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I man killed by intermodal pickup.

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I man killed by intermodal pickup.
Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, April 3, 2004 11:42 AM
In Hastings,Nebraska a man was killed yesterday after hitting a empty intermodal train parked across the tracks. Normally I wouldn't put this on, but I have infromation and photos on the train(s). these cars were being stored on a branchline that runs from York, Nebraska, to Bennedict, Nebraska seven miles to the north. York is on the BNSF powder river basin line 100 miles outside Lincoln. Hastings is on the Denver line that Amtraks Calafornia Zephyr runs over. Roughly 200 miles away. here's a photo of when they first started pulling these cars out roughly 2 weeks ago. BN is holding no responsability for this because it was a marked crossing. I'll try to get some more photos soon.
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Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, April 3, 2004 11:43 AM
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 3, 2004 11:52 AM
That's sad why do we put this on? Don't we have better things talk about?

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Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, April 3, 2004 11:57 AM
I'm not putting photos of the reck, it's of the train. Besides, I'm simply making a point that a unmarked train could be dangerous, and especially if you don't pay attention.
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Posted by greyhounds on Saturday, April 3, 2004 3:33 PM
Is there a reason the photos are just red X's in boxes to me?

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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, April 3, 2004 4:51 PM
When I click on the red X, nothing happens.[:(]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 3, 2004 8:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by traingeek087

I'm not putting photos of the reck, it's of the train. Besides, I'm simply making a point that a unmarked train could be dangerous, and especially if you don't pay attention.

OH SORRY TRAIN GEEK you made a point about unmarked trains with this oh yes could you repost the photos please they aren't coming up THANKS

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Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, April 3, 2004 10:13 PM
it's ok, but I can't figure out how to get them up.
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Saturday, April 3, 2004 10:53 PM
hmmm............sounds fishy

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 4, 2004 3:15 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by traingeek087

it's ok, but I can't figure out how to get them up.


Thanks for trying

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, April 5, 2004 6:43 AM
I can back up Traingeek - I read the article in the paper here in LIncoln. I think some smaller towns are so used to having so many trains in and around them, they become complacent. Who really knows what goes through any human's mind - pull around a long line of cars and run right into the side of a train doing switching at an elevator - in broad daylight. And this was many years ago...[:(]

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Posted by traingeek087 on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 11:04 PM
I have to get them on my webpage but I have to wait till next thursday because my web info is on my computer at school. I spent too much time working on steam engine links...
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