I've read a number of reports and still haven't figured out how a train can leave the tracks and hit a building. Is there any better info on what happened?
In many big city rail stations - particularly in commuter settings - incoming trains don't run past the station. They are shunted onto parallel sidings that line up adjacent to one another and actually end in the station. If someone messes up and does not brake the train, it will run smack into the cross platform in the station. If the train is traveling at a sufficient rate, it can pile up into the station building. Have never seen this, but often looked around and wondered what it would be like. Now, I know.
