El Coke
November 18, 2000 05:07PM
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I always worried about Coxo crossing as it was a blind crossing for crews .I tried to slow the engine or train way down for that one before crossing Highway 17 there . The first crossing out of Chama is another one where trucks will pass at 70 in front of a train ,loaded with gasoline . The crossing at the wye in Chama w as good for alittle "chicken" .Once some local young boneheads changed their minds and wisely went into the ditch . I have hit several vehicles .The most spectacularr was T-boning a brand-new GMC dualie at MP 460 ,with #481 ,Durango bound .The driver crept onto a private crossing"to see if the train was coming" .Being on the only left hand curve in the Animas Valley ,I saw it only 3 seconds before impact . My ski-bum fireman was probably asleep , catching up from last night's beer consumption . Thank the Lord the couple in the Dualie were not hurt ,but hitting them at 18-19 mph their vehicle was junk . Te state patrolman was very good to me ,taking only a statement .The management treated the whole thing as my fault .My somnolent assistant was soon promoted to engineer .
Every experienced railroader fears grade crossing accidents . When it happens to a colleague , the whisper is"there but for God go I .We want to make it through a career with no one's blood on our hands ,including our own .
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rdmstr |
November 17, 2000 06:05PM |
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David Dewey |
November 17, 2000 06:57PM |
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Earl Knoob |
November 18, 2000 08:03AM |
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RichB |
November 18, 2000 10:35AM |
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Brian Norden |
November 18, 2000 11:01AM |
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Wade Hall |
November 18, 2000 11:25AM |
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Earl Knoob |
November 18, 2000 03:17PM |
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El Coke |
November 18, 2000 05:07PM |
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rdmstr |
November 18, 2000 07:28PM |
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jhs |
November 18, 2000 09:21PM |
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John West |
November 18, 2000 10:18PM |
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tim olson |
November 19, 2000 09:00AM |
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El Coke |
November 19, 2000 10:12AM |
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John West |
November 19, 2000 10:21AM |
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Wade Hall |
November 19, 2000 01:40PM |
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Boomer |
November 19, 2000 02:30PM |
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El Coke |
November 19, 2000 02:34PM |
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RBrinton |
November 19, 2000 04:03PM |
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John old man West |
November 19, 2000 04:41PM |
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Les Jarrett |
November 19, 2000 06:52PM |
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J. B. Bane |
November 19, 2000 08:53PM |
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John West |
November 19, 2000 09:29PM |
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Fred T |
November 19, 2000 11:37PM |
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Earl the flagman |
November 20, 2000 06:57AM |
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John the optimist West |
November 20, 2000 01:32PM |
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Duane Richardson |
November 20, 2000 07:56AM |
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O. Anderson |
November 20, 2000 02:18PM |
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Boris Serena |
November 19, 2000 10:42PM |
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Art Chase |
November 19, 2000 10:51PM |
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Brian Norden |
November 19, 2000 11:02PM |
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John West |
November 19, 2000 11:18PM |
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Art Chase |
November 20, 2000 10:18AM |
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G. W. Laepple |
November 21, 2000 12:39PM |
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John West |
November 21, 2000 05:30PM |
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Ryan Scott |
November 22, 2000 06:31PM |
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Jessica Stacey |
November 23, 2000 09:21AM |
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Earl Knoob |
November 25, 2000 08:32AM |
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Dave Lamson |
November 28, 2000 10:31PM |
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Earl |
November 29, 2000 01:24PM |
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John West |
November 30, 2000 01:14PM |
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J. B. Bane |
November 23, 2000 11:10AM |
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Brian Norden |
November 26, 2000 11:36PM |
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pmcassell |
November 28, 2000 06:54PM |
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Brian Norden |
November 28, 2000 11:24PM |
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dan |
November 20, 2000 08:31PM |
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Chris |
November 21, 2000 04:20PM |
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J. B. Bane |
November 21, 2000 07:59PM |
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Oil Czar |
November 21, 2000 08:48PM |
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Dave Lamson (ex-B&M) |
November 21, 2000 11:20PM |
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dan |
November 22, 2000 09:15AM |
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George Gaskill |
November 24, 2000 11:12AM |
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dan |
November 24, 2000 02:09PM |
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Oil Czar |
November 24, 2000 09:20PM |
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George Gaskill |
November 24, 2000 11:44PM |
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RBrinton |
November 25, 2000 09:07AM |
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James R. Temple |
November 20, 2000 12:55AM |
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Stevo del Applegato |
November 22, 2000 12:37PM |
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