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In reply to the discussion: Train carrying members of Congress hits a truck [View all]Squaredeal
(531 posts)26. Wouldnt have happened if Congress had invested in high-speed rail service
All passenger tracks would be elevated, like in modern countries. Theyd rather award tax breaks to their cronies than care about the future of our country.
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On the way to the hotel that house(d/s) the Congress' nuclear bunker, their train hit a truck. Hmmm.
FreepFryer
Jan 2018
#9
Hope all are ok, but call me Netflixed if it all doesnt sound a little too Breaking Bad :)
FreepFryer
Jan 2018
#29
The truck driver died and his passenger was critically injured per MSNBC
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2018
#117
Senator Jeff Flake reported from the scene that the driver survived.
No Vested Interest
Jan 2018
#74
Agreed. That crossing is at the end of a particularly enjoyable section of road for chasing trains.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
#67
You don't know the politics of the driver that was killed and or those of the 1st responders ...
Botany
Jan 2018
#69
No. I haven't lived there in decades, and even when I was there, I didn't know any. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
#78
Details on the line from the C&O's October 25, 1962, employee's timetable:
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
#55
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his passenger critically injured
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2018
#114