NTSB investigation underway the day after the November 2004 collision at Woodley Park-Zoo station. Car 1077 is up in the air, having struck car 4018.
The investigation revealed that the accident was caused by a train operator that had dozed off at the controls, causing the train to roll backwards down a grade.
Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life. This image may be used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Please provide artist attribution, as well as a link to the original photo and to the license terms.
The investigation revealed that the accident was caused by a train operator that had dozed off at the controls, causing the train to roll backwards down a grade.
Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life. This image may be used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Please provide artist attribution, as well as a link to the original photo and to the license terms.
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- Ben Schumin
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- Thursday 4 November 2004
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- 2272*1515
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