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[Anonymous]

Ouch 356s. Those are quite valuable cars. Or were.

At least they're not 996s. I would cry for days if they had been. [:D]

[vsmith]

The cars in the photo CAN be repaired but it will cost $$$$. SOme look pretty good condition considering they were whacked by a train. A lot of body work on most. Only the black one looks really bad but I have seen worse brought back from the dead.. One things fer sure... I would HATE to be the insurance claims adjuster on this one....and I'd HATE to be the truck driver trying to explain what happened to the car owners...

[dharmon]

Here's a link to the pics.......http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8028

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by corailfan

That is really too bad from both ends. If it had been new Porsches I really wound't have cared that much, but the old ones, thats a shame. Proof once again that Newton's three laws of Physics still do apply, guess he knew what he was talking about after all.

Exactly

1. An object in uniform motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside porsche.

2. Force equals mass times attempted deceleration.

3. For every action there is and equal and opposite series of litigation.

[railman]

breaks my heart.

[Anonymous]

That is really too bad from both ends. If it had been new Porsches I really wound't have cared that much, but the old ones, thats a shame. Proof once again that Newton's three laws of Physics still do apply, guess he knew what he was talking about after all.

[UPTRAIN]

There was a canival ride got hung up on a crossing acout a mile from here, the tilt-o-whirl wasn't supposed to be that bad of a ride. I heard people really threw up from that one! Not really, it did get hung and that old SP took it out really quick, one of the cup things you sit in is still laying in the ditch. It was neat to look at, it ripped it right in half.

[tree68]

Well, they weren't Porsches, but I remember a similar accident years ago - the car carrier had a load of vans - all painted in the red and yellow of "Wynn's Friction Proofing." They were all over the place. Never did figure out why the driver was going over that crossing in the first place - it was out of his way, and had very steep approaches on both sides. Guaranteed to hang up a long, low trailer like that. It's closed, now.

[UPTRAIN]

I think those cars are slightly ugly in the first place. I bet they look good now. Give me a Mustang or a Corvette or a Camero any day!!!

[andrewjonathon]

Too bad about the accident. I enjoy European cars as well as trains so this news almost makes me as sad as when an entire shipload of brand BMW cars sank in the English Channel a year or so ago.

Based on the attached website the car show actually provided patrons information on how to use Amtrak as way to get to the car show.

http://www.germanautofest.com/directions.htm

[BNSFNUT]

Yeah but on the good side anybody has a old porsche it is now rarer and worth more.[:D] At least no one got hurt. (exept for the wallet)

[jeaton]

News wire today says that the driver was following another vehicle which stopped after crossing the tracks. Therefore the trailers with the Porsches couldn't clear the tracks.
Could it be that the lead driver has a thing in for Porsches? Will the driver pulling the load of Porsches wait to make sure he can clear the tracks before he pulls on the crossing? Will the UP sue the car owners for damage to the locomotive?

Stay tuned!

Jay

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

What do porsches have to do with trains?..................mind you a porsche with hi-rails could be one fine ride.[:D][:D]

The link in first post will explain what porsches have to do with trains or what trains have to do with porsches.

[Junctionfan]

What do porsches have to do with trains?..................mind you a porsche with hi-rails could be one fine ride.[:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

So bye, bye mister porsche guy
drove my truck up to the tracks, then my gas tank ran dry
and they all came up and kissed there porshies good by
singing this i'll be the day that I die-
this'll be the day that I die-

[miniwyo]

That is very sad,


there ae no pictures!!!



I would just like to see some pictures of the carnage. Its good that no one was seriously hurt though.

[dharmon]

I guess porsche now stands for ...

Pieces Of Really Spensive Car Headed Everywhere....

[dharmon]

"Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.....


Being in Ventura, they'll probably have a charity hoopla to benefit the "poor" victims of The Great Porsche Massacre of '04.

[mudchicken]

I'd bet a hot fudge sundae that the finger pointing and the tears were in high gear before they got all the high dollar scrap towed away. (And the knucklehead pavement designers for the City of Ventura are probably clueless as to what they allowed to happen...and it couldn't possibly be their fault![}:)][}:)][}:)] )


Did I just hear Ferdinand and Ferry roll over in their respective graves?[:D]

[Mookie]

I heard that on the radio but didn't catch where - should have known!

[Anonymous]

On one hand, its terrible that the driver could have been killed and the crew killed and all those cars got destroyed. But on the other, it probably looked really neat, like something out of a movie. I wonder just how old all those Porsches were.

[dharmon]

Check CARFAX before buying any old Porsches in the Ventura County, CA area!

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5983475/