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Old 06-24-2012, 11:02 PM
Cobrabill Cobrabill is offline
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Originally Posted by 76WS4 View Post
Oww! It's hard to believe that accidents like this still happen with the computer tracking technology available. RIP for the dead.
Latest info is that it was CTC territory.SIding & a main-line.If this is true,then one train didn't stop when it was supposed to.

THe auto rack was probably around 7000 tons.THe Z train was anywhere from 4500 to 8000 tons.