Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
the dump truck was a railroad maintenance vehicle, what is known as a hy-rail vehicle. That is, it has retractable wheels so that it can travel on the tracks. For example:
This was not, as I had first suspected, a case of somebody's going around lowered gates to try to beat the train across the crossing.
MARC trains back to normal, but some crowding expected
Dr. Gridlock
By Dana Hedgpeth July 21 at 6:22 AM
The MARC Brunswick Line returned to normal operations Tuesday morning, but officials warned of potential delays and crowding. On Monday, a train crashed into a dump truck on the tracks in Montgomery County, suspending service for nearly three hours.
By Dana Hedgpeth July 21 at 6:22 AM
The MARC Brunswick Line returned to normal operations Tuesday morning, but officials warned of potential delays and crowding. On Monday, a train crashed into a dump truck on the tracks in Montgomery County, suspending service for nearly three hours.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read