This sounds exactly like Linux giving the old OOM killer. Reproduce the problem, then look at the output of sudo dmesg. If it shows something like “OOM killed process”, then yes, that’s the problem.

Do the following:

1. Consider giving less memory to the VM
2. Ensure you have at least a little swap space configured on Linux
3. Consider getting more memory
4. Exit other programs on Linux, especially web browsers

If you believe this article, commercial airlines are much much safer than passenger rail. There was another article that I don’t feel like citing that suggested that, in the US, trains didn’t even have a carbon advantage.