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Posted on the local news. I didn't realize they were that powerful. :laugh:





 

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It had some weight driving behind it.
 

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I like how people are still sitting on the train.
They paid their money to ride from terminal to terminal dammit! :laugh:


I think I spy someone on a gurney in pic 1, I presume its the driver of car. I can just see the emergency room "we have someone who was in a car when it was hit by a train" "oh my gosh, bring them right in!"
 

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:laugh: @ the pics. Esp to the train operator doing a :facepalm: in pic 2.

Although i cant seem to understand how no one was hurt in the incident (primarily, the passengers on the train). I would think unsecured people sitting on a piece of plywood surrounded by metal poles would catch some abuse from such a stop.
 

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Although i cant seem to understand how no one was hurt in the incident (primarily, the passengers on the train). I would think unsecured people sitting on a piece of plywood surrounded by metal poles would catch some abuse from such a stop.
It could have been a fairly slow hit, i.e., the massive momentum in the train (with the engine, cars, and passengers) would have pushed the car several feet even @ 3mph, or so.

And, slowing down from 3mph to zero over 12 feet or so isn't exactly earth-shattering deceleration for the passengers.
 
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