TV alert 6/24: MegaDisasters-Glow Train Disaster

[chatanuga]

I'll have to admit, I found their special about how Union Pacific is now equiping it's locomotives with shackles to protect their crews from being abducted by space aliens, to be very informative.

Say what?!?!?!

Kevin

[edbenton]

Considering the casks that they use to transport the spent fuel rods can take a hit from a LOCOMOTIVE and not even being breached having one of them derail and come apart is VERY VERY FAR FECTHED.  The locomotive in that test had more damage than the cask.

[eolafan]

...and if a train loaded with fresh fruit were to derail at speed in Las Vegas many, many gamblers just might be drowned in thousands of tons of fruit salad!...the chances of this happening are about the same as the nuclear accident potential so let's move on to a more realistic subject.

[Convicted One]

I'll have to admit, I found their special about how Union Pacific is now equiping it's locomotives with shackles to protect their crews from being abducted by space aliens, to be very informative.

The claims about Rail America, however, alledging that they were shanghai'ing hoboes and sport freeloaders and forcing them into servitude in massive team track encampments, seemed a little far fetched.

[rrnut282]

Just by the name, you can tell what their opinion is going to be.  What are thy trying to imply, if you get close to it, you'll glow in the dark, too?  I'm surprised they didn't call it "Chernobyl Train" or "Last train from Chernobyl".  If I could work China Syndrome into something, I'd have another possible title.

[zardoz]

Glow Train Catastrophe
Examining the potential for disaster in Las Vegas, if a railway accident befell nuclear waste being transported for permanent storage below Nevada's Yucca Mountain.

9pm CDT on the History channel; repeats 4 hours later.

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Sounds to me like it might be rather sensationalistic, but it might have some interesting bits.