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June 23rd, 2009, 03:34 AM
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Name: Sam
Location: Northern Virginia
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Metro Tragedy in Washington, DC
I'm sure most of you heard about this last night. Here is a photo collage of the tragedy:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2009062202480 |
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June 23rd, 2009, 04:35 AM
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I always hate to see tragedies like this. I feel for all the families involved.
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June 23rd, 2009, 06:21 AM
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I didn't hear about this. My condolences to the families of all involved.
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June 23rd, 2009, 06:35 AM
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Name: CB
Location: Murvill, TN
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God bless all those affected by this tragedy. Too bad with all of our technology these things still have to happen.
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June 23rd, 2009, 06:50 AM
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Name: Thomas
Location: Norfolk, VA
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I grew up there and remember when the Metro Rail was new. It's grown leaps and bounds since then. Hopefully this won't be an indicator of a breakdown in the infrastructure that let it all work safely.
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June 23rd, 2009, 06:59 AM
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Name: Andrew
Location: Fairfax, VA
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Oof, that hits close to home. I've taken the red line more than a couple times. It looks like they're saying that it was a failure of the automatic safety devices that keep trains from colliding. If I remember correctly, there was a collision on the Red line a few years ago for the same reason. The only other accidents I can remember on the Metro were minor and weather-related.
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June 23rd, 2009, 08:35 AM
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I hadn't heard about that as I choose not to watch the news - how terribly sad. The link about the driver meticulously ironing her uniform because she was so proud of her job brought tears to my eyes.
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