Train wreck

A train wreck in Odessa, TX.

On October 2nd, unknown circumstances led to the fiery collision of a train and a semi-truck in the town of Odessa, TX.

About

Genesis

Claire Bennet and Zach cross the police line surrounding the wreck on the way home from one of her attempts. Seeing another opportunity to test the limits of her regenerative ability, Claire charges into one of the burning cars while Zach videotapes her from afar. Inside the car, she notices a firefighter overcome by the heat and smoke, whom she rescues and turns over to the Odessa Fire Chief to perform CPR. When a firefighter notices the lack of burns on her body, Claire flees.

Isaac watches the story of the train wreck on the news. He then glances over at a painting he made of the same train wreck, and realizes the scene he painted came true.

Don't Look Back

At school, authorities are trying to find out who saved the man from the fire at the trainwreck. Jackie eventually steps up to falsely take the credit. Claire asks the authorities about the man: He is still in bad shape, though grateful to be alive.

Homecoming

On the night of the Union Wells High School Homecoming Dance, Peter looks in a trophy case with a banner calling Jackie a "hero". He notices a newspaper clipping of Jackie, in her cheerleader outfit, accepting an award for rescuing the man from the train wreck. Moments later, Sylar later reads this same newspaper clipping, leading him to believe that the cheerleader mentioned in the article is an evolved human; he subsequently kills Jackie.

Gallery

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  Isaac Mendez's painting of the train wreck.
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  The wreck is on the news in Isaac's apartment.
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  The wreck makes the Odessa Register.

Notes

• In a television news report on KVFD, it is mentioned that the train was registered to to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but there had been no official statement as to what was the train's cargo.
  • The information conveyed by the reporter may merely be a holdover from the initial cut of the pilot episode. In an October 12th interview, executive producer Tim Kring commented that the entire terrorist subplot was too controversial to go with. The November 8th blast may therefore have nothing to do with the train derailment in the new, refined storyline.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Train wreck for fan-created theories and other speculation.