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Re: Just couldn't resist posting this one...
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Fri, 9 Aug 2002 16:48:03 GMT
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I believe that involved an Amtrak train here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Of
course there was nothing left of the driver, and yes one of the victims
still had their hands wrapped around the steering wheel when he fried to a
crisp.
-Harvey



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(...) It blows my mind. People have driven around me at crossings where the gates were down! Chris (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) There was a similar accident many years ago involving a truck full of fuel and a train colliding. Unfortunately it was during rush hour on a busy boulevard. There were many fatalities. The engineer survived. The train was going fast enough to (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

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