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Anonymous
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Crash BNSF
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:12 PM
today two bnsf trains crashed head on at about 6 pm today
i dont have picks but it happened near Dallas
report is that 1 dead and several injured
if you have any info and input please fill free to ad to this topic

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:51 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040519_1865.html
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:02 PM
Article doesn't say anything about anyone getting killed, but there wasn't much info there in the first place.
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, May 20, 2004 6:07 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

Article doesn't say anything about anyone getting killed, but there wasn't much info there in the first place.
lost one for sure.

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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Posted by BNSFNUT on Thursday, May 20, 2004 6:12 AM
For vidio go to www.wfaa.com
It looks very bad. WFAA news comfirms one dead.

There is no such thing as a bad day of railfanning. So many trains, so little time.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:39 AM
I guess the BNSF just found out that the UP is having their meltdown.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:45 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFNUT

For vidio go to www.wfaa.com
It looks very bad. WFAA news comfirms one dead.



The problme with this site?

You have to be a memeber to wathc the news,
how pathetic is that?

Second off, In this advanced day and age, there should Be No head on colisions.

This is so stupid it boggles my mind.


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Modelcar
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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:12 AM
Kevin...I just watched the video mentioned.

Quentin

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:15 AM
More here.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/lateststories/index.ssf?/base/national-24/1085055561200530.xml

Jay

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Posted by heavyd on Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:14 AM
Well I am not registering to watch any of the videos to see a train wreck where there was a fatality.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:14 PM
Amen to that!!
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Modelcar
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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:11 PM
...No membership required....I know nothing about a membership and I watched the video this morning here on the computer at the above mentioned site.

Quentin

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Posted by UPTRAIN on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:54 PM
I hope I'm never in one of those!!!

Pump

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Posted by csxengineer98 on Friday, May 21, 2004 12:48 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFNUT

For vidio go to www.wfaa.com
It looks very bad. WFAA news comfirms one dead.



The problme with this site?

You have to be a memeber to wathc the news,
how pathetic is that?

Second off, In this advanced day and age, there should Be No head on colisions.

This is so stupid it boggles my mind.



as sad as it is to say...and i feel for the loss of the crewman..since i am a rail roader..and the thought of that happening crosses my mind from time to time.....
but S#$T happens... im sure the crews didnt say..lets have a cra***oday.... but it happens...it is a part of rail roading...and always will be...even with more technology... that is still not a fail safe... computers fail.... people fail.... all you can do is do your job the best you can..and as safe as you can..and hope and pray that the brothers on the other train are doing the same thing...
csx engineer
"I AM the higher source" Keep the wheels on steel
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Posted by jchnhtfd on Friday, May 21, 2004 10:11 AM
as sad as it is to say...and i feel for the loss of the crewman..since i am a rail roader..and the thought of that happening crosses my mind from time to time.....
but S#$T happens... im sure the crews didnt say..lets have a cra***oday.... but it happens...it is a part of rail roading...and always will be...even with more technology... that is still not a fail safe... computers fail.... people fail.... all you can do is do your job the best you can..and as safe as you can..and hope and pray that the brothers on the other train are doing the same thing...
csx engineer

Amen, brother
Jamie
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 2:06 PM
Was this collision on the line from that comes from Oklahoma thru from Oklahoma City or was it the ex Frisco line? Or was it either?

wboatner
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Posted by eolafan on Sunday, May 23, 2004 8:54 AM
I just saw some photos of the wrecked units on Railpictures.com, WOW! Does anybody know how fast the two trains were going when the collided?
Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 23, 2004 9:21 PM
Grayson county--would be on the ex-Frisco line.
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