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freight trains v. vehicles
Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:09 AM

Would have written this headline as "Log truck runs into side of freight train"

Police: Log truck hits CSX coal train in Charles City County | WRIC ABC 8News

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 6:56 AM

Give them credit - at least they didn't report "train hits log truck..."

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Posted by Ulrich on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:13 AM

I'm surprised at how quickly the cause of the accident i.e. brake failure was determined. Accident happened on Tuesday.. not much left of the truck.. and they already know that it was brake failure? Usually accident investigations take a little bit more time. Something fishy about this story.. brakes don't "just fail".. if they did we'd all be in alot of trouble. 

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Posted by diningcar on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:43 AM

Since the truck driver walked away it is likely he advised about brake failure. 

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Posted by Ulrich on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:46 AM

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Since the truck driver walked away it is likely he advised about brake failure. 

 

Of course he would.. 

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 11:30 AM

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diningcar

Since the truck driver walked away it is likely he advised about brake failure.  

Of course he would.. 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 9:04 PM

Log trucks and bad brakes go together.  All that running around in muddy fields can snag the brake assembly in vasrious ways.  Drivers many times do not check and clean brakes if necessary.

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