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To: Pyro7480; All

update:

http://cbs2chicago.com/breakingnewsalerts/freight.train.amtrak.2.599603.html

Serious injuries are reported in a crash on the city’s South Side involving an Amtrak train and a freight train.

The Amtrak trail struck the rear of the parked freight train around 11:32 a.m. at 48th Street and Shields Avenue, Fire Department spokeswoman Eve Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said there are about 150 passengers on board and confirmed a report that a conductor is pinned inside.


8 posted on 11/30/2007 10:11:49 AM PST by RDTF ("Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear". Mark Twain)
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To: RDTF

Conductor has been freed as of 5 minutes ago.MSNBC


11 posted on 11/30/2007 10:15:25 AM PST by fatima
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To: RDTF

Not to make light of any injuries but I did work with a railroad once.

Trust me there will be more injured people than the number of passengers on both trains.

Some were still sleeping when this was announced and as I type they are frantically trying to get to the crash sight and stake their injury claim.

I know what I speak of.


12 posted on 11/30/2007 10:15:48 AM PST by Chuck54
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