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Yonnie3

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58. Trains don't go 70 mph through Crozet.

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 02:00 PM

Jan 2018

My estimate, having actually been there is 25 to 35 for any train I have seen.

If you want to promote rapid transit, have at it, just don't make stuff up.

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Train carrying members of Congress hits a truck [View all] Botany Jan 2018 OP

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