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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>From the <I>Railroad Gazette</I>:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>August 1890</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>8<SUP>th</SUP>, on Georgia Pacific, near Temple, Ga., butting collision between a freight train and a construction train, wrecking the engines and several cars of both.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The engineer of the freight was killed and a brakeman badly hurt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is said that the runner of the freight, on being flagged, called out to the flagman as his train passed, “I’ve got my orders and am on time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The track is mine and they will have to clear the way.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
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