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October 19, 2014 06:56PM

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I can't understand them stalling with four cars, unless they ran out of sand. If you have sand and the sanders aren't working, you can walk ahead sprinkling sand on the rails .... it has been done many times.

I suppose we'll have to wait for the investigative report.

Skip Luke
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44 injured in AR train collision	guymonmd	October 16, 2014 09:40PM
Re: 44 injured in AK train collision	Ed Stabler	October 17, 2014 05:16AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	guymonmd	October 17, 2014 06:55AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	guymonmd	October 17, 2014 01:42PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	GeorgeGaskill	October 17, 2014 02:31PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	rehunn	October 17, 2014 03:09PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Greg Scholl	October 17, 2014 03:31PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Chris Walker	October 17, 2014 03:46PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Bruce R. Pier	October 17, 2014 03:36PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	rehunn	October 17, 2014 04:47PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	jim pallow	October 17, 2014 06:32PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Chris Walker	October 17, 2014 07:27PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	rehunn	October 17, 2014 07:34PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	CharlieMcCandless	October 18, 2014 02:28AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Jon Bentz	October 18, 2014 09:08AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	edm3rd	October 19, 2014 05:04PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Skip	October 19, 2014 06:56PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Skip	October 19, 2014 06:54PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Jon Bentz	October 20, 2014 09:24AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Skip	October 20, 2014 07:01PM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Jon Bentz	October 21, 2014 09:52AM
Re: 44 injured in AR train collision	Skip	October 21, 2014 12:26PM
NTSB web page	bcp	October 21, 2014 01:41PM
Re: NTSB web page	GeorgeGaskill	October 21, 2014 06:11PM

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