NOVA
Season 44 Episode 13 - Why Trains Crash
7.0 ?
1974
Documentary
From derailments to head-on collisions to drivers killed at road crossings, deadly train accidents claim dozens of lives each year. But just how unsafe are the railroads? NOVA investigates recent rail tragedies and advances in train tech that could help prevent them, taking a special look at Japan’s superefficient bullet trains, which have a perfect safety record. What would it take to usher in a new golden age of safer, faster, more modern and reliable train travel?
Episodes in Season 44
1
15 Years of Terror
55 min
2
School of the Future
55 min
3
Great Human Odyssey
55 min
4
Super Tunnel
55 min
5
Treasures of the Earth: Gems
55 min
6
Treasures of the Earth: Metals
55 min
7
Treasures of the Earth: Power
55 min
8
Secrets of the Sky Tombs
55 min
9
The Nuclear Option
55 min
10
Search for the Super Battery
55 min
11
Ultimate Cruise Ship
55 min
12
The Origami Revolution
55 min
13
Why Trains Crash
55 min
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Holocaust Escape Tunnel
55 min
15
Building Chernobyl's Megatomb
55 min
16
Chinese Chariot Revealed
55 min
17
Poisoned Water
55 min
18
Eclipse Over America
55 min
19
Ghosts of Stonehenge
55 min
20
Death Dive to Saturn
55 min
21
Secrets of the Shining Knight
55 min
22
Secrets of the Forbidden City
55 min
23
Killer Volcanoes
55 min
24
Killer Hurricanes
55 min
25
Killer Floods
55 min
26
Extreme Animal Weapons
55 min
27
Bird Brain
55 min
28
Day the Dinosaurs Died
55 min
