[PRCo] Re: #1727 Accident

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Wasn't this the accident that started at the "top" of the tunnel - the
car had no brakes.  The motorman became somewhat of a hero by getting
all the passenger in the rear of the car and braced for a collision.  

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James B. Holland
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: #1727 Accident

No, it was:

          '''New wheels, motor leads not secured on truck, motor leads 
drag and short out wiping out dynamics.'''


Derrick J Brashear wrote:

>On Mon, 10 May 2004 macmarka at netzero.net wrote:
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>> Anyone remember this? Anything to do with loss of brakes? It is dated
>>10/28/87. Any injuries occur?
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>That was the "new trucks, brakes not set up properly" accident, yes?
>I started high school in fall 1987, and I only started riding the rail
>system around then.
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>No fatalities.
>