RAW: RTD train derailment in Aurora
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Published 2022-09-26
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All Comments (21)
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At that speed, the fact that it didn't tumble itself is brilliant engineering...
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"Bet you can't put this train in a 4-wheel drift!" "Hold my beer."
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The train conductor must've been like, "watch me hit this sick drift"
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Similar incident in Croydon UK in 2016. The operator was prosecuted. On 9 November 2016, a tram operated by Tramlink derailed and overturned on a sharp bend approaching a junction. Of a total 69 passengers, there were seven fatalities and 62 injured, 19 of whom sustained serious injuries.
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A sane tram driver would never enter a tight curve with such speed. This must have been either a brake failure or a serious case of incompetence (overworked? micro-sleep?).
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There was a similar accident in Croydon, UK a few years back. The tram was doing 48mph around a bend with a 12mph speed limit. It derailed and overturned, seven people died. It was caused by the driver being asleep (a micro sleep--whatever that is).
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A few years ago the same thing happened at the same location that caused a lady to be thrown out the train and have her foot cut off. I'm surprised they still haven't fixed that turn.
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9News, you definitely should look into this. Both the 2019 and 2022 derailment of the R Line at this exact same intersection involved speed related defects and were both operated with vehicle 316 as the lead car in both accidents.
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That was an aggressive right turn at that speed. "Whoops! Hold on tight, we're going down!"
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Turning rails are always elevated at outer side to balance centrifugal forces of turning train. Here it's plane and also the train was fast.
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Impressive engineering and design, that train managed to stay upright, that must have prevented a lot of injuries. Especially after such an aggressive move.
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Let this be a life lesson to never live your life on rails. Follow your heart, just like this train did.
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"You can't drift a train" "Hold my beer"
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I have never, not even once, seen Aurora on the news for something good
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Reminds me a little of the Metro North commuter rail derailment in the Bronx, NY in 2013, went into a curve way too fast and jumped the track. 4 people were killed in that one, fortunately nobody was killed in this RTD one.
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C'mon. They don't have computer regulated speed controls? That can't be cuz of a lead foot.
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The speed limit for this turn is probably 10mph like the other tight turns on the network. This is clearly not 10mph, drivers on the R line need to chill out. Maybe the time table should be adjusted if drivers are trying to race through the line
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My man’s got dreams of the Polar Express and nobody’s gonna stop him
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Technical failure? Operator error? Medical issue? What caused the consist to go through the curve @ that speed?
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Yikes. I do the same thing every time I take an I-25 off ramp curve at 70mph. I'm pretty much the reason there are guard rails in disrepair all over metro Denver.
