Talk:1989 Helena train wreck

This article was nominated for deletion on 20 January 2012 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

A fact from 1989 Helena train wreck appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 February 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Helena train wreck of 1989 occurred during a record cold snap that ranked No. 4 on the NOAA's list of Montana's Top Weather/Water/Climate events of the 20th century?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1989 Helena train wreck.

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The link to the NTSB document isn't working. Kevink707 (talk) 21:29, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Correcting 3 errors

There are three significant errors in the train operations which I have corrected: the number of cars in the train was 49, not 48 (the NTSB report explains why there was one more car than listed in the manifest); the helper locomotives were not "pushers", they were positioned at the front of the train; and the crew was not "waiting for the signal to be repaired", as they had dispatcher permission to pass the red signal. The NTSB report makes it clear that the main reason the crew was swapping the locomotive order was because the lead locomotive did not have a working cab heater; additionally the lights (headlight, etc) were not working correctly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:589:300:CA70:0:0:0:240D (talk) 22:48, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]