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Strange.
In all the years that MetroRail has operated here, we've never seen an event such as this one, which occurred the afternoon of January 12, 2015.
One dead, eighty-three hurt, two in critical condition.
There was no fire on the train. The train did not derail.
WTOP has more information, including the following:
Also see Yellow Line rider recalls ‘really scary experience’ near L’Enfant Plaza. Excerpt:
UPDATE ---
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4 Dead, 48 Injured After Train Derails In NYC A Metro North train derailed north of New York City early Sunday, transportation officials said. The train was en route to New York's Grand Central Station from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., when it derailed near...
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- Nothing To See Here??....dc:3 Metro Stations Closed For Smoke, Simultaneously?
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D.C. MetroRail Event: Smoke Fills Station, 1 Dead - UPDATE - Another "Event" at Penn Station
In all the years that MetroRail has operated here, we've never seen an event such as this one, which occurred the afternoon of January 12, 2015.
One dead, eighty-three hurt, two in critical condition.
There was no fire on the train. The train did not derail.
WTOP has more information, including the following:
...Aboard the train, cars filled with smoke -- one passenger said it came through the air vents...The L'Enfant Plaza Station is one of the Metro stations that services Capitol Hill and other federal buildings.
Also see Yellow Line rider recalls ‘really scary experience’ near L’Enfant Plaza. Excerpt:
Shortly after the train left the station and went into the tunnel heading south, Rogers heard the words “Next stop: Pentagon,” which told him he was on the wrong train. Right after that, he says, the train stopped.On the day that the Islamic State hacked Cent Com's Twitter and YouTube feeds.
UPDATE ---
LIRR Delays Expected After ‘Suspicious’ Fire Near Penn Station
“We had two levels of fire down there, an extensive amount of fire which did cause structural damage to the station,” Leonard said. “The fire is suspicious. We do have our fire marshals on the scene and we’re investigating.”
Leonard said nearly 150 firefighters responded to the scene. It was under control at 5:22 a.m.
“We had two levels of fire down there, an extensive amount of fire which did cause structural damage to the station,” Leonard said. “The fire is suspicious. We do have our fire marshals on the scene and we’re investigating.”
Leonard said nearly 150 firefighters responded to the scene. It was under control at 5:22 a.m.
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THREE DAYS AGO, AL QAEDA THREATENED "MASS CASUALTY ATTACKS" ON U.S. TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES
The head of Britain’s MI5 intel agency said al Qaeda terrorists working out of Syria are planning a massive attack on spots in the West and are looking particularly long at transportation systems or “iconic targets” to cause large-scale damage. “A group of core al Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West,’ Director General Andrew Parker said, Newsmax reported. He also said that “iconic targets” and transportation systems were believed to be most at risk and that the terrorists wanted to “cause large-scale loss of life,” Newsmax said. The warning also included this revelation: Mr. Parker disclosed that Britain faced four major terror plots in the last year, The Independent reported. And security in the nation is currently engaged in several operations to counter the threat — something that he says is growing increasingly difficult to do. “My sharpest concern as director-general of MI5 is the growing gap between the increasingly challenging threat and the decreasing availability of capabilities to address it,” he said, The Independent reported.
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4 Dead, 48 Injured After Train Derails In NYC A Metro North train derailed north of New York City early Sunday, transportation officials said. The train was en route to New York's Grand Central Station from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., when it derailed near...
- At Least 20 Killed In Train Derailment In Spain: Reports
Now isn’t that interesting. In france in the last week or so there have been two train derailments, one having passengers and another containing nuclear waste. Both are thought to be sabotage. In Canada we had a very very serious train derailment that...
- Multiple Attacks In Mumbai, Western Targets
Breaking now at Fox: multiple attacks in Mumbai seemingly against western targets; 25 Wounded During Mumbai Terror Attack MUMBAI, India — DEVELOPING: Gunmen targeted luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least...
- Nothing To See Here??....dc:3 Metro Stations Closed For Smoke, Simultaneously?
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Small fires and smoke have caused problems at several Metro stations tonight, and two remain closed because of smoke in tunnels on different rail lines.1) Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the station at Reagan National Airport...