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Hopefully the train with the Republicans suddenly gets locked and air removed. Weed Man Jan 2018 #1
Bless your heart. AzureCrest Jan 2018 #21
If I were a thinking republican, I might suspect TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #40
No chance of that! (The thinking repuglican.) erronis Jan 2018 #50
There is no thinking for 99.9% of them and the only thing they cstanleytech Jan 2018 #59
Is there such a thing? Iahotdog Jan 2018 #108
Random meaningless event... yallerdawg Jan 2018 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Jan 2018 #97
Mahalo, Cha! yallerdawg Jan 2018 #102
While I hope they're all okay... MountCleaners Jan 2018 #111
Hope they are all okay, efhmc Jan 2018 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Jan 2018 #5
+1. (n/t) FreepFryer Jan 2018 #6
+1 LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #112
"Trainwreck" DemoTex Jan 2018 #4
My thoughts, too. Laurian Jan 2018 #8
Poetic Justice, indeed. hexola Jan 2018 #10
For the truck driver too? B2G Jan 2018 #12
Seems little more than an inference on your part. LanternWaste Jan 2018 #105
Seems to have hit a trash truck. efhmc Jan 2018 #7
On the way to the hotel that house(d/s) the Congress' nuclear bunker, their train hit a truck. Hmmm. FreepFryer Jan 2018 #9
Early reports seem to indicate the truck was stuck on the tracks. B2G Jan 2018 #11
Hope all are ok, but call me Netflixed if it all doesnt sound a little too Breaking Bad :) FreepFryer Jan 2018 #29
Sounds like The Blacklist episode called The Kingmaker. displacedtexan Jan 2018 #110
Hope the truck driver is ok. Augiedog Jan 2018 #13
I hope the truck driver is OK IronLionZion Jan 2018 #14
He is dead oberliner Jan 2018 #15
Where did you see that? IronLionZion Jan 2018 #17
Local NBC station oberliner Jan 2018 #18
Here is a tweet from a WaPo reporter on the train BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #23
The truck driver died and his passenger was critically injured per MSNBC Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #117
Conflicting reports... Runningdawg Jan 2018 #53
There are no conflicting reports oberliner Jan 2018 #60
Senator Jeff Flake reported from the scene that the driver survived. No Vested Interest Jan 2018 #74
One reported fatality oberliner Jan 2018 #16
Wait, West Virginia? forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #19
No, Virginia. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #45
Whoops! n/t forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #52
The train was headed to West Virginia. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #62
In 3...2...1 matt819 Jan 2018 #20
The truck driver was killed oberliner Jan 2018 #22
That's terrible news.. Kittycow Jan 2018 #30
Very much so oberliner Jan 2018 #42
Terrible for the engineer, too DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #98
that's terrible renate Jan 2018 #24
thank you... dhill926 Jan 2018 #35
Hey, near Charlottesville. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #25
Same Here The River Jan 2018 #96
Waste collection is one of the most hazardous occupations there is. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #101
Wouldnt have happened if Congress had invested in high-speed rail service Squaredeal Jan 2018 #26
You're nuts. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #27
Thats why the train speed was only 70 mph, to give motorists time to stpp Squaredeal Jan 2018 #37
Trains don't go 70 mph through Crozet. Yonnie3 Jan 2018 #58
Agreed. That crossing is at the end of a particularly enjoyable section of road for chasing trains. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #67
This is LITERALLY how the GOP is destroying this country! Fluke a Snooker Jan 2018 #28
You're nuts, II. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #33
Alert? To what? Fluke a Snooker Jan 2018 #84
Obvious sarisataka Jan 2018 #38
Not sure what you mean. Fluke a Snooker Jan 2018 #85
Don't sweat it sarisataka Jan 2018 #93
Ha! Codeine Jan 2018 #86
Be my guest sarisataka Jan 2018 #94
Hey dude, john657 Jan 2018 #92
They hit a garbage truck. 47of74 Jan 2018 #31
the interesting thing about this story is this.. Javaman Jan 2018 #32
It was an Amtrak passenger extra. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #34
You mean the same Amtrak that the orange asshole cut funds to? Javaman Jan 2018 #51
It was a charter train DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #99
Lots of new DUers with low post counts on this thread IronLionZion Jan 2018 #36
Yeah, really. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #39
Thanks for the welcome. john657 Jan 2018 #100
As long as you're not one of Putin's agents IronLionZion Jan 2018 #103
I just checked my wallet and I couldn't find a Putin fan club card, john657 Jan 2018 #104
This message was self-deleted by its author angrychair Jan 2018 #41
Uncalled for. Someone was killed. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #43
Unneeded Botany Jan 2018 #46
Ill delete my comment...but... angrychair Jan 2018 #61
You don't know the politics of the driver that was killed and or those of the 1st responders ... Botany Jan 2018 #69
Thanks. I don't like them (I mean the RW, not EMTs) either, but mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #71
For the record angrychair Jan 2018 #75
Well, yeah, that they do. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #76
Do you know any Charlottesville Fifes Maggiemayhem Jan 2018 #77
No. I haven't lived there in decades, and even when I was there, I didn't know any. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #78
Some had their little children on the train. Little children. Queen of the Iceni Jan 2018 #47
Was lack of funding for safe crossroads a contributing factor? bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #44
The tri-weekly Amtrak train the Cardinal operates over this line. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author machoneman Jan 2018 #48
Classy. AzureCrest Jan 2018 #56
I hope the truck driver is ok nt elmac Jan 2018 #54
Details on the line from the C&O's October 25, 1962, employee's timetable: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #55
I hope the truck is okay. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #57
Driver is dead sarisataka Jan 2018 #65
Will Someone Tell the Reporters The River Jan 2018 #63
I shouted at them several times to no avail. n/t Yonnie3 Jan 2018 #66
I Know the Feeling The River Jan 2018 #73
People in Joliet know it well. 47of74 Jan 2018 #81
The longest in the United States at the time of its construction. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #68
The Metaphor.... it comes... n/t TygrBright Jan 2018 #64
Oh, I got the metaphor immediately upon hearing the news. bullwinkle428 Jan 2018 #119
what an apt metaphor for the republican party gopiscrap Jan 2018 #70
Obligatory link to Operation Lifesaver mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #72
Train with trash, truck with trash, crash! lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #79
I am sad to see people injured TwistOneUp Jan 2018 #80
I would have written the article's headline differently: Gore1FL Jan 2018 #82
A garbage truck. Very apropos. n/t CousinIT Jan 2018 #83
How will the Evangelicals explain this? rickford66 Jan 2018 #87
Video is up mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #88
Per MSNBC, the driver of the truck was killed Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #89
Great comment from another online forum! SpankMe Jan 2018 #90
Too bad about the fatality.... Toorich Jan 2018 #91
Rs better start getting right with God DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #95
And right outside of Charlottesville... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #113
Maybe drones should be flown ahead of trains to detect obstructions. rickford66 Jan 2018 #106
Twitter feeds mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #107
I always knew they were a train wreck waiting to happen. WhiteTara Jan 2018 #109
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his passenger critically injured Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #114
Damn! That is so sad. nt WhiteTara Jan 2018 #115
From what I saw on MSNBC, it appears the crossing signal was working Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #116
The bot brigade is flooding Facebook with conspiracies as usual Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #118
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