While grinding the rails ......

[up1950s]

..... and it finally ground to a halt .
http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2011-10-30/98a844a1_20100726Stavoren_Treinongeval_26.jpg

[John]

wow .. where are the tracks?

[cv_acr]

wow .. where are the tracks?

Off to the left.

This happened somewhere in Holland. The rail grinder was routed onto the wrong track and came into this dead-end passenger station at speed and smashed through the track bumper and a sporting goods store. If it would have gone another 100-200 feet farther it'd be under water.

[DKS]

http://railbastard.freeforums.org/some-buffer-stops-are-just-useless-t2812.html