Template:Did you know nominations/1990 Back Bay rail accident


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 15:16, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

1990 Back Bay rail accident

 * ... that during the 1990 Back Bay rail accident Amtrak's Night Owl and the MBTA commuter train it collided with jackknifed in a tunnel and crashed through the street above?
 * Reviewed: MMPL Kanpur

Created by Mackensen (talk). Self nominated at 01:06, 6 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article was created within five days is more than long enough. Hook is interesting and supported by source. Looks good to me.GabrielF (talk) 04:56, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * ALT1:... that during the 1990 Back Bay rail accident, Amtrak's Night Owl jackknifed after colliding with the MBTA commuter train and crashed through the street above? Kyle(talk) 06:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * My only concern about ALT1, and it's minor, is that it's not clear to me from the sources which train (both?) punched the hole in Dartmouth Street. Mackensen (talk) 13:15, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT2:... that during the 1990 Back Bay rail accident, Amtrak's Night Owl collided with an MBTA commuter train, causing the two trains to jackknife and crash through the street above? GabrielF (talk) 21:37, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT3:... that during the 1990 Back Bay rail accident, Amtrak's Night Owl collided with an MBTA commuter train in a tunnel, causing the two trains to jackknife and crash through the street above? GabrielF (talk) 21:47, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Howzabout EEng (talk) 22:13, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT4:... that in the 1990 Back Bay rail accident, Amtrak's Night Owl jumped the track and hit an MBTA commuter train, causing both to jackknife through the tunnel ceiling to the street above?