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I saw this article and it got me thinking.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=5&u=/ap/20030620/ap_on_re_us/train_derails
A few years ago as we were debating construction of a new community building one of the council members continually raised the issue of a train derailing and killing a bunch of senior citizens. (One might counter that they are old and going to die soon anyway, so what's the point, but I digress.) A train did derail there once, so I guess he figured it could happen again. In another community in which I worked, they still speak of the great wreck. It happened in the 1860's.
Sometimes I think it is a bit of nonsense. But then a few years ago a train took out a cheese factory in Wuyawega. And now there are stories like this one. A train travels thirty miles and they can't do anything to stop it? It doesn't seem like they bothered to notify anyone, either.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=5&u=/ap/20030620/ap_on_re_us/train_derails
A few years ago as we were debating construction of a new community building one of the council members continually raised the issue of a train derailing and killing a bunch of senior citizens. (One might counter that they are old and going to die soon anyway, so what's the point, but I digress.) A train did derail there once, so I guess he figured it could happen again. In another community in which I worked, they still speak of the great wreck. It happened in the 1860's.
Sometimes I think it is a bit of nonsense. But then a few years ago a train took out a cheese factory in Wuyawega. And now there are stories like this one. A train travels thirty miles and they can't do anything to stop it? It doesn't seem like they bothered to notify anyone, either.
