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kinzel ([personal profile] kinzel) wrote2010-09-16 07:53 am

Quick, Thursday strikes again!

More on the always expect a train theme:

Truck hits train and  "The driver was cited for failing to use due care by NHP. "

http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=27853&n=122

This was the first report I saw,. I note that the report is pretty bareboned; but I gather from the location that the train in question was a California Zephyr ... but I looked for more and found:

http://www.masslive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/accident-involves-amtrak-train-in-churchill-county/3f9c5ebcdff84188ae1d2217e1f07c64

My understanding is that this was the westbound California Zephyr due to arrive in Reno at 8:30 yesterday morning and it was struck by a southbound semi -- which, looking at the road and track configuration there -- had been probably traveling in tandem with the train for some miles...

We expect to travel to Reno by California Zephyr next year -- all your truckers stay smart!

[identity profile] jhetley.livejournal.com 2010-09-16 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Tangent -- I just poked at the BangPop web page and they still don't even give the hours of the song-and-dance, much less any schedule. When are you guys supposed to be there?

[identity profile] kinzel.livejournal.com 2010-09-16 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
We have to be there early for set up; I'm thinking the chair is trying to make up for some glaring communications problems over the last few months by someone in committee -- we'll go and just see what happens ...

[identity profile] jhetley.livejournal.com 2010-09-16 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't even find mention of when the show opens. Nothing in today's paper . . .