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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 24 2015, 08:20 AM (165 Views) | |
| George K | Feb 24 2015, 08:20 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/24/us/california-train-wreck/ Train hits truck in Oxnard, CA. Dozens injured, at least 1 dead. Holy Carp. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Feb 24 2015, 08:22 AM Post #2 |
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Looks like that commuter train was a "push-pull" type, with the coaches in the "front" of the train and the locomotive at the rear. That would explain why the cars derailed. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mark | Feb 24 2015, 12:37 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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The cart before the horse! WTF? Who's bright idea was that? |
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| George K | Feb 24 2015, 01:45 PM Post #4 |
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Very common
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mark | Feb 24 2015, 03:23 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Very shortsighted. |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| George K | Feb 24 2015, 03:25 PM Post #6 |
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Why? Pusher locomotives have been around for a long, long time. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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