Southbound IL Amtrak hits grain truck

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I heard this over the scanner last night even before the local news reports came out. This happened on UP tracks south of Springfield. The person on the scanner said something about damage to the front of the leading loco. So, it looks like a GE Genesis is going to need repairs.

THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER

Posted Oct 10, 2008 @ 06:38 PM
Last update Oct 10, 2008 @ 11:58 PM

AUBURN —

AUBURN — The southbound Amtrak Texas Eagle was delayed for more than three hours Friday night after it struck a grain truck loaded with corn at the Narmont Road crossing just north of Auburn.

Neither the truck driver, Kristopher Conover, 34, of Virden, nor anyone on the train was seriously injured, according to Sangamon County Sheriff Neil Williamson. Paramedics were summoned to check out the about 200 passengers.

Conover was taken to Memorial Medical Center as a precaution. An Amtrak employee who complained of shoulder pain also was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

The accident was reported at 6:19 p.m.

The train hit the trailer portion of the tractor-trailer on the passenger side, then traveled about another third of a mile. The engine, which ended up near the ball diamonds in Auburn, sustained significant damage, Williamson said.

The passengers, however, remained with the train, and the sheriff said he expected the train would be able to continue at some point Friday night.

There are no crossing arms and two sets of tracks at the Narmont crossing, Williamson said.

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Hm, anyone have the updated location on this train today? I might be able to intercept and shoot it with the camcorder.

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I get a bit perturbed by the usual headline of “Train hits truck”. How about “Truck fouls main track and causes collision with train.”

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Or, how 'bout the newspaper telling us what wasn’t present to protect the crossing instead of telling us what warning devices were in place.

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And finally the Media needs to stop hyping a big truck is on a track millions will die.

I cannot tell you how many millions of rail/truck interactions per day or per hour in this Nation without incident.

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What did he say? How about a complete sentence so you can communicate your thoughts, man?

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Sentence: Simplified.

Media is guilty of hyping train crossing accidents.

Sentence two:

Millions of Truck and Rail interactions occur safely each hour.

Sentence Three:

Writing late at night on forums isnt conductive to good english or grammar.

Short Paragraph also simplified:

Does People actually have time to work in English Lessons during a converstation? I believe so. To correct or to educate others is one of the highest forms of love one can show another. Unfortunately, such actions tend to destroy the value of any information that is trying to be accessed by the same converstation.

Cheers.

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I wouldn’t do this if you hadn’t practically asked for it! a.s.:

Does P ^people actually have time to work in English Lessons during a convers[t] ation? I believe so. To correct or to educate others is one of the highest forms of love one can show another. Unfortunately, such actions tend to destroy the value of any information that is trying to be accessed by the same convers [t] ation.

You were just checking to see if anyone was paying attention, right? Peace and luv from a former English teacher! - a.s.