Template:Did you know nominations/July 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

July 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment

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... that the National Transportation Safety Board found that a track gauge 5⁄16 of an inch (7.9 mm) too wide caused a garbage train to derail (pictured) in the Bronx?

Reviewed: Sweet Adelines International competition
Comment: For want of a nail ...

Created by Daniel Case (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 23:06, 27 May 2015 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, and within policy. Interesting hook; its length is fine. No apparent close paraphrasing. Img is CC BY-SA 2.0. QPQ done. GTG. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosiestep (talk • contribs) 03:36, 28 May 2015‎ (UTC)