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WMATA continues to make NYC area MTA look good

From Danny Burstein@1:2320/100 to All on Fri Jan 16 18:13:30 2015

From: dannyb@panix.com

http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2015/01/ntsb-releases-initial-findings-fatal-metro-smoke-incident/

Federal investigators say that power was not cut to the energized third rail for 45 minutes as an electrical problem released heavy smoke into a Metro train and station Monday sickening dozens and killing one rider, according to a preliminary report.
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NTSB report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20150116.aspx

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From Conklin@1:2320/100 to All on Fri Jan 16 18:57:28 2015

From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net

"danny burstein" <dannyb@panix.com> wrote in message news:Pine.NEB.4.64.1501161813150.23841@panix1.panix.com...

http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2015/01/ntsb-releases-initial-findings-fatal-metro-smoke-incident/

Federal investigators say that power was not cut to the energized third
rail for 45 minutes as an electrical problem released heavy smoke into a Metro train and station Monday sickening dozens and killing one rider, according to a preliminary report.
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NTSB report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20150116.aspx

It would seem that the section of the third rail near the train tripped off quite quickly. Or was it the other way around? In any case, the passengers could have died by remaining in the train. They should have walked down the middle of the track to safety. Even as a kid on the subway every day, I
knew that much. And the third rail is never under the platform: it is on
the opposite side.

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