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check out train wrecks on TV

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check out train wrecks on TV
Posted by Budliner on Saturday, April 7, 2007 7:40 PM

ch 55 spike tv 8:30

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Posted by alexweiihman on Saturday, April 7, 2007 7:46 PM

Watching it, maybe I can model some of those wrecksEvil [}:)]

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Posted by Budliner on Saturday, April 7, 2007 7:47 PM

ouch I have had a few

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Posted by WCfan on Saturday, April 7, 2007 8:04 PM
 Budliner wrote:

ouch I have had a few

K

I saw the picture of that one a little while back. Looked like a bad wreak.

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Posted by BRAKIE on Saturday, April 7, 2007 8:09 PM

I didn't get to watch the show I will catch it on the reruns.

Speaking of wrecks,this one on the NS almost happen in my backyard back in December..

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Posted by cwclark on Sunday, April 8, 2007 7:38 PM
I watched it last night and those propane tank car explosions were totally awesome!...Looked like a small nuclear device went off. Some of the wrecks were sad because of all the loss of life. The Amtrak Sunset Limited wreck at the bridge near Mobile Alabama, and the wreck of the high speed German train that hit the highway overpass were horrible accidents.

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Posted by soumodeler on Sunday, April 8, 2007 7:51 PM

I noticed something on that show. The wreck with the Norfolk Southern train moving slow and hits a tractor trailer, then takes out the crossing gate and a signal, if you look at the cab, the engineer just sits there with his arm resting on the sill. No flinch or anything. Staged? At first I though 'No way' they would take out a gate and signal to prove a point, but I'm starting to wonder now. Maybe they were going to take them down anyways? I dont know. Maybe the guy wasn't scared???

 

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Posted by WCfan on Sunday, April 8, 2007 8:00 PM

 cwclark wrote:
I watched it last night and those propane tank car explosions were totally awesome!...Looked like a small nuclear device went off. Some of the wrecks were sad because of all the loss of life. The Amtrak Sunset Limited wreck at the bridge near Mobile Alabama, and the wreck of the high speed German train that hit the highway overpass were horrible accidents.

I saw the 3 one on the History Channel. I forgot where I saw the second one but I don't know where I've seen it. Was it the one where the Barge slamed into a old Turn bridge?

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Posted by Budliner on Sunday, April 8, 2007 8:46 PM

bet the truck driver was drunk

I just grabed a few wrecks from railpictures.net

 

Ken

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