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On Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 10:02 a.m. central daylight time,
eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train ZLAAH 22 and
westbound UP freight train AAMMLX 22 collided head-on while
operating on straight track on the UP Pratt subdivision near
Goodwell, Oklahoma. The collision derailed 3 locomotives and 24
cars of the eastbound train and 2 locomotives and 8 cars of the
westbound train. The engineer and the conductor of the eastbound
train and the engineer of the westbound train were killed. The
conductor of the westbound train jumped to safety. During the
collision and derailment, several fuel tanks from the derailed
locomotives ruptured, releasing diesel fuel that ignited and
burned. Damage was estimated at $14.8 million.
On November 12, 1995, at 0055 eastern standard time, a McDonnell
Douglas MD-83, N566AA, owned by American Airlines and operated as
flight 1572, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees in
East Granby, Connecticut, while on approach to runway 15 at Bradley
International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
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