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- Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!gumby!wmichgw!737ochs
- From: 737ochs@gw.wmich.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: Stupid People
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.173545.6408@gw.wmich.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 17:35:45 EST
- References: <1992Nov17.194002.17469@wubios.wustl.edu>
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- Organization: Western Michigan University
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- In article <1992Nov17.194002.17469@wubios.wustl.edu>, derek@wubios.wustl.edu (Derek Morgan) writes:
- > On the front page of today's (11/17) Post-Dispatch, there is a story about
- > grade crossing accidents: "4 Die in Week; Authorities Cite Lack Of Caution"
- > reads the subhead. The police in granite City, IL, just across the river are
- > going to "target" the RR crossings and hand out tickets if somebody disobeys
- > the signals.
- >
- > The place noted is an excellent place to photograph and watch trains; NS, CSX,
- > IC, Amtrak, and an occasional Terminal RR job go through on 4 tracks. If you
- > hang out for more than 1 train, you will also see some near accidents. The
- > accident of the week:
- >
- > 28-year pregnant mother drives around crossing gate to wait for train to pass
- > on far track. In gaining these precious 10 yards, which will save her an
- > enormous amount of time, she fails to realize that the gate now behind her
- > has a purpose; an oncoming train hits her car. She is in critical condition;
- > her three children in the car with her were also injured.
- >
- > She has been unable to comment on her proud, defiant stand in the face of the
- > oncoming frieght. Her family is preparing to take legal action against the
- > engineer, saying that since he saw the car on the tracks, he was negligent in
- > not stopping the train.
-
- Man, can you believe some people. Oh yea, I seen that car up there 1500 feet
- ahead, I'll just stop this 10,000 ton loaded coal hopper train on a dime
- so she can wait for the other train.
-
- stupid part is, knowing the courts, she'll probably win :^(
-
- Fred
-