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I took Naoko, Saki, and Asuka (my SFC Japanese exchange students) to Cambridge on Monday for the Memorial Day festivities. We also visited the Boston Museum of the Science that same afternoon. Riding on the MBTA Green D Line, we had to make a few stops... first for signal problems, the second to switch to a shuttle because of track construction. Everytime the girls would ask me why, I would joke "Asuka broke it." That was Monday. Today, Wednesday, that same rail line at the exact station where we boarded (Woodland), there was a Mass Casualty Incident when one train read-ended another that had stopped on the tracks ahead of it (signal problems again?). Luckily no one died and there only seems to be maybe one or two serious injuried, but my first thought upon seeing this: "Asuka broke the train."  Saki, Asuka, and Naoko riding the MBTA Green D Line (blurry photo... grrrrr... but cute) The girls at the Cambridge Memorial Day Parade
And the article from CBS4 WBZTV-Boston two hours into the crash incident... NEWTON (WBZ) ― Two trains collided on the Green Line near the Brae Burn Country Club in Newton Wednesday evening, trapping and seriously injuring the operator of one of the trains.
The collision happened on Dorset Road around 6 p.m. on the D-Line between the Waban and Woodland stops.
MBTA officials said an outbound commuter train slowed to a stop on the tracks and was hit from behind by a second outbound train. The operator of the second train is trapped inside and has suffered serious injuries, though he is conscious, officials said. Emergency crews have been working to pull the man out of the train.
It's unknown how many other people were injured, but at least one person was pulled from the train and put into a Medflight chopper to be taken to Boston Medical Center, where crews are on stand-by for other injured passengers.
Newton-Wellesley Hospital has received eight injured passengers, six of which were taken by ambulance. The other two victims walked into the emergency room. A spokesman for the hospital, Brian O'Day, said emergency crews at the hospital were prepared for the train victims.
"We plan for these kinds of disasters throughout the year," O'Day said. "Our emergency department is fully staffed. Most of our medical staff is on. We call in people who may have left campus already, so given the time of day, people were still pretty close by."
While specifics about the hospital victims' injuries are unknown, WBZ-TV learned their conditions are stable.
Several ambulances and fire crews remained on scene. At least two choppers were called to the scene, one of which appeared to be standing by, possibly to transport the trapped train operator.
Uninjured passengers were being taken off the train and into an area away from the wreckage.
Bob Brodeur was a passenger on the first train and said he was about 15 to 20 feet away from the site of impact.
"The train was stopped at the time. I thought we were waiting for the track to clear ahead of us. The train was not moving. I remember because I was annoyed. I had a meeting to go to, and I was going to be late and then all of a sudden… Wham!" Brodeur said. "And everything broke loose. The chairs broke loose. I wound up on my butt about 4 seats forward. I lost my glasses, cap, briefcase… We walked to the front of our car… and then I noticed there was a fire to the right of the accident site. It looked like a brush fire ignited by the sparks from the accident. We all started walking along the tracks toward Woodland Station."
Damage to both trains was significant.
The violent collision completely knocked one of the trains off its wheels. Crews have requested heavy rescue equipment from the Boston Fire Department.
Green Line service on the D-Line is being diverted to Waban Station. Shuttle buses are running between Reservoir and Riverside Stations.
Newton resident Max Clary lives in a house near the area where the collision happened. Clary, whose room is above the home's garage, said the impact shook the house, causing items to fall off shelves.
The National Transportation Safety Board is in its early stages of an investigation into the collision.Tags: asuka, naoko, saki, sfc, showa, train accident
Current Location: at home
Current Mood: concerned
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Haw haw! When I saw this on the news today, I was thinking, "Damn, Jeff and the girls are lucky they didn't go today."
Though, if Asuka sees this, she's really going to think that she did it. Stop playin' mean games with my girls, yo.
Funny thing, actually, something similar almost happened to me today. The T was just pulling into Park Street when it abruptly stopped and I almost fell. But because I have MAD SKILLZ and awesome reflexes, I was able to grab a handrail with no problem. Of course, there was a bunch of urban kids on the damn T making all sorts of noises and screaming. Stupid asshats. Learn to shut up and be more quiet. Hell, be like the Japanese subways.
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