2-411: A runaway train is an uncontrolled train. Runaway train or Runaway Train may also refer to: Runaway train A runaway train is a type of railroad incident in which unattended rolling stock is accidentally allowed to roll onto the main line, a moving train loses enough braking power to be unable to stop in safety, or a train operates at unsafe speeds due to loss of operator control. If
4-401: The uncontrolled rolling stock derails or hits another train, it will result in a train wreck . A deadman's control , if the brakes are working, can prevent unattended rolling stock from moving. A railway air brake can fail if valves on the pipe between each wagon are accidentally closed; the 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck and the 1988 Gare de Lyon train accident were results of
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