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Posted by wabash1 on Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:03 AM
railroads never file lawsuits for the crew if the crew wants money from the defendant they haft to file it themselves. and they are at the bottom of the payout list. after everyone else gets the money and if any is left that is what the crew gets
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 5:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

He had alcohol AND drugs in his system.Seems like he was trying to remove himself from the gene pool[xx(]!


Another Definite "Darwin Award" nominee.[^]


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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 29, 2005 5:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BaltACD

There are idiots....with or without Snowmobiles.

Unfortunately, this guy is only one of too many.


Where did you get the little cartoon?[?]
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Posted by adrianspeeder on Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by lonewoof

Well, on the bright side: 1 less snowmobile. Now if we can just get rid of a few million of those ATV's...



No, need to get rid of a few million ATV Riders That ruin them for the rest of us.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:45 PM

Why did you have to bring perfectly decent refrigerator cars into this [:)]?
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:08 PM
Drugs AND Alcohol? Sure it wasnt one of Dubya's daughters? Touche! D'artanion!

Ha! what an Idiot !,
Here Martha Stewarts recipe for Idiot Surprise! :

take some booze, add some reefer, pour into Moron, now add Snowmobile, (motorcycle or auto may be substituted if not available)

Mix, pour ingrediants onto a railroad right of way, wait for passing train, poke with fork and watch till ingrediants are properly ground up under train and mixed with snow,

Voila! Idiot Surprise Snowcones! one per kiddie please...

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:57 PM
I wonder if the railroad has contemplated a civil suit against this guy to recover the costs of 1) fixing the locomotive and 2) medical costs from the crew. (From what I read on these forums, the crew probably has some "pain and suffering" issues, too.)

I'm always amazed at how smart people get after they do really dumb things and their wallets are surgically removed by learned practitioners of the legal community.

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Posted by wcfan4ever on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:41 PM
Back in the late 90's in Manitowoc, WI, a sled club had built an ice pack over the rails to get to the other side between two farmers fields. WC 1503 was the culprit and rolled over upon impact. Forced one guy onto permenent disabillity! He was a close family friend and had a few weeks til retirement. There are many people with no brains when it comes to riding sleds(snowmobiling) and trains. I for one, stop at every railroad track I get to and wonder...whens the next train coming?[:D][:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:23 PM
I'm with easter. How'd this get political? Idiots and morons come in all shapes, sizes and political affiliations. Please, guys, let's stick to railroad stuff.

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Posted by FThunder11 on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:54 AM
Some people are just dumb
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:25 AM
how did this topic get political? was the guy on the snowmobile running for office????
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by upchuck

WAS SENATOR TED KENNEDY DRIVING?


Ted Hic up...Kennedy?

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

He had alcohol AND drugs in his system.Seems like he was trying to remove himself from the gene pool[xx(]!


Another Definite "Darwin Award" nominee.[^]

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!!

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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:12 PM
He had alcohol AND drugs in his system.Seems like he was trying to remove himself from the gene pool[xx(]!
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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by upchuck

WAS SENATOR TED KENNEDY DRIVING?


FOFLMAO!!!!!!!
Just don't add fuel to the fire.[:)]

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Posted by upchuck on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:51 PM
WAS SENATOR TED KENNEDY DRIVING?
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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:38 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

word to the wise don't drive a snowmoble and do drugs while a train is comming




kevin


How 'bout not at all,especially in a place that YOU shouldn't be in,
in the first place!

The dude should get some 'time' for that. Maybe they will use that
as an example ? (LOL)

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Posted by oskar on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:18 PM
word to the wise don't drive a snowmoble and do drugs while a train is comming




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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:15 PM
There are idiots....with or without Snowmobiles.

Unfortunately, this guy is only one of too many.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:09 PM
To the last four of you that posted here--

All I can say is RIGHT ON! I didn't think I could get a chuckle out of this topic, but nkalbrr proved me wrong. ( LOL again! )

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:38 PM
Headline should have read"Village idiot tries to prove Darwin Right"[:D] some people just don't have a clue.
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Posted by CP5415 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:20 PM
Another act of stupidity!

The crew of the train should be allowed to sue the moron for causing undue stress.

Just my two cents

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

If UP can sue a jerk for trying (and failing) to commit suicide by driving his car straight at a train (Yes - down the track, not at a crossing/ Castle Rock, CO), NS' law department can certainly go after this loser.


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Posted by BNSFGP38 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:51 PM
I knew once I saw the word "democrat" in the link it would be something stupid. [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:50 PM
This sort of thing happens quite a lot in western New York. At one time we even had some geniuses set up a marked snowmobile trail for a rally on a secondary track used by 80 car unit coal trans and heavy local trains moving rock salt and other commodities. Only the arrest of the organizers and the cancellation of the rally seemed to get the point across to these nimrods...

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:14 PM
When I did my snowmobile operators course, the one thing we looked at was train safety and snowmobiling. There was a video, and they had a mock collision between a train and a snowmobile. Pure stupidity to ride a snowmobile between the rails. Its hard enough to get a snowmobile accross the tracks, let alone when you're parallel to the rails.
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Posted by wcfan4ever on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:30 PM
Couple on snowmobiles drove down the center of a railroad spur in my town the other night. Lucky for them the train hasn't used the line in 3 years and the switch is gone but I'm sure CN still wouldn't be happy for them using thier line as a path.

And as for one less snowmobile...not cool! It's one of the few things I enjoy besides railfanning. Up here in WI, what else is there to do this time of year! And I do it responsilbly too!

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Posted by lonewoof on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:18 PM
Well, on the bright side: 1 less snowmobile. Now if we can just get rid of a few million of those ATV's...

Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:13 PM
I hope this guy has to do some time. he deserves no less than that.

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