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Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters
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Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters Hardback - 2012

by George Bibel

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Gripping forensic tales explain how and why trains crash.

Trains are massive--with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy.

Train Wreck details numerous crashes, including 17 in which more than 200 people were killed. Readers follow investigators as they sift through the rubble and work with computerized event recorders to figure out what happened. Using a mix of eyewitness accounts and scientific explanations, Bibel draws us into a world of forensics and human drama.

Train Wreck is a fascinating exploration of
- runaway trains
- bearing failures
- metal fatigue
- crash testing
- collision dynamics
- bad rails

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  • Title Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters
  • Author George Bibel
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First printing
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
  • Publication date 2012-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781421405902 / 1421405903
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Self-Help
  • Library of Congress subjects Railroad accidents - Investigation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011048389
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.122

About the author

George Bibel is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota. He is the author of Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes and the coauthor of Plane Crash: The Forensics of Aviation Disasters.

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