Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Sunday Headway RUN- 2 Discounts!
September 8, 2015
This Sunday you can run the flat and fast Erie Basin Marina course in the Headway Walk, Run,& Wheel 5K. The registration is HERE, you will find a discount box, enter the code: WRW for a five dollar discount.
