Stopping the Unstoppable: When an unstoppable force meets a dashpot snubber
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] On the morning of September 29, 2016, a New Jersey Transit commuter train rolled into Hoboken Terminal during rush hour with about 250 passengers on board, and it just… didn’t stop. The train reached the end of the track, overro
Summary
A New Jersey Transit commuter train failed to stop at Hoboken Terminal in 2016, crashing through the end of the track and causing significant damage. The article details the incident and the engineering concepts behind the train’s behavior, including the role of a dashpot snubber.
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