[Scan-DC] Fw: Apparent Metro crash.

Sun Nov 29 11:10:20 EST 2009

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  Two trains collide inside rail yard

For immediate release: November 29, 2009

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    Three employees sustained minor, non life-threatening injuries

A six-car train struck the rear of a parked train inside Metrorail's 
West Falls Church Rail Yard today (Nov. 29) at 4:27 a.m. Three employees 
sustained minor, non life-threatening injuries and were taken to a 
nearby hospital. No customers were on board the trains.

As train number 902 was pulling into the rail yard it struck the last 
car of a six-car train that was parked in the yard. Two employees were 
on board the parked train cleaning it to prepare it for service when it 
was hit. The parked train had no identification number assigned to it 
because it was not in service. Trains are assigned an identification 
number when they are about to go into service.

Train number 902 was comprised of rail car numbers 5056, 5057, 1171, 
1170, 3223 and 3222. The parked train was comprised of rail car numbers 
5138, 5139, 1107, 1106, 3216 and 3217. The lead car (5056) of train 902 
made contact with the rear car (3217) of the parked train.

Metro officials are conducting an investigation into the incident to 
determine why the accident took place.

Media contact for this news release: __________________ at 202-962-1051.
For all other inquiries, please call customer service at 202-637-7000.

News release issued at 6:42 am, November 29, 2009.

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cohenner at gmail.com wrote:
> Word from Metro: at 427 AM, two trains collided in the railyard. One was just coming off service, other was being cleaned. Three injuries transported to hospital. 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Jerry Hoyt " <jerryinva at hotmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:04:37 
> To: Cliff Jennings<cliffj at cox.net>; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net<Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Fw:  Apparent Metro crash.
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> I'm not sure what the actual word is, but I believe it's a device to let them know the status of the third rail power.
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> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cliff Jennings <cliffj at cox.net>
> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:59:17 
> To: <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Fw:  Apparent Metro crash.
>
> Has anyone set up a twitter site for breaking scan items?
>  
>  Ps.. What is a "wasad" that they keep talking about?
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: "Jerry Hoyt " <jerryinva at hotmail.com>
>  Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:50:08 
>  To: gmentoni at yahoo.com<gmentoni at yahoo.com>; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net<Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
>  Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Apparent Metro crash.
>  
>  Low speed impact. Incident appears to be wrapping up. Three patients.
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>  Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Jerry Hoyt <jerryinva at hotmail.com>
>  Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:22:44 
>  To: <gmentoni at yahoo.com>; <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
>  Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Apparent Metro crash.
>  
>  Confirmed incident. Three "yellow" patients. Having trouble accessing patients.
>   
>   Working channel 4D. Command channel 4E.
>   Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Gregory Menton <gmentoni at yahoo.com>
>   Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:55:34 
>   To: <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
>   Subject: [Scan-DC] Apparent Metro crash.
>   
>   Many Fairfax County Fire & Rescue units have been dispatched to a "Metro Incident; 2 trains have crashed into each other", at what I believe is the W Falls Church station. First units responding (from 413 station) are advising units that "2 trains are involved." 
>    GM
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