After thousands of train messages in almost 35 years, a first...

Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:24 PM

I've got almost 35 years on the big railroad with thousands of train orders and messages, but never one like this until today... [the locations are on the east side of Washington, LFZ (Logic Free Zone)] "005 - Dispatcher Message Number 34018 Look out for unsafe walking conditions between Bennings and Chesapeake Jct. Used hypodermic needles on ground." There are some third world countries that are safer than South East...

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Noah Hofrichter

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January 2004
From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells)
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:42 PM

yeah, I'd say that's different alright. It's really quite sad.

Noah

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BaltACD

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May 2003
From: US
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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:45 PM

With the culture that exists around Bennings....needles are the least caliber of the objects that can penetrate the skin.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:33 PM

Scary stuff. We have enough job related hazards without AIDS and HepC...

LC

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:37 PM

Scary stuff. We have enough job related hazards without AIDS and HepC...

LC

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JoeKoh

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April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:48 PM

That is sad.like you guys didnt have enough to worry about just doing your job.
stay safe
Joe

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locomutt

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September 2003
From: Louisville,Ky.
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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:54 PM

That one IS very scary!

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mudchicken

Member since
December 2001
From: Denver / La Junta
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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:30 PM

Sounds like LA between Mission Tower & Redondo Jcn.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 12:13 AM

Yuck, that's something I wouldn't want to be getting......

But I suppose I would prefer the warning. [xx(]

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eolafan

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December 2001
From: Aurora, IL
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Posted by eolafan on Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:13 AM

Hey guys, please make sure you wear thick leather work boots with thick soles and PLEASE don't fall on the ground.

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)

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tree68

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From: Northern New York
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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, July 1, 2004 10:40 AM

Used to be you only had that problem at the beach...

Larry Whistling
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cnw4001

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December 2001
From: Eastern Ohio
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Posted by cnw4001 on Saturday, July 3, 2004 1:05 PM

It isn't limited to RR operations. There are many places in the country where letter carriers find hypodermic needles in the blue collection boxes. In addition to that potentially life threatening discovery, lots of other really disgusting trash is sometimes found among the letters folks have dropped in the blue box(es).

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