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Duane Richardson

November 20, 2000 07:56AM

When my dad worked for the Frisco (See post on a newer thread about another crossing incident) he worked with a guy (nick named Rosemary) who was flagging a crossing in Springfield, Mo. This was in the later 70's when the switch lanterns where metal and not the cheap plastic junk they have now. Anyway, Rosie was flagging a crossing and a lady decided that she wasn't going to wait and hit the gas. Rosie was waving that lantern and she was paying him no mind. As he jumped out of the way he threw the lantern and it went through the windshield. She came to stop pretty fast then. She came out of the car yelling and screaming about how he could have killed her. Rosie pointed out the train that was now past the crossing and told her that she was lucky that it didn't kill her since that train sure would have.
Duane

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Something to think about	rdmstr	November 17, 2000 06:05PM
Re: Something to think about	David Dewey	November 17, 2000 06:57PM
Re: Something to think about	Earl Knoob	November 18, 2000 08:03AM
Re: Something to think about	RichB	November 18, 2000 10:35AM
Re: Truckers & Police	Brian Norden	November 18, 2000 11:01AM
Re: Operation Lifesaver	Wade Hall	November 18, 2000 11:25AM
Re: Truckers & Police	Earl Knoob	November 18, 2000 03:17PM
Bad grade crossings	El Coke	November 18, 2000 05:07PM
Re: Something to think about	rdmstr	November 18, 2000 07:28PM
Re: Something to think about	jhs	November 18, 2000 09:21PM
Tragedy, a few laughs, and more tradegy	John West	November 18, 2000 10:18PM
signals?	tim olson	November 19, 2000 09:00AM
That's a problem	El Coke	November 19, 2000 10:12AM
Crossing protection	John West	November 19, 2000 10:21AM
Re: Crossing protection	Wade Hall	November 19, 2000 01:40PM
Re: Crossing protection	Boomer	November 19, 2000 02:30PM
What Scenic did .	El Coke	November 19, 2000 02:34PM
Re: What Scenic did .	RBrinton	November 19, 2000 04:03PM
Flagmen	John old man West	November 19, 2000 04:41PM
Who stops for whom?	Les Jarrett	November 19, 2000 06:52PM
Re: Who stops for whom?	J. B. Bane	November 19, 2000 08:53PM
Flagmen's effectiveness	John West	November 19, 2000 09:29PM
Re: Flagmen's effectiveness	Fred T	November 19, 2000 11:37PM
Re: Flagmen's effectiveness	Earl the flagman	November 20, 2000 06:57AM
Re: Flagmen's effectiveness	John the optimist West	November 20, 2000 01:32PM
Re: Flagmen's effectiveness	Duane Richardson	November 20, 2000 07:56AM
Re: Flagmen's effectiveness	O. Anderson	November 20, 2000 02:18PM
Re: Flagmen	Boris Serena	November 19, 2000 10:42PM
Re: Crossing protection	Art Chase	November 19, 2000 10:51PM
Re: Crossing protection	Brian Norden	November 19, 2000 11:02PM
In reply to Art and Brian	John West	November 19, 2000 11:18PM
Re: In reply to Art and Brian	Art Chase	November 20, 2000 10:18AM
Re: In reply to Art and Brian	G. W. Laepple	November 21, 2000 12:39PM
130 program, bubble gum, and car fires	John West	November 21, 2000 05:30PM
Re: 130 program, bubble gum, and car fires	Ryan Scott	November 22, 2000 06:31PM
Flashers on the Narrow Gauge	Jessica Stacey	November 23, 2000 09:21AM
Re: Flashers on the Narrow Gauge	Earl Knoob	November 25, 2000 08:32AM
Re: Flashers on the Narrow Gauge	Dave Lamson	November 28, 2000 10:31PM
Re: Flashers on the Narrow Gauge	Earl	November 29, 2000 01:24PM
California flashers	John West	November 30, 2000 01:14PM
Re: 130 program, bubble gum, and car fires	J. B. Bane	November 23, 2000 11:10AM
Re: 130 program, bubble gum, and car fires	Brian Norden	November 26, 2000 11:36PM
Re: 130 program, bubble gum, and car fires	pmcassell	November 28, 2000 06:54PM
SP San Joaquin	Brian Norden	November 28, 2000 11:24PM
Re: signals?	dan	November 20, 2000 08:31PM
Re: signals?	Chris	November 21, 2000 04:20PM
Re: signals?	J. B. Bane	November 21, 2000 07:59PM
Re: signals?	Oil Czar	November 21, 2000 08:48PM
Re: signals?	Dave Lamson (ex-B&M)	November 21, 2000 11:20PM
Re: signals?	dan	November 22, 2000 09:15AM
Re: signals?	George Gaskill	November 24, 2000 11:12AM
Re: signals?	dan	November 24, 2000 02:09PM
Re: signals?	Oil Czar	November 24, 2000 09:20PM
Re: signals?	George Gaskill	November 24, 2000 11:44PM
Re: signals?	RBrinton	November 25, 2000 09:07AM
Re: Something to think about	James R. Temple	November 20, 2000 12:55AM
I'd vote for flaggers	Stevo del Applegato	November 22, 2000 12:37PM

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