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By Matt Hardigree Jan 27, 2011 4:00 PM

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When A Train Throws A Piston Run For Your Life

When A Train Throws A Piston Run For Your Life These photos purport to be from a Canadian National locomotive engine that literally threw a piston into a home near the track in Independence, Louisiana. The piston from a 212-ton V16 diesel-powered train's not small.

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