two ALCO RSs doing a 'cornfield meet' in a yard when I was a kid. You know they were probably doing 5-10 MPH each and they both looked like they'd hit rock face in run 8.
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| Author: | joe6167 [ Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speaking of Rural Retreat, VA and the N&W |
It sounds like the other train may have been sitting, waiting for the train that hit it. |
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