09-20-2016, 07:19 AM
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#2661
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C-Train has derailed at Rocky Ridge.
Westbound train has gone all the way through the end of the tracks.
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09-20-2016, 07:21 AM
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#2662
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Westbound Crowchild is totally shut down at Stoney and eastbound will be partially closed as well.
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09-20-2016, 07:31 AM
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#2663
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Madman
C-Train has derailed at Rocky Ridge.
Westbound train has gone all the way through the end of the tracks.
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Well that's embarrassing.
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09-20-2016, 07:38 AM
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#2664
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Anyone hurt?
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09-20-2016, 08:33 AM
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#2667
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Deep South
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Madman
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Whoa - looking at that video the train looks a good 50 feet past the end of the tracks. I can't really think of a good reason why it would be so far off the tracks? Even if you went the wrong direction (as that's the end of the line), you'd think it would be easy to stop. I guess I'm talking myself into some sort of mechanical failure.
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09-20-2016, 08:33 AM
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#2668
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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The driver has some explaining to do.
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09-20-2016, 08:34 AM
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#2669
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Or driver health issue. Passed out with hand on the switch?
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09-20-2016, 08:34 AM
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#2670
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Madman
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Wow - really hope that driver is ok. That looks pretty heavy.
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09-20-2016, 08:42 AM
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#2671
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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On the radio they said the driver is a woman in her early 50's and is in serious condition in the hospital. There were three other people on the train and they didn't sustain any injuries.
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09-20-2016, 08:45 AM
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#2672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Or driver health issue. Passed out with hand on the switch?
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Make you sure you pass judgment as swiftly as possible. Especially in the absence of information.
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09-20-2016, 08:55 AM
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#2673
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Make you sure you pass judgment as swiftly as possible. Especially in the absence of information.
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I don't see any judgment being passed in the post. Just a guess at what happened. I would guess the two likely scenarios are mechanical issue or driver health issue (unconscious or incapacitated). Hard to image driver error in this case.
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09-20-2016, 08:57 AM
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#2674
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Lifetime Suspension
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I'm gonna call it now. This is related to either text messaging, and or instatweetering some type of dessert.
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09-20-2016, 08:58 AM
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#2675
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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what time was this? how could there be only 3 people on a train?
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09-20-2016, 09:06 AM
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#2676
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Make you sure you pass judgment as swiftly as possible. Especially in the absence of information.
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So the 2 posts above mine guessing what happened are OK, but mention something beyond anyone's control and it is over the line? Well OK then.
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09-20-2016, 09:07 AM
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#2677
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
what time was this? how could there be only 3 people on a train?
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It was around 7am. It was going north to the end of the line so not surprising it was almost empty.
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09-20-2016, 09:30 AM
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#2679
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
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A witness said the train blew through the stop, it did not even slow down until going through the fence and derailing 
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09-20-2016, 09:35 AM
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#2680
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All cars look completely destroyed.
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