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Nov 29, 01, 5:27 pm
Two of Amtrak’s “bullet trains” came to a grinding halt in a derailment here Tuesday.
One of the 150 mph Acela locomotives — the flagship of Amtrak’s new high-speed service on the Northeast corridor — came off the tracks at the Granite Street rail crossing at 10 a.m. No one was injured.
The failure of a weak spot at a small S-bend on the 100-year-old track is believed to be the cause of the derailment, according to both members of the train crew and investigators.
http://rutlandherald.nybor.com/News/State/Story/38301.html
One of the 150 mph Acela locomotives — the flagship of Amtrak’s new high-speed service on the Northeast corridor — came off the tracks at the Granite Street rail crossing at 10 a.m. No one was injured.
The failure of a weak spot at a small S-bend on the 100-year-old track is believed to be the cause of the derailment, according to both members of the train crew and investigators.
http://rutlandherald.nybor.com/News/State/Story/38301.html