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Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Originally posted by Blue Ridge Front Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply vsmith Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Smoggy L.A. 10,743 posts Posted by vsmith on Thursday, July 7, 2005 10:36 AM red squares, just red squares pretty red x's float on screen are they here to tease? Have fun with your trains Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2005 10:40 AM I, too, am just seeing the imfamous red X's. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2005 1:22 PM You know they say that X marks the spot... I hope BRF can get the pictures working again, it would be an interesting sight to see. I'm just glad that the guy did fall victim to Darwin, I'm sure he is too. Maybe he will think a little bit harder about getting behind the wheel next time he has had a few too many. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2005 1:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Blue Ridge Front This guy apparently took a wrong turn on Pearson Falls Rd. in Melrose, N.C. and made it about two miles down the Norfolk Southern line toward Tryon. He had about a 100 foot fall down the washed out bank when he opened his door... didn't make his way out for about six or eight hours and was apparently drunk enough that the fall didn't kill him. Remember kids, don't drink and drive! P.S. - My posted picture below is where he got on the tracks. Wow. That's what drinking and driving will do to you. I'm glad that he's Ok. [:)] Reply Edit Modelcar Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania 13,456 posts Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, July 7, 2005 3:21 PM ...If his wheels would have been outside of the outside rail...{to the cave in}, I believe the truck may have rotated off and down over the open space that had been a railroad fill....and plunged all the way down into the ravine....rolling over and over...with what kind of consequences...? Quentin Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 9, 2005 1:25 PM just the red x's Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Blue Ridge Front This guy apparently took a wrong turn on Pearson Falls Rd. in Melrose, N.C. and made it about two miles down the Norfolk Southern line toward Tryon. He had about a 100 foot fall down the washed out bank when he opened his door... didn't make his way out for about six or eight hours and was apparently drunk enough that the fall didn't kill him. Remember kids, don't drink and drive! P.S. - My posted picture below is where he got on the tracks.
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