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	Health & Safety Laboratory - Case Studies
		As to the cause of the crash, sighting aspects of the signalling system out of Paddington were studied, paying particular attention to the window of opportunity to view the signal and the visibility of the signal itself.
		The eleven rail vehicles involved in the crash were assessed for damage, both internal and external, to understand the crash dynamics and discover whether any aspect of the vehicle design or construction was suspect.
		On the morning of 28th February 2001 at Great Heck an Intercity train travelling from Newcastle to London struck a road vehicle on the line and was subsequently in collision with a northbound goods train.
	www.hsl.gov.uk /case-studies/rail.htm (783 words)

	- Lincolnshire train crash.
		The Great Heck crash was certainly made possible by an inadequate barrier on the motorway.
		The Great Heck accident happened when a motorist who was - as has been described by another poster - in no condition to drive anyway managed to take his vehicle and its trailer off the motorway a little way short of the protective barrier.
		At Great Heck it was leading, with the locomotive at the rear.
	www.trainnet.org /dcforum/DCForumID26/24.html (2890 words)

	Halo 2 review for the XBOX
		Halo 2 is an exceptional first-person shooter that expands on the original with a fantastic multiplayer component, great control and a few notable gameplay tweaks, and while it stumbles a bit in its single-player campaign, it's still more than worthy of a permanent spot in your collection.
		A great deal of the plot focuses on the aliens, which is pretty cool, but at the same time leaves you wanting to hear more from the humans.
		Heck, if the host cuts out of a game, the server will automatically switch to another user so the whole game doesn't crash.
	www.gamerevolution.com /review/xbox/halo_2&print=1 (2341 words)

	North Carolina Snowboarding Information
		The first tabletop is after that, and upon landing, you have a choice of hitting a table and a rail, or a 40 foot rainbow rail and a 20 foot kink rail.
		Out of the park on their main run, "The Right Stuff" is the biggest jump at the mountain, it is great to hit fast or slow because of a long transition to land on.
		This is a great idea and I am glad to see the jump back this year, way to go guys!.
	www.snowboardnc.com /park1.htm (282 words)

	CNN.com - Thirteen die in UK rail crash - February 28, 2001
		GREAT HECK, England (CNN) -- Thirteen people have died and more than 50 were injured after a high-speed train crash on one the fastest sections of track in Britain.
		Rail experts say the crash near Selby, North Yorkshire, was caused by a "wicked combination of circumstances."
		Officials from Railtrack, the company that maintains the rail line, said the engineer on board the passenger train saw the crashed Land Rover and applied the emergency brake but could not stop the train.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/UK/02/28/rail.crash.06/index.html (586 words)

	Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) Reviews. PlayStation 2 Games Reviews by CNET.
		The crash mode in Burnout 2 was totally separate from the main racing game, but the puzzle-like challenge of wrecking your car in the right spot and at the right time caused the most spectacular, most damaging multicar pileups, which represented an amazing addition to the game.
		Crash mode returns to Burnout 3 with the same goal as in Burnout 2--to create the largest, most expensive pileup possible.
		The party crash mode--which is the game's only online mode that goes all the way up to eight players--is a simple score competition where each player crashes in the same junction, and then scores are compared.
	reviews.cnet.com /Burnout_3_Takedown_PS2/4505-9581_7-30983088.html (3642 words)

	Ananova - CPS prepares to receive Selby rail disaster report
		A report on the Selby rail crash could determine whether the Land Rover driver, whose accident led to the crash, will face criminal charges.
		He was carrying a Renault car on a trailer, when his Land Rover left the M62, near the village of Great Heck in Yorkshire on February 28.
		Mr Hart telephoned police to warn of the danger, but within 60 seconds his vehicle was struck by a GNER East Coast express which was derailed and which then collided with a coal-carrying goods train.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_277582.html?menu= (246 words)

	Danger Ahead! Index of Reports 2000
		A spokesman said it is believed the lorry had come off the road bridge in snowy conditions, into the path of one of the trains.
		A Railtrack spokeswoman said the details of the crash were still unclear, but that it is thought a vehicle ran off a bridge on the M62 at Great Heck.
		It either landed on a rail and derailed a freight train or a passenger train.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /reports/rep2001/selby20010228_01.html (346 words)

	CNN.com - Rail crash bodies recovered - March 1, 2001
		GREAT HECK, England -- Rescuers have pulled the last known bodies from the wreckage of the UK train crash that claimed 13 lives.
		The accident happened on Wednesday after a car crashed onto the railway line and was then hit by a high-speed passenger train which in turn derailed into the path of a freight train.
		The freak accident, Britain's fourth fatal rail crash in as many years, happened at 6.12 a.m.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/UK/03/01/rail.crash.03/index.html (615 words)

	Portsmouth Herald World News: 'Train's coming!' man shouts before wreck
		GREAT HECK, England — With a high-speed passenger train bearing down on his Land Rover stuck on the train tracks, the frantic motorist called an emergency number, but it was too late.
		Sheared-off undercarriages and mangled rail cars were strewn across a muddy field, and crews had to use cranes to pry open the twisted cars.
		The last survivor was pulled out five hours after the early-morning crash, but as night fell, bodies were still being retrieved from the wreckage, and police said the death toll could rise.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/3_1_w2.htm (712 words)

	Britain's latest rail disaster claims 13 lives
		However, his attempt to warn of the danger proved futile; the high-speed passenger train crashed into the stranded vehicle as he was speaking to the emergency operator.
		The Agency have said that in compliance with current regulations, the crash barriers stretch 30 metres either side of the Great Heck motorway bridge, and are built to withstand the impact of a 30 ton vehicle travelling at 70 mph.
		This can hardly be any comfort to those who experienced the Selby crash, however, given the fact that the Land Rover veered off the road before it reached the barrier and still managed to maintain a trajectory that took it down the embankment and into the path of an oncoming train.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/mar2001/selb-m02_prn.shtml (919 words)

	Electric Railroader’s Association
		Rail industry sources said Jarvis was desperate to shift the blame away from its staff.
		Heck added that she will not support any new proposal for the Meadowlands that is not accompanied by a rail plan.
		The rail grinder unit will be operated by NYCT to re-contour rail profiles and smooth rail surface corrugations, key factors in greatly reducing train noise, extending rail life and improving passenger comfort.
	www.electricrailroaders.org /swindler/2002_0518-0524.php (18814 words)

	Guardian \| Selby rail crash jury mull verdict
		The jury in the Selby rail crash inquest retired last night with an instruction from the coroner to return verdicts of unlawful killing on the ten victims.
		They were told that their decisions could not legally contradict the ten convictions of causing death by dangerous driving passed on delivery driver Gary Hart, whose Land Rover crashed on to the east coast main land and derailed a high-speed express.
		Verdicts will be given today in the final act of the tragedy which happened on 28 February 2001 at Great Heck, close to the M62 motorway in North Yorkshire where Hart fell asleep at the wheel.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4752004-107995,00.html (294 words)

	CNN.com - 'Distraught' crash driver in hiding - March 1, 2001
		GREAT HECK, England -- The motorist involved in the freak accident that sparked the Selby rail crash was inconsolable and in hiding on Thursday, police said.
		He called the emergency services on his mobile phone to warn them his vehicle was on the tracks but could only watch as, seconds later, a high-speed passenger service ploughed into it and went on to hit a freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
		Hart's mother Margaret was quoted in Britain's Sun newspaper saying she hoped people would not blame him for causing Britain's fourth fatal rail crash in as many years.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/UK/03/01/crash.driver (518 words)

	Reality Check: The REAL Transportation Safety Problem>
		A stop sign that had been pulled from the ground is being blamed for a two-car crash in north Houston that sent a dozen children to the hospital, police said.
		He was a former racer, a great guy, very involved in biking locally and all of a sudden we lose him.
		The crash caused heavy damage to both vehicles, lifting Springfield's truck off its rear axle and dislodging the motor from the other truck, he said.
	www.lightrailnow.org /facts/fa_safety_reality.htm (14633 words)

	13 killed in northern England train wreck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		GREAT HECK, England (AP) — On a wreckage-strewn stretch of rural rail line, investigators searched Thursday for bodies and clues to a few fateful minutes that brought two trains and a car together in a high-speed crash.
		The Great North Eastern Railway said 50 reservations had been made for travel on its train, but estimated as many as 100 may have been on board at the time of the collision.
		Residents of villages near Great Heck prayed for the dead and injured during an Ash Wednesday service at Snaith Priory Church.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2001-02-28-train.htm (707 words)

	UK National Audit Office press notice - Facing the Challenge: NHS Emergency Planning in England
		According to the report, the NHS is prepared to cope with the sort of major incidents of the kind experienced up to now such as rail and plane crashes.
		Major incidents range from road accidents and rail crashes to radiation incidents or the deliberate release of chemical or biological agents.
		Recent examples include the Great Heck rail crash in February 2001 and the Potters Bar rail crash in May 2002.
	www.nao.org.uk /pn/02-03/020336.htm (784 words)

	The Linux Game Tome
		You might as well hardcode the game to reset the level the second you touch the railing, because a slight touch either results in the car trying to hump the railing or it catapulting across the track or through the air.
		Car really gets stuck on rails and once you hit rail it's almost certain you have to restart the level, because you are unable to take the out from rail without making 90 degree turn and hitting the opposite rail.
		Rails remind me awfully lot of the original Carmageddon, which had similar stucking-problems with many surfaces (one being rails).
	happypenguin.org /show?ManiaDrive&showall=1 (4308 words)

	The Arabist » Updates from Qalyoubiya…
		The crash ripped seats from the train carriages, which were littered with clothes and shoes.
		Monday’s crash was the deadliest railway accident in Egypt since about 360 were killed in 2002 when fire ripped through seven carriages of a crowded passenger train.
		That accident was the worst in 150 years of Egyptian rail history and prompted the resignation of the transport minister and the head of the state railway system.
	arabist.net /archives/2006/08/21/notes-from-qalyoubiya (1385 words)

	MLK Mae Simmons
		There are more trails to be found on the backside, to get to these you will need to get on the topside of the rail bed at the back of the park (by the dam).
		The easier trails are great for any level, and the hard trails are as much as anyone could want.
		Also the yellow trail is fun and senic, but its only a few miles long and isn't great for racing, but is still a good trail.
	www.mtbr.com /trails/Texas-Allothercities/MLKMaeSimmons.html (2627 words)

	Worldandnation: British train collision kills 13
		About 100 people were thought to be aboard the train, but a precise count was difficult to obtain because rail passengers are not required to make reservations, according to Great North Eastern Railway, the passenger train's operator.
		Villagers in Great Heck, about 200 miles north of London, reported hearing a loud crunching sound as the crash occurred at 6:12 a.m.
		The freak sequence of events, on one of Britain's busiest rail lines, occurred as the country's rail industry was beginning to regain travelers' confidence following two fatal crashes that killed 35 passengers in the last 18 months.
	www.sptimes.com /News/030101/news_pf/Worldandnation/British_train_collisi.shtml (562 words)

	Rail Crash Action Plan Worked (from York Press)
		Firefighters who arrived at the scene last Monday were faced with the possibility of several casualties and acted quickly to ensure the safety of passengers.
		Rail crews regularly set up carriages so that emergency staff can practice disaster situations.
		After an hour-and-a-half, they were guided down ladders and across the short section of rail line to Fairfax Croft, where buses were waiting.
	www.yorkpress.co.uk /news/yorknews/display.var.946948.0.rail_crash_action_plan_worked.php (508 words)

	Drudge Retort: Bush Trails Clinton, Reagan in Job Growth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		You touted how great the economy is, and I've provided you documented evidence that it isn't good for a majority of Americans.
		The point is that while the 401k is great supplement plan, a mutual fund type of retirement plan is not a guarantee and not safe in the hands of unsophisticated investor.
		Quick question: you rail against the "ownership class" of people who own companies, and say that there is no risk anymore to doing so.
	www.drudge.com /news/89010/bush-trails-clinton-reagan-job-growth (11629 words)

	Gary Hart
		The convergence of the Land Rover on to the track, which was described by Rail magazine as a ‘relatively minor road accident’, was only one factor in a culmination of incidents that resulted in the loss of life.
		The crash barriers, designed to prevent vehicles from leaving the carriageway, was clearly inadequate otherwise Hart’s Land Rover would have been unable to plough through a gap in the barrier before travelling down the embankment.
		Peter Lawrence of the pressure group Rail Future voiced his view, following Hart’s conviction, as to the state of the road safety measures, “I don’t think the crash barriers were sufficient and needed lengthening to prevent this type of accident occurring.
	www.portia.org /chapter13/Hart.html (2233 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Selby train crash
		AN INVESTIGATION into the fatal rail crash in which a high-speed train hit a car parked on a level crossing has confirmed that a set of points exacerbated the "catastrophic derailment".
		AN inquest into the deaths of ten people in the Selby rail crash was due to begin today.
		Six passengers and four railway staff died in the incident at the village of Great Heck, near Selby, North Yorkshire, on February 28, 2001.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=30 (313 words)

	Robert C. Byrd - Huntington West Virginia Blog
		She is a commercial webmaster who writes poetry and is a writer on the topics of WV political writings, wireless networking, local news, West Virginia News, computer education, information technology, LAN Networking, Server Administration, Thoughts about the War in Iraq and government deficit spending in an era of fiscal austerity.
		Senator Byrd's KKK membership as a youth was "of his times"--look back in the aisles of our history and you will find many great Americans who had beliefs that are totally unacceptable and tolerated in today's America (three that come to mind are Jefferson, Frederick Douglass and Lincoln).
		Heck, If you look at that picture, it is not a shotgun, it is a rifle.
	www.sheck.com /serendipity/archives/100-Robert-C.-Byrd.html (3147 words)

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		Arizona Governor Fife Symington stated, "This is a great announcement for the Flagstaff area and the state of Arizona." He praised the efforts of the team that brought Westmont to Arizona -- including the Department of Commerce, Flagstaff community leaders and Santa Fe.
		There was a brief renaissance at Midway in the early 1970's, but a jet crash in 1972 is what may have eventually resulted in Midway once again becoming a "ghost town." Then in the early 1980's Midway Airlines was formed, and they quickly proved that there is a demand for flights at Midway Airport.
		The Ohio Association of Rail Passengers' publication, the 6:53, is running stories of the bizarre from the rails in addition to its usual stories.
	www.railfan.net /railpix/text/ro_1_5.txt (19888 words)

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