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- From: mstoffan@uumark.UUCP (Mark Stoffan)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Stupid (DEAD) people
- Message-ID: <722047395snx@uumark.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 00:43:15 GMT
- References: <168A18425.R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu>
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- In article <168A18425.R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu> R1004@vmcms.csuohio.edu writes:
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- > It's a good thing trains run on rails - keeps people from
- > claiming the locomotive swerved to hit them! (but I'm sure some
- > have anyway!)
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- A number of years ago when trains still ran in the middle of Portland's
- Commercial Street, a little old lady in a big bronze Cadillac refused to
- yield and drove right into the nose of an Alco switcher which was moving
- at about 5 mph. Said lady proceeded to exit her banged-up vehicle and
- yell at the engineer, demanding to know why he didn't swerve.
- Yep, you're probably right.
-
- Mark Stoffan nlbbs!mstoffan@uunet.UU.NET (UUCP)
- Gorham, Maine USA mark@btsgatep.caps.maine.edu (Internet)
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