Two trains have collided in Souteast New Mexico near Roswell. The local news is reporting one crew member killed others injured.
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Head On Collision in New Mexico
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Punctuation is importantStandard Railfan wrote: one crew member killed others...]
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Re: Head On Collision in New Mexico
Good one.
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It must have been the aliens who escaped from nearby Area 51 that caused the wreck.
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I'm glad people can make jokes of an incident that took the life of a man who was just doing his job.
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+1Y@ wrote:I'm glad people can make jokes of an incident that took the life of a man who was just doing his job.
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If caused by a switch left open in 'dark' territory, it just goes to prove the FRA adding another layer of paperwork and procedures doesn't mean it still won't happen again (i.e. Graniteville, SC).Y@ wrote:I'm glad people can make jokes of an incident that took the life of a man who was just doing his job.
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Did not know molasses was a bulk commodity. Interesting. And didn't know there was a southwest railways. Also imterestingIt happened at 6:45 a.m. as a Southwest Railways freight train carrying sand from Clovis to Carlsbad collided head-on with a parked train loaded with molasses.
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Re: Head On Collision in New Mexico
There's not. It's the Southwestern Railroad.ConrailMan5 wrote:And didn't know there was a southwest railways. Also imteresting
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