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Post by bnsf971 on Oct 11, 2013 17:09:15 GMT -8
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Post by mlehman on Oct 11, 2013 20:20:26 GMT -8
Terry,
Not good at all. Lots of bad injuries in addition to the deceased. My thoughts are with them.
They don't say exactly where this is but looks along the main highway. We visited Cass a few years back, didn't ride the Durbin & Greenbrier, but I believe they are connected at some point. There are several other tourist operators that depend on the demand for rail tourism.
Not prejudging anything, logging trucks are rather infamous for their safety records. I know it's dangerous in the woods, but this is a real tragedy now for many families.
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Post by bnsf971 on Oct 12, 2013 3:59:39 GMT -8
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Post by mlehman on Oct 12, 2013 5:02:18 GMT -8
Not good news for the truck driver's family, but at least no one on the train was killed. The location on Highway 250 is what made it look familiar, as we went through that same crossing on our visit to Cass.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 20:35:02 GMT -8
While there were no fatalities on the train, the aftermath from this accident could be the curtain call for this tourist line. The cost of the clean-up of the derailed equipment, cost of repairs to the equipment and right-of-way, medical care costs for the injured and above all the litigation that this will surely bring may just be too much for the operation. You can expect suits against both the truck line and the railroad.
A grade crossing accident, let alone one as horrific as this, is surprisingly an extremely rare occurrence for operating museums and tourist lines. Most accidents at rail museums and tourist lines are trips and falls. A medical emergency like a heart attack, seizure, etc. suffered by either staff member or visitor, would be much more likely and life threatening than a grade crossing collision.
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Post by Brakie on Oct 13, 2013 4:53:47 GMT -8
Railroading in the Appalachians calls for nerves of steel thanks to loggers and coal buckets neither has much regard for railroad crossings and hit either one or if they hit you your engine could derail and roll over on its side or down a small ravine and depending on several things if your casket will be open or closed..
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