There are 3 types of train crashes. Train to train, train to other vehicle, and train alone (which includes colliding with animals, trees, etc).
Train to train crashes are prevented today by using fail-safe supervisory systems that stop a train when any unsafe condition is identified. The most publicized system of this type today is the US mandated installation of Positive Train Control (PTC).
Train to vehicle crashes usually occur at railroad crossings, with 25% being the motorist driving into the side of the train, in the US. These cannot be prevented. More than 95% of the other crashes of this type were the result of the motorist entering or staying on the crossing when unsafe to do so. Operation Lifesaver is a US nationwide educational program to address this - and it has helped.
Train crashes of other types are most often either from the track becoming unsafe, for many reasons, a defect on the train, or excessive speed. Excessive speed is being addressed by PTC, while track conditions have been getting better nearly every year since the 1950's.
11,000 people die in train crashes Most deaths occur in the first car on the train. I suggest that they leave the first car off, problem solved :)
One percent of railroad crossing crashes result from people driving into the side of trains while the rest involve the train hitting cars. This is due to the trains inability to stop without considerable advance notice and distance.
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Good question, all we know is that both are safe
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You stop the train if you want to arrive at a train stop or if there is an enemy you need to fight.
YesIt does due to the mass and sound waves.
You can train them to stop
According to the US DOT, about 1000 deaths occur each year from train crashes. Of those, some 600 are due to train/automobile accidents.
There have been several train crashes in New Zealand, the worst being the Tangiwai disaster on 24 December 1953
Well if the two objects are locomotives, the result is a train wreck.
At the train station