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frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
19. The driver of the car
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:58 AM
Feb 2012

was never found. None of the train crew got the car's license number.

Nowadays I think someone might have thought to photograph the tread marks and use the patterns to try to ID the car, but no suspect was developed, so it probably wouldn't have helped anyway.

Yes, stupid sports car.

Note to MFM: do not turn the train left unless the tracks go that way. Capn Sunshine Jan 2012 #1
Not the engineer's fault. hunter Jan 2012 #2
Who said anything about MFM being a bad pilot? taterguy Jan 2012 #3
Um... HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4
He can't help it if the locomotive they gave him was sleepy. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #5
flangeless wheels, maybe? frogmarch Jan 2012 #6
Wow, from the looks of it, I am surprised no one was hurt. siligut Jan 2012 #11
The driver of the car frogmarch Feb 2012 #19
rockslide! Ptah Feb 2012 #17
Thank you! frogmarch Feb 2012 #18
9244 in happier days BiggJawn Jan 2012 #7
Thank you for tracking this engine, 9244 Ptah Feb 2012 #16
I was surprised to find how much trainspotting goes on BiggJawn Feb 2012 #20
MFM's grandfather wasn't any better pokerfan Jan 2012 #8
Isn't that the toy train Mitt got for Christmas as a kid? Tyrs WolfDaemon Jan 2012 #14
Oops Renew Deal Jan 2012 #9
I go to sleep for 2 hours and I get railroaded. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #10
LOL tinymontgomery Jan 2012 #12
LOL, Duzy! EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #13
The worst part of that was... krispos42 Feb 2012 #15
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