[Magdalen] Train accident

[Jay Weigel]

According to both local news outlet websites I check (WHSV, Harrisonburg,
which covers this side of Afton Mountain, and WRIC Richmond, which noted
that the truck driver was from Louisa County), the crossing had *working*
warning signals.

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:04 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> My mother would have said
> “Impatience kills. And it makes you very bad in bed.”
> God, I miss my mother.
>
> Our local accidents often result from people walking on the tracks.
> People taking shortcuts.
> Tracks are clear when everything else is under snow.
> -M
>
> On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> > Back in the day when the Mesabi Iron Range was so very busy  there were
> > frequent ore trains with a hundred or more cars.  Even my ordinarily
> > cautious
> > uncle used to attempt to beat the trains.
> >
> >
>