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Wayne Laepple

December 01, 2012 12:00PM

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What I have noticed by its conspicuous absence in the reader comments to both articles is any sympathy whatever, not to mention notice of, the train crew. Those two guys in the cab had to ride it out, with the full knowledge that there was nothing on God's earth they could have done to avoid this tragedy. After all, trains can't take evasive action.

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Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Chris Webster	December 01, 2012 07:20AM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Ron Keagle	December 01, 2012 11:34AM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Wayne Laepple	December 01, 2012 12:00PM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Ron Keagle	December 01, 2012 02:45PM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	weston1879	December 01, 2012 06:14PM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Tower Operator	December 01, 2012 06:29PM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Chris Walker	December 01, 2012 06:44PM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	whodom	December 02, 2012 06:24AM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	Randall Hess	December 02, 2012 07:36AM
Re: Wall Street Journal: Midland, TX Rail Crossing Built for Longer Alert than Given to Veteran's Float (NNG)	GeorgeGaskill	December 05, 2012 04:32PM
.	Ron Keagle	December 05, 2012 05:51PM

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