Mayday - Season 3 Episode 12 Runaway Train
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Two residents and two train crew members are killed in the initial crash. More than a week later, an underground gasoline pipeline, damaged by earth-moving equipment during the post-crash clean-up, ruptures and sparks a fire that kills another two people. A clerical error had caused the train's weight to be greatly underestimated, and it had been assembled without enough locomotives to provide adequate braking. Additionally, several of the engines had completely inoperable brakes, but this information was not passed on to the crews.
Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Country: Canada
Studio: Channel 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic
Director: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot
Cast: Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris
Crew:
First Air Date: Sep 03, 2003
Last Air date: Apr 14, 2024
Season: 24 Season
Episode: 219 Episode
Runtime: 46 minutes
IMDb: 8.20/10 by 253.00 users
Popularity: 210.98
Language: Russian, German, Japanese, French, English, Spanish
Keyword : airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, crash landing, exploding airplane, plane crash, plane
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