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FRA glass standards
Posted by aegrotatio on Friday, July 24, 2009 9:58 AM

In my trip report I forgot to mention the kid in Baltimore throwing large rocks at each car of our Northeast Regional.  One of the rocks, a big one, struck the window next to me.  It left a scuff mark.  Had it been a car window we would have been seriously injured.  I remember during the MARC train accident several years ago the window would not break because FRA standards were adopted to protect the passengers from "pot shots" and kids throwing big rocks at passing trains.

 

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