Nova Why Trains Crash (Season 44, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

Nova

Why Trains Crash (Season 44, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

A look at several recent train crashes, their causes and a technological solution which should make such events occur much less often.

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Jay O. Sanders Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Seiji Abe Self - Kansai University Self - Kansai University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Luis Carrasquero Self - Metrolink Self - Metrolink See fewer	Nova (1974)
Steven Ditmeyer Self - Transportation Technologist Self - Transportation Technologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sarah Feinberg Self - Fmr. Administrator - Fed. Railroad Admin. Self - Fmr. Administrator - Fed. Railroad Admin. See fewer	End of the Line (II) (2021)
Yannick Gagne Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Christopher Hart Self - NTSB Self - NTSB See fewer	Nova (1974)
Yutaka Hatano Self - Central Japan Railway Company Self - Central Japan Railway Company See fewer	Nova (1974)
Steven Jenner Self - Nat'l Transportation Safety Board Self - Nat'l Transportation Safety Board See fewer	Nova (1974)
William Keppen Self - Former Locomotive Engineer Self - Former Locomotive Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Pierre Lebeau Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sergio Marquez Self - Metrolink Self - Metrolink See fewer	Nova (1974)
Keith Millhouse Self - Former Board Chairman - Metrolink Self - Former Board Chairman - Metrolink See fewer	Nova (1974)
Patrick Murphy Self - Fmr. Undersecretary of the U.S. Army Self - Fmr. Undersecretary of the U.S. Army See fewer	Nova (1974)
Donald Ross Self - Transportation Board of Canada Self - Transportation Board of Canada See fewer	Nova (1974)
Hideki Sakai Self - Central Japan Railway Company Self - Central Japan Railway Company See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ted Turpin Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
David Tyrell Self - Volpe Nat'l Transportation Systems Ctr. Self - Volpe Nat'l Transportation Systems Ctr. See fewer	Nova (1974)