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Purveyor

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17. In this case, I think it was the raised tracks that caused the lo-boy trailer to bottom out, lifting
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 11:13 AM
Nov 2012

the trucks rear tires off the pavement preventing it from going either forward or reverse. Most truck drivers experienced with the lo-boy trailer watch for this situation like a hawk.

This happened just a few miles south of me here in Jackson Michigan our the first of the year.

Here is the story:

Amtrak train crashes into truck in Jackson County

Ten people were injured Wednesday morning when a westbound Amtrak train crashed into a semi tractor-trailer rig, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.

The driver of the semi-trailer and the conductor of the train along with others were taken to Allegiance Health with non-life threatening injuries, Blackman-Leoni Township Public Safety Director Mike Jester told the newspaper.

Jester said the semi-trailer, a lowboy trailer, was stuck on the tracks as the train approached the crossing at Portage Road near E. Michigan Avenue.

There were 68 passengers and five crew members on the westbound train, Amtrak said. The engine and two cars derailed in the crash, officials said.

Erik Swanson of Pontiac, who suffered a back injury, told the newspaper he was sleeping and the collision knocked his seat loose.

The Amtrak train that runs through Jackson County makes a stop in Ann Arbor on its way from Pontiac to Chicago.

The track was damaged and the route will be closed for some time, Jester said. Amtrak was making alternate transportation arrangements for passengers.

Norfolk Southern, which owns the tracks where the crash occurred, told the Citizen Patriot it would investigate the crash.

MORE...

http://www.annarbor.com/news/amtrak-train-derails-in-jackson-county/

No whar but Texas. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #1
Wow. It took you only 8 minutes to turn a tragedy into a dig about Texas. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #5
I lived in Texas the first 35 years of my life SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #16
You're pretty classy. txdemsftw Nov 2012 #12
Tragic. tosh Nov 2012 #2
oh dear! patrice Nov 2012 #3
Beyond horrible. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #4
Dear God,My sister lives in Midland. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #6
How terrible gademocrat7 Nov 2012 #7
Praying for Them All rustysgurl Nov 2012 #8
sad InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #9
That's horrible........ Marrah_G Nov 2012 #10
There are a lot of accident on non-raised tracks. hollysmom Nov 2012 #11
In this case, I think it was the raised tracks that caused the lo-boy trailer to bottom out, lifting Purveyor Nov 2012 #17
I probably used the wrong words here - when I said raised, I meant elevated. hollysmom Nov 2012 #18
Was Cheney driving? dem4ward Nov 2012 #13
Oh no :( Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #14
That is so sad.. txdemsftw Nov 2012 #15
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