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[TaiShang]

Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mph
By Danielle Furfaro

February 6, 2018 | 12:36pm

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A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as it was cruising through Maryland on Tuesday, sources told The Post.

A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as it was moving at top speed through Maryland.

The 2150 Acela was traveling from Washington D.C. to the Big Apple when the incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. The train was traveling at about 125 mph, according to the source.

“Someone could have been walking through the train when that happened and fell to their death,” said the source.

Amtrak officials confirmed the incident and said there were 52 passengers aboard at the time.

A photo shows the connector between two coupled trains broken and separated. Only the air hoses remained connected between the two cars, which both had passengers in them, said the source.

“There was a lot of sparking and smoking at the head of the train and a lot of bouncing around,” the source said.

A rescue train pulled up next to the crippled Acela and took the passengers to Philadelphia, where they then got other trains to continue on to New York City.

There were no injuries, said Amtrak officials, who added that they are investigating the incident.

“We are currently investigating the cause of the car separation, inspecting every Acela trainset, and taking any necessary actions to prevent a reoccurrence,” said Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams.

The incident happened just two days after an Amtrak train traveling through South Carolina slammed into the back of a freight train, killing two workers. And last week, an Amtrak train carrying several members of Congress slammed into a garbage truck in Virginia.

 

[AndrewJin]

Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mph
By Danielle Furfaro

February 6, 2018 | 12:36pm

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A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as it was cruising through Maryland on Tuesday, sources told The Post.

A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as it was moving at top speed through Maryland.

The 2150 Acela was traveling from Washington D.C. to the Big Apple when the incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. The train was traveling at about 125 mph, according to the source.

“Someone could have been walking through the train when that happened and fell to their death,” said the source.

Amtrak officials confirmed the incident and said there were 52 passengers aboard at the time.

A photo shows the connector between two coupled trains broken and separated. Only the air hoses remained connected between the two cars, which both had passengers in them, said the source.

“There was a lot of sparking and smoking at the head of the train and a lot of bouncing around,” the source said.

A rescue train pulled up next to the crippled Acela and took the passengers to Philadelphia, where they then got other trains to continue on to New York City.

There were no injuries, said Amtrak officials, who added that they are investigating the incident.

“We are currently investigating the cause of the car separation, inspecting every Acela trainset, and taking any necessary actions to prevent a reoccurrence,” said Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams.

The incident happened just two days after an Amtrak train traveling through South Carolina slammed into the back of a freight train, killing two workers. And last week, an Amtrak train carrying several members of Congress slammed into a garbage truck in Virginia.

Lmao!
Breaking apart into two trains while traveling at “high-speed”?

That is a really economical way to run the railway system!

 

[TaiShang]

Lmao!
Breaking apart into two trains while traveling at “high-speed”?

That is a really economical way to run the railway system!

I think it was going at 200 km/h when the accident happened.

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

"WING LOONG" series of full-size UAV models displayed in Singapore, is committed to serving the Southeast Asian market

Yu Bao Chen

Source: Observer Network
Keywords: Singapore Airshow Pterosaur UAV debut
According to the website of Jane's Defense Weekly, at the Singapore Air Show held at the Changi Exhibition Center from February 6 to February 2018, China Aviation Industry Corporation will showcase its Full size model of the Pterosaur 1 and Pterosaur 2 UAVs. This is the first time that the "pterodactyl" mid-altitude UAVs have been marketed to Southeast Asian buyers.
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Pterosaur 1 UAV on Singapore Air Show
"Pterosaur" series is China's aviation industry launched the long-range reconnaissance and combat integrated UAV series. Pterosaur type 1 for the low-altitude models, pterosaur 2 for the pterosaur-1 based on the improved hollow model. Pterosaurs series UAV is mainly responsible for the implementation of reconnaissance, surveillance and ground combat missions, with independent takeoff and landing and cruise ability, space and coordination capabilities, ground relay control capabilities, on-demand loading multi-type photoelectric / electronic reconnaissance equipment As well as small space precision strike weapons.
A Pilot Dragon 1 UAV at the Singapore Air Show hung a Blue Arrow 7 laser-guided missile under each wing. Its captain 9 meters, 2.8 meters high, wingspan 14 meters, the maximum take-off weight of 1200 kg, the payload 200 kg.
The pterosaur 2 larger size, the 11-meter captain, wingspan 20.5 meters, 4.1 meters high, the maximum take-off weight of 4.2 tons, plug-in capacity of 480 kg, with 6 points to achieve 20 hours of continuous tasks Life. Foreign media think its combat capability and the US military's MQ-9 level.
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Pilot 2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on display at the Singapore Air Show and various ammunition for use with them - even including the Eagle-9E anti-ship missiles
China Aviation Industry also plans to launch the Pterodactyl 1D, the latest retrofit Pterodactyl 1D, by 2018. According to information obtained from the exhibition by Jane's Defense Weekly, Pterodactyl ID is estimated to be about 8.7 meters in length and 3.2 meters in height , Wing span of 17.6 meters. It can carry 400 kg of external storage at four wing mount points, and its mount capacity for weapons has doubled compared to the Pterodactyl.
It is reported that the Pterosaur 1 has been attacking the type 1 number in the PLA official service, but this model is far out of the market as China's Aerospace Engineering Group's "Rainbow" series, the current can only be sure to export the United Arab Emirates.
Observer Network military commentator said: Southeast Asian arms market has its "contagion" sexual characteristics, as long as a country bought some kind of weapon, its neighbors will soon be able to purchase similar positioning of the weapon. Currently "Rainbow" UAV has opened the Myanmar market, Myanmar's old enemy Thailand is likely to follow up to buy reconnaissance integrated combat drone. Among Southeast Asian countries, except for Singapore, which almost certainly uses UAVs and Vietnam is unlikely to purchase Chinese UAVs, most of them are potential users of the "Pterodactyl" series. In recent years, "Rainbow" series in the export success on many occasions, as the PLA's own model "Pterosaur" of course impossible to turn a blind eye to overseas markets.

“翼龙”系列无人机全尺寸模型在新加坡展出，目标东南亚市场

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关键字:新加坡航展翼龙无人机首次展出
【观察者网 于宝辰/文】据《简氏防务周刊》网站报道，在2018年2月6日到11日期间于樟宜展览中心举行的新加坡航展上，中国航空工业公司将展示其翼龙1型和翼龙2型无人机的全尺寸模型。这是“翼龙”系列中高空无人机首次向东南亚买家进行推销。

新加坡航展上的翼龙1型无人机

“翼龙”系列是中国航空工业推出的长航时侦察打击一体化无人机系列。其中翼龙1型为中低空型号，翼龙2型为在翼龙1型基础上改进的中空型号。翼龙系列无人机主要负责执行侦查、监视和对地打击等任务，具有全自主水平起降和巡航飞行能力、空地协同能力、地面接力控制能力，可按需装载多型光电/电子侦察设备以及小型空地精确打击武器。

在新加坡航展上展出的翼龙1型无人机每个翼下都挂有一枚蓝箭7型激光制导导弹。其机长9米，高2.8米，翼展14米，最大起飞重量为1200千克，有效载荷200千克。

而翼龙2型的尺寸更大，其机长11米，翼展20.5米，高4.1米，最大起飞重量达到4.2吨，外挂能力为480千克，有6个外挂点，可实现20小时持续任务续航。外媒认为其作战能力与美军的MQ-9水平相当。

新加坡航展上展出的翼龙2型无人机及配用的各种弹药——甚至还包括鹰击-9E型反舰导弹

中国航空工业集团还计划于2018年推出翼龙1型的最新改型翼龙1D，根据《简氏防务周刊》在展览中获得的信息，翼龙I-D的长度预计约为8.7米，高度3.2米，翼展为17.6米。它能在4个机翼挂载点上承载400公斤的外部存储，武器挂载能力相比翼龙1型翻了一倍。

据悉，翼龙1型已经以攻击1型的编号在解放军中正式服役，不过这种型号在外销上远不如中国航天工程集团的“彩虹”系列，目前仅能确定出口了阿联酋。

观察者网军事评论员表示：东南亚军火市场有其“传染”性特点，只要某一国购进了某种武器，其邻国很快就会购入定位近似的武器。目前“彩虹”无人机已经打开了缅甸市场，缅甸的老冤家泰国很可能会跟进购入侦察打击一体化无人机。目前东南亚各国之中除新加坡几乎肯定采用美国无人机，越南不太可能采购中国无人机以外，大多都属于“翼龙”系列的潜在用户。近年来“彩虹”系列在外销上屡创佳绩，身为解放军自用型号的“翼龙”当然不可能对海外市场视若无睹。

 

[Nan Yang]

TWO TRAINS HIT TRUCKS ON CROSSINGS IN GEORGIA, US

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Two trains hit trucks on crossings in Georgia, US
Two different trains have smashed into lorries stuck on rail crossings in the space of three days in the US state of Georgia.

Both truck drivers were able to escape before their vehicles were hit, although one other person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the second incident.

 

[AndrewJin]

TWO TRAINS HIT TRUCKS ON CROSSINGS IN GEORGIA, US

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Two trains hit trucks on crossings in Georgia, US
Two different trains have smashed into lorries stuck on rail crossings in the space of three days in the US state of Georgia.

Both truck drivers were able to escape before their vehicles were hit, although one other person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the second incident.

I haven't seen one crossing in Wuhan for years.

 

[TaiShang]

Passenger Train Derails North to Washington Union Station (PHOTOS)


20:15 02.08.2018(updated 21:10 02.08.2018)Get short URL


According to local authorities, about 190 people were in the train during the incident. The number of derailed carriages has not been specified yet.

The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is responding to an Amtrak train derailment at Union Station in Washington, D.C. According to the emergency services, the derailed train remained upright. No injuries have been reported.

The causes of the incident are still unclear.

At union station, lots of @dcfireems trucks & personnelresponded to apparent train derailment event — but doesn’t appear to be urgent. No reports of injuries so far. Can’t tell which train may have derailed. @Amtrak: “All I can tell you is that we are investigating an incident.” pic.twitter.com/8ra6fM6z9x

— Mike Carter-Conneen (@MikeCConTV) August 2, 2018

 

[TaiShang]

Rail cars fall from Georgia overpass; no injuries reported

AP Published: 2018-11-18

This photo provided by Montezuma police shows a train derailment on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 in Byromville, Ga. CSX Railroad said the cars derailed around 7 a.m. Saturday in Byromville, roughly 55 miles south of Macon.[Photo: AP]

Rail cars tumbled from an overpass onto a Georgia highway on Saturday, causing an evacuation and traffic headaches in a small town but resulting in no injuries.

CSX Railroad said 30 cars derailed. That included some that fell from the overpass onto Highway 90 at Byromville, roughly 55 miles south of Macon.

Resident Stephanie Chapman said she was on a deer stand more than a mile from town when it happened.

"You could hear the rail cars hitting each other — boom-boom-boom-boom-boom," Chapman told The Associated Press.

It happened around 7 a.m. Saturday in the town with a population of about 500.

In an emailed news release, CSX said four of the cars held petroleum liquefied gas. No leaks were reported, but officials were monitoring air quality.

Byromville fire chief Brett Walls told WMAZ-TV there was an early call for an evacuation within a mile of the site.

Chapman said that, initially, an evacuation was called for much of the town but the perimeter was soon reduced. She was allowed to go to her office roughly 300 yards from the site by midday while efforts continued to clear the jumble of cars from Highway 90.

"Crews are working to re-rail the cars without damage and remove the derailed railcars with damage from the area as quickly and safely as possible," the CSX statement said.

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/world/10/20181118/211232.html

@AndrewJin , @Jlaw

 

[AndrewJin]

Rail cars fall from Georgia overpass; no injuries reported

AP Published: 2018-11-18

This photo provided by Montezuma police shows a train derailment on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 in Byromville, Ga. CSX Railroad said the cars derailed around 7 a.m. Saturday in Byromville, roughly 55 miles south of Macon.[Photo: AP]

Rail cars tumbled from an overpass onto a Georgia highway on Saturday, causing an evacuation and traffic headaches in a small town but resulting in no injuries.

CSX Railroad said 30 cars derailed. That included some that fell from the overpass onto Highway 90 at Byromville, roughly 55 miles south of Macon.

Resident Stephanie Chapman said she was on a deer stand more than a mile from town when it happened.

"You could hear the rail cars hitting each other — boom-boom-boom-boom-boom," Chapman told The Associated Press.

It happened around 7 a.m. Saturday in the town with a population of about 500.

In an emailed news release, CSX said four of the cars held petroleum liquefied gas. No leaks were reported, but officials were monitoring air quality.

Byromville fire chief Brett Walls told WMAZ-TV there was an early call for an evacuation within a mile of the site.

Chapman said that, initially, an evacuation was called for much of the town but the perimeter was soon reduced. She was allowed to go to her office roughly 300 yards from the site by midday while efforts continued to clear the jumble of cars from Highway 90.

"Crews are working to re-rail the cars without damage and remove the derailed railcars with damage from the area as quickly and safely as possible," the CSX statement said.

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/world/10/20181118/211232.html

@AndrewJin , @Jlaw

I guess the speed was like 20 mph.....
That is pretty common on American-style rail bridges....

 

[rott]

I guess the speed was like 20 mph.....
That is pretty common on American-style rail bridges....

Also, I bet there would hardly be any passengers in it.

 

[Nan Yang]

BREAKING NEWS: Freight train with 16 cars derails and erupts into furious flames along tracks in Illinois as black plumes of smoke are seen stretching for miles

• A Union Pacific train in Dupo, Illinois derailed around 12.45pm on Tuesday
• At least 16 train cars derailed then a massive fire broke out
• Harrowing video from the scene show plumes of black smoke rising from the tracks and stretching for miles
• Dupo Police announced evacuations for the area around 1.15pm and several homes in the area were cleared
• Union Pacific released a statement saying the the train was being built for departure when it derailed at the rail yard
• The derailment caused a tank containing a flammable liquid called methyl isobutyl ketone - a solvent for manufacturing paints and chemicals - to catch fire
• Authorities said they are not aware of any injuries at the moment

By MARLENE LENTHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:32 EDT, 10 September 2019

A massive fire is raging fury in southern Illinois after a freight train derailed and a tank holding a flammable liquid erupted in flames on Tuesday.

A Union Pacific train in St. Clair County, Illinois suddenly derailed in a rail yard around 12.45pm.

Shocking photos from derailment and blaze show at least 16 train cars off the tracks, some of them toppled over and charred in the flames.

St. Clair County Emergency Management said they received a call just after 12:30 p.m and are currently on the scene at the 2400 block of Carondelet Avenue

A massive fire is raging fury after an Illinois train derailed and erupted in flames on Tuesday in a rail yard in Dupo

At least 16 train cars derailed and many caught fire in the Dupo, Illinois rail yard Tuesday. Plumes of billowing black smoke were visible for miles

Union Pacific said that a tank carrying a flammable liquid caught fire and spread. Authorities were called to the scene and no injuries have been reported

Firefighters are on the scene tackling the raging flames.

One witness said heard a loud bang and then saw a fireball go up at the rail yard in the Tuesday afternoon incident, according to KMOV4.

Dupo Police announced evacuations for the area around 1.15pm and several homes in the area were cleared, according to WVTM.

Locals in the Adams subdivision were ordered to evacuate and sent to the East Carondelet Community Center.

Schools in the Dupo School District were also evacuated and students and staff were transported to Columbia High School.

Harrowing footage of the fire shows how the train cars were turns onto their sides and burned black in the blaze on Tuesday

At least 16 train cars derailed and many caught fire in the Dupo, Illinois rail yard Tuesday

Union Pacific said in a statement that the derailment caused a tank containing a flammable liquid called methyl isobutyl ketone - a solvent for manufacturing paints and chemicals - to catch fire

Harrowing videos from the scene show plumes of black smoke rising from the tracks visible for miles

The derailment sent black clouds of smoke into the air that was visible by locals in downtown St. Louis

Authorities said they are not aware of any injuries at the moment.

Union Pacific told DailyMail.com in a statement that a tank carrying a flammable chemical car caught fire, sparking the roaring blaze.

'Around 12:45 p.m., a derailment occurred in Union Pacific's Dupo Yard near Carondelet Avenue between Main and Adams Road. Both crossings are closed. The train was being built for departure at the time of the derailment, which caused a tank car to catch fire.

'Initial information from the scene indicates that the tank car contains a flammable liquid called methyl isobutyl ketone. It is typically used as a solvent.

'Union Pacific is working with area first responders to put out the fire. Our yard and nearby intermodal ramp were safely evacuated. At this time, no injuries have been reported,' the statement added.

Firefighters on the scene: Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to extinguish the fire

Firefighters were deployed and local homes and schools in the area were evacuated

Dupo Police announced evacuations for the area around 1.15pm and several homes in the area were cleared in the emergency response

Methyl isobutly ketone is a solvent for manufacturing paints, rubbers, pharmaceuticals, other chemicals, and industrial cleaners.

It's highly flammable and can cause explosions. Prolonged contact to the chemical can result in a skin rash, dryness and redness. It could also damage the liver and kidneys.

Harrowing videos from the scene show plumes of black smoke rising from the tracks visible for miles.

Smoke from the horror derailment and fire is visible from downtown St. Louis, which is about a 15-minute drive from Dupo, Illinois where the blaze broke out.

This is a developing story.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...in-derails-erupts-flames-tracks-Illinois.html

 

[Nan Yang]

Deadly Yokohama Train Crash Points to Overburdened Rail Crossings
A fatal train collision has sparked renewed concern over the state of rail crossing safety in Japan’s urban areas.

By Thisanka Siripala
September 11, 2019

Last week, Japan’s renowned train safety reputation took a hit following a major crash with an oncoming cargo truck that derailed the train’s first three carriages, leaving the lead carriage badly twisted, smashing carriage windows, and bending an overhead power line.

An express passenger train moving at 120 kph collided with a 12-meter truck at a level crossing, killing the 67-year-old truck driver and injuring 34 of the 500 passengers on board in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. One passenger was reported to suffer serious injuries, while the majority reported minor injuries. The impact of the crash set the truck on fire sending black fumes billowing from the site.

The truck, carrying 12 tonnes of lemons and oranges, attempted to make a right turn but got caught on the tracks in the narrow 11-meter wide crossing. The truck company said the crossing was not part of the instructed route, suggesting the driver may have taken the wrong road.

https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/deadly-yokohama-train-crash-points-to-overburdened-rail-crossings/

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/04/12/six-killed-as-train-derails-hits-house-in-china.html

Six killed as train derails, hits house in China

This aerial photo taken on April 11, 2019 shows rescuers searching at the site where a train carrying aluminum ore derailed and hit a village house in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of six people after the 25-car train carrying aluminum ore hurtled off the tracks late on April 10 in central China, the local authorities said on April 12. (AFP/-)

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of six people in central China after a cargo train carrying aluminium ore hurtled off the tracks and crushed a house, local authorities said on Friday.

At around 10:00 pm on Wednesday the 25-car train derailed from an escape siding and overturned, hitting a house in Gongyi, Henan province.

Search and rescue operations concluded early Friday morning after the bodies of four crew members and two villagers were found.

Rescue efforts were difficult as the crew accommodation car and the first 14 wagons overturned and lay on top of each other, and were heaped together with a large quantity of aluminium ore, the Gongyi government said.

The train is owned by Chalco, China's largest state-owned aluminium producer. Each car held 60 tonnes of aluminium ore, authorities said.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2020/03/579703/one-dead-127-hurt-china-passenger-train-derailment

One dead, 127 hurt in China passenger train derailment

Rescuers search at the site where a train derailed in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province on March 30, 2020. - A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on March 30, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP)

CHENZHOU, China: One person was killed and 127 injured when a passenger train derailed in central China on Monday after striking debris from a landslide that had fallen to the track, the state-run railway system said.

The accident happened around midday in a rural part of Hunan province and came after recent heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, a statement said.

One car caught fire and five were derailed, it said.

A railway police officer was killed and 122 passengers were hurt, four of them seriously. Five rail staff also suffered light injuries.

A video posted on Chinese social media and verified by AFP showed at least three cars lying on their side and a plume of smoke rising in the distance.

Rescuers search at the site where a train derailed in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province on March 30, 2020. - A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on March 30, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP)
The train was travelling from the eastern city of Jinan to Guangzhou in the nation’s south.

Parts of southern, eastern and central China have been soaked by steady rains beginning last week. - AFP

 

[Beast]

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2020/03/579703/one-dead-127-hurt-china-passenger-train-derailment

One dead, 127 hurt in China passenger train derailment

Rescuers search at the site where a train derailed in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province on March 30, 2020. - A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on March 30, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP)

CHENZHOU, China: One person was killed and 127 injured when a passenger train derailed in central China on Monday after striking debris from a landslide that had fallen to the track, the state-run railway system said.

The accident happened around midday in a rural part of Hunan province and came after recent heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, a statement said.

One car caught fire and five were derailed, it said.

A railway police officer was killed and 122 passengers were hurt, four of them seriously. Five rail staff also suffered light injuries.

A video posted on Chinese social media and verified by AFP showed at least three cars lying on their side and a plume of smoke rising in the distance.

Rescuers search at the site where a train derailed in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province on March 30, 2020. - A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on March 30, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP)
The train was travelling from the eastern city of Jinan to Guangzhou in the nation’s south.

Parts of southern, eastern and central China have been soaked by steady rains beginning last week. - AFP

This is a very unfortunate accident. Train hit debris cause by landslide.