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On Sun. 6/13 we were on Amtrak #87 NYC to Richmond. Approx. 25 miles N of Balt. we hit, in the middle of nowhere, apparently deliberately placed debris which interrupted brake lines and caused emerg. braking. Repairs were impossible at site. Two following trains took us on (ever try to board from the roadbed gulley between tracks?). Amtrak people handled it all very well, and ran a special section of cars from one "rescue train" on to Richmond for us. They allowed us to take out the emerg. windows to get cooler air, thank God. Query: anyone know, or have any way of knowing, what the dedris was? Sounded like stone, but could have been metal ( if metal and across the tracks, shouldn't the block signal have read "stop'?). Any way to know how much damage was done?[?]
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