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ThePowerOfFuettoday at 8:35 AM1 replyview on HN

>Indeed last year some machinists had to derail a train to stop it from crashing other[2].

They were pulling it uphill with another unit, and the coupler broke so it rolled backwards and flipped at the curve.


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elnatrotoday at 9:10 AM

Im what context it is normal to derail a train to avoid a crash with another one?

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