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Cornfield meet in Texas...Today. Two Freight trains,(Intermodal) collide head-on.

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  • From: Reading, PA
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Posted by rrinker on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7:44 AM

 In these days of coordinated services and centralized dispatch, the 911 center is gooing to better know who is available for an appropriate response to a given location. You call the local PD, and the nearest available officer may be on the other side of town, yet there is a state police officer patrolling 3 blocks away - they won't know that.

 Will they actually be able to do anything? Probably not, unless an actual accident occurs. Even with video footage. But they may stop the guy and question him. He'd likely deny he did what he is accused of, but just maybe he will realize that people DO see this stuff and maybe he won't be so stupid the next time.

 Do also call the safety number on the truck, or the company if you don;t see a safety hotline number. They too will likely have a chat with the driver, who will probably deny everyhing, but at least he knows people are watching and seeing what's going on.

                      --Randy


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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