CN derails just outside of Huntsville, check out the story
http://www.huntsvilleforester.com/news/front_4.html
http://www.huntsvilleforester.com/news/front_4.html
CN derailment
- Thread starter Will_annand
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It must make the engineer shudder to come around the corner and see something like this. Now when I was a kid, we always rode our bikes on the track bed just beside the track as the grades were perfect for us and in those days, the noise of a steam engine approaching gave us time to get out of the way.
When I was a kid, I always walked the tracks to town as it was a short cut. There was a trail
beside the track but I liked to hop the ties. One day while walking the tracks I must have been daydreaming because suddenly a sharp whistle sounded. The engine was almost on
top of me. I made a dive for the path and missed and ended up in a large ditch full of water.
When I came up, I saw the engineer laughing at me as the engine went by.
I never heard it coming. It must have been coasting. I guess it was good that the engine
was going very slow.
from that time on, while walking the ties I kept glancing behine me.
beside the track but I liked to hop the ties. One day while walking the tracks I must have been daydreaming because suddenly a sharp whistle sounded. The engine was almost on
top of me. I made a dive for the path and missed and ended up in a large ditch full of water.
When I came up, I saw the engineer laughing at me as the engine went by.
I never heard it coming. It must have been coasting. I guess it was good that the engine
was going very slow.
from that time on, while walking the ties I kept glancing behine me.
Glad to hear that no one was hurt in this matter. Let's just hope that this boy learned his lesson about the dangers of walking on railroad tracks.
