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QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates From the article >> Richard Stoeckly, vice president and chief operating officer of the Iowa Interstate Railroad Co., said the disruptions were the result of a "breakdown in communication<< Interesting, sounds almost like there may have been an agreement in place that the railroad either confused, or perhaps violated.
QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS I sincerely hope there is some recourse that the IAIS can take on this.
QUOTE: Originally posted by randyaj Makes me kinda embaressed to be living in Iowa! Well maybe he was from Ill.! Randy
QUOTE: Moreno says he then sat in the vehicle with the doors locked for nearly 1-1/2 hours as several hundred runners crossed the tracks. A railroad employee tried to get Moreno to move his truck, but it wasn't until police arrived that the former East Moline mayor agreed to move the vehicle.
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QUOTE: More likely, somebody was supposed to contact the railroad and never did. Not to mention that nobody told "the former East Moline mayor" that a freight train could make scrap metal out of his truck, with him in it no less!
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QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer That idiot who parked his truck on the tracks is obviously Stuck on Stupid[:(!][xx(]![soapbox][D)].
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QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith OMG What an Idiot.... This is the stupidest dipstick I've heard of in recent months! I hope the RR prosicutes him to the fullest extent of the law, then we'll see if Mr Moron (his name must be misspelled in the article) is so smug about blocking the tracks. To Paraphrase from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.. "Mr Moron, do you have any idea how much damage that locomotive would suffer if I just let it roll right over you?" "No, how much?" "None at all"
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