Telescoping (rail cars)
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telescoping-rail-cars-250-765831
title:
Telescoping (rail cars)
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In a railway accident, telescoping occurs when the underframe of one vehicle overrides that of another, and smashes through the second vehicle's body. The term is derived from the resulting appearance of the two vehicle bodies: the body of one vehicle may appear to be slid inside the other like the tubes of a collapsible telescope – the body sides, roof and underframe of the latter vehicle being forced apart from each other. Telescoping often results in heavy fatalities if the cars telescoped ar
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Type of railway accident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescoping_(rail_cars)
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2024-01-29T19:48:28Z
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