From: HAL@hal.invalid   
      
   In article <2dbf76e2-65ad-4cab-92bc-3b74bb9ee908@googlegroups.com>,   
    wrote:   
      
   > My guess is that someone threw a rock at the derailed train and smashed the   
   > windshield, causing the engineer to panic.  He was new to the route, and   
   > possibly sped up the train to get out of the rock zone; in his panic, he   
   > forgot that a curve was coming up.  They did investigate the broken   
   > windshield and said it was not done by a gunshot; however, they didn't say   
   > anything more.   
      
   He did not have a lot of experience but he was not new to the route. If   
   a rock smashed the windshield he would already been out of the rock   
   zone. Your scenario is a Hail Mary guess. If he forgot the curve it is   
   more likely do to fatigue.   
      
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