Save The Whales (Tail)
After my last post profiling a transportation disaster that was sad beyond belief, upon seeing this article by Adam Taylor in the Washington Post this morning I just had to pass it on.
A runaway commuter train in the Netherlands (Rotterdam Metro) today blasted through various safety barriers and landed on the firm(?) grasp of the public art installed beyond the end of the tracks.
I'll wager the cost of the art was probably disputed as wasteful during construction (it always is), but once again art saved the day. In a rather amazing bit of irony, the title of the plastic art piece (even before the wreck) was "Saved by the Whales Tail".
Only the driver was on the train and he's ok.
Da Akkers Metro Station - Spjkenisse Netherlands
Photo: Robin Utrecht / AFP / Getty Images Washington Post)
I certainly hope they install a replica of that train car resting on that tail forever.
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