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Amtrak train hits big-rig truck in Calif.; 20 people sent to hospitals

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Amtrak train hits big-rig truck in Calif.; 20 people sent to hospitals
Posted by schlimm on Saturday, August 7, 2010 2:23 PM

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-amtrak-truck-crash,0,5552565.story

Another reason to eliminate grade crossings on passenger routes.

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Posted by aegrotatio on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:55 PM

 Umm, more like Big-Rig Truck stops on tracks and causes 20 people to be sent to hospitals.

Tracks do not move, man.

I hate the way the news reports these stories.

 

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Sunday, August 8, 2010 6:42 AM

aegrotatio

 Umm, more like Big-Rig Truck stops on tracks and causes 20 people to be sent to hospitals.

Tracks do not move, man.

I hate the way the news reports these stories.

Seems to me like a well-written story that got the facts straight WITHOUT being judgmental.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul

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