Telescoping (rail cars)
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In a railway accident, telescoping occurs when the underframe of one vehicle overrides that of another, and smashes through the second vehicle's body. The term is derived from the resulting appearance
The aftermath of the June 2009 Washington Metro train collision
The aftermath of the 1898 St Johns rail accident, where the rear two carriages of a passenger train were telescoped by being hit at 8 mph (13 km/h) by a following train.
Cars involved in the Mud Run disaster, October 10, 1888
During the afternoon rush hour of June 22, 2009, a subway train wreck occurred between two southbound Red Line Washington Metro trains in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. A moving train coll
Telescoping (rail cars)
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Aerial view of emergency responders at the crash
Car 5066 following the collision being investigated by the NTSB.
Evening rush hour commuters waiting to board shuttle buses at the Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station on the evening of the collision