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http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20161028/freight-trains-collide-head-on-in-chester-township-2-injured
The head-on collision occurred in the 2300 block of Concord Road, about a block from the Felton Hose and Chemical fire department, shortly before 8:30 a.m., Chester Township Police Chief Kenneth Coalson said. Early indications were that one freight train rear-ended the other, knuckling into the fuel tank, resulting in a fuel spill. It was later determined the impact was head on.
which is it?
I heard the radio transmissions from this. The one engineer admitted he ran a signal. He was going 25mph and went into emergency and head ended about 7 mph.
He's likely to be looking for new employment, and probably not in the transportation industry.
The Railwire is not your personal army.
Talk about taking safety casually!http://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/news/NTSB-Amtraks-weak-safety-culture-led-to-fatal-derailment--53275?
My favorite quote from the article:"... Post-accident toxicology tests found that the backhoe operator tested positive for cocaine, the track supervisor tested positive for codeine and morphine, and the train engineer tested positive for marijuana. ..."Yikes.