Today’s podcast is about the German ICE (Inter-City Express) train derailment and subsequent catastrophe in the sleepy German town of Eschede that took place in June, 1998.  While this isn’t Germany’s biggest rail disaster, it’s one of the most well known in modern times, resulting in 101 people being killed and almost 90 being injured.

As usual, you can download the podcast from this link, find it on iTunes, or listen to the podcast in the embedded player below.

Sources include:

• Wikipedia: Eschede Train Disaster and Rail Density Maps
• RailFan.net: Eschede Special Feature and The Eschede Reports
• BBC News: Kohl Sees Scene Of Carnage
• Erik’s Rail News: German ICE Accident