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.
| Title | Mayday - Season 3 Episode 12 : Runaway Train |
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| Alternative Titles | Air Crash Investigation, Mayday! Desastres Aéreos, Crash Scene Investigation, Danger dans les airs, Mayday: Air Disaster, Air Disasters, 空中浩劫, Vyšetřování leteckých neštěstí, Vyšetřování míst neštěstí, Letecké katastrofy, Flugzeug-Katastrophen: Die Unfall-Ermittler, Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit, Undersøgelse af flystyrt, Mayday: Catástrofes aéreas, Mayday Catástrofes Aéreas, Catástrofes aéreas, Lentoturmatutkinta, Air Crash, Dangers dans le ciel, Mayday : Dangers dans le ciel, Mayday : Alerte maximum, Air Crash Investigation, Mayday (Air Crash Investigation), Mayday Air disaster, Τραγωδία στον Αέρα, Istrage zrakoplovnih nesreća, Légikatasztrófák, Indagini ad alta quota, Air Crash Investigation, メーデー!:航空機事故の真実と真相, 항공사고 수사대, 항공 사고 수사대, May day, Air Crash Investigation, Flyhavarikommisjonen, Air Crash Investigation, Katastrofa w przestworzach, Mayday, Desastres Aéreos, Несреће у ваздуху, Расследования авиакатастроф, التحليق إلى المجهول, Haverikommissionen, Det bästa av Haverikommissionen, Letecké katastrofy, Air Crash Investigation, Uçak Kazası Raporu, 空中浩劫, Air Emergency, Air Disasters, Mayday: Air Disaster, Air Crash Investigation, Air Crash Investigation |
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| First Air Date | 2003-09-03 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-05-26 |
| Number of Episodes | 236 |
| Number of Seasons | 26 |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, Crime, |
| Networks | 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic, |
| Casts | Stephen Bogaert |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 1 Hanging by a Thread Hanging by a Thread
2005-09-14Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 2 Attack over Baghdad Attack over Baghdad
2005-09-21Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 3 Out of Control Out of Control
2005-09-28Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 4 Fight for Your Life Fight for Your Life
2005-10-05Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 5 Bomb on Board Bomb on Board
2005-10-12Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 6 Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity
2005-10-19Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 7 Helicopter Down Helicopter Down
2005-10-26Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 8 Death and Denial Death and Denial
2005-11-02Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 9 Kid in the Cockpit Kid in the Cockpit
2005-11-09Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 10 Head On Collision Head On Collision
2005-11-16Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 11 Collision Course Collision Course
2005-11-23Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 12 Runaway Train Runaway Train
2011-11-30Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 3 :Episode 13 Ocean Landing Ocean Landing
2005-12-07Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
