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Yeah and all telephone poles must have a 95% diagonal cut at the bottom so they snap off when hit also. What a dip.There's only two crashes in 2000 with 7 occupants and none show any injuries One looks like it was caused by lack of reflectorization on the train--- cross-bucks on a state highway with black rail cars at night---that ain't dangerous is it? Especially if it's empty flat cars where both cross bucks can be seen. The other was caused by a stalled vehicle and the train didn't have occupied crossing equipment aboard it looks like. The only thing I've seen in Canada was where 5 people from a employment agency were killed at a gated crossing and somehow the video that was on the front of the train disappeared for three hours somehow. =====Accident 17 ===== RR report 00060601 ===== Crossing ID 671718T ===== On Jun 06, 2000 a FREIGHT TRAIN operated by Kiamichi RR Co. LLC [KRR ] was hit by a PICKUP TRUCK at approximately 2:00A M in Arkansas in LITTLE RIVER county on HWY 32 road. The incident occurred in/near FOREMAN city. The rail equipment wa s reported to have been traveling at 010 Mph with 3 locomotive(s) and 29 cars(s). The PICKUP TRUCK had been traveling in a southernly direction at ? Mph. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. The PICKUP TRUCK hit the 017 locomotive or r ail car on the crossing. It was clear, at night and the temperature was 60. There were no reported deaths or injuries . The 18 year old female driver was moving on the crossing and was reported to have not stopped. There were 7 occupan t(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous material was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Crossbucks HIGHWAY USER RAN INTO THE 17TH CAR OF THE TRAIN. TRAIN CREW DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE STRUCK UNTIL NOTIFIED BY THE RAILROAD DISPATCHER AND STOPPED AT NEXT CROSSING IN ARKINDA. =====Accident 34 ===== RR report 0700LA045 ===== Crossing ID 747876H ===== On Jul 16, 2000 a FREIGHT TRAIN operated by Union Pacific RR Co. [UP ] hit a VAN at approximately 3:45AM in California in LOS ANGELES county on COMPTON BLVD road. The incident occurred in/near COMPTON city. The rail equipment was report ed to have been traveling at 030 Mph with 4 locomotive(s) and 95 cars(s). The VAN had been traveling in an easternly direction. The railroad was operating on main line track over a public road crossing. It was clear, at night and the temperature w as 80. There were no reported deaths or injuries. The male driver was stopped on the crossing and was reported to have (unknown). There were 7 occupant(s) in the vehicle. The view of the track was not obstructed. Hazardous material was not being transported by rail or highway vehicle. The crossing was protected by: Gates, Standard flashing lights, Bells (audible), Crossbucks BOX 41. STOPPED BEFORE GATES.
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