Mayday
tv show

230 total episodes
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25 seasons
First Aired September 03, 2003
Genres:
Overview
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Runaway Train
Season 3 - Episode 12 - 1h 45m
Air Date
November 30, 2011
Overview
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Two residents and two train crew members are killed in the initial crash. More than a week later, an underground gasoline pipeline, damaged by earth-moving equipment during the post-crash clean-up, ruptures and sparks a fire that kills another two people. A clerical error had caused the train's weight to be greatly underestimated, and it had been assembled without enough locomotives to provide adequate braking. Additionally, several of the engines had completely inoperable brakes, but this information was not passed on to the crews. Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.
Guest Stars
Trevor Hayes
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Frank Holland
Ron Kennell
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Everett Cown
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John Muggleton
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Lawrence Hill
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Don Ritchie
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Waterbury
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John Rowe
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Allen Reiss
Kim Roberts
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Ruth Green
Sava Drayton
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Christopher Shaw
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Steven Manuel
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Alan Simpson
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Scott Watson
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Ray Harper
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Aaron Octeau
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George Avery
David Fraser
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Thomas Blair