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A typical 5000-Series car similar to the stopped train in the crash at Branch Avenue Yard. The 1000-Series entered service in 1976 when the Metro system opened, and were refurbished and had their motors converted from DC to AC propulsion by Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie in the mid-1990s. In 2006, the NTSB cited the 1000-Series cars as ...
Final train positions in the January 6, 1996, accident at the Shady Grove station. On January 6, 1996, during the Blizzard of 1996, a Metro operator was killed when a train failed to come to a stop at the Shady Grove station. The four-car train overran the station platform and struck an unoccupied train that was awaiting assignment. [2]
The train derailed due to excessive speed on a curve and collided with an MBTA Commuter Rail train at Back Bay station. RAR-92-01: July 31, 1991 Silver Star: Lugoff, South Carolina: Derailment 8 77 The train derailed due to a set of switch points moving under the train. RAR-93-02: April 29, 1992 Colonial: Newport News, Virginia: Grade crossing 1 54
D.C. firefighters said a vehicle plunged into the Potomac River after being involved in a crash the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Police are investigating whether wintry weather played a role in the ...
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on ...
The train’s engineer and conductor were uninjured in the crash. The driver’s death is the 35th traffic fatality of the year, compared to 22 fatalities at this time last year.
Map of the train's position following the derailment Aerial view of the derailed train. At about 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, Amtrak's northbound Northeast Regional No. 188 led by Amtrak ACS-64 601 departed Philadelphia's 30th Street Station en route to New York City from Washington D.C. [2] [10] [11] The train consisted of seven cars hauled by a year-old Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS)-64 ...
Editor's note: This page reflects news from Friday, Jan. 31. For the latest updates on the plane crash, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the investigation on Saturday, Feb. 1. WASHINGTON ...