Train Carrying GOP Members Crashes Into Trash Truck

[Shell B]

When I commented on this, and when the thread was posted, there hadn't been a death.

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Think I'll stay now, to be honest.

Okay. Stay.

Thanks for your permission?

[A Theist]

Okay. Stay.

Thanks for your permission?

You're welcome. But somehow, I don't think it would have mattered either way.

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Congressperson Mimi Walters reports several doctors were on the train and as soon as it stopped, they left the train to render aid to the crew in the trash truck.

Just now confirmed on the news that it was the driver of the truck who was killed.

[Shell B]

Nah, it wouldn't have mattered. You must not have gotten the memo that I can do whatever I want.

Anyway, yeah, it sucks when people die, especially when it could have been avoided. Drive careful, folks.

[LastPoet]

Question: Were people of the GOP the only ones on the train?

[A Theist]

Nah, it wouldn't have mattered. You must not have gotten the memo that I can do whatever I want.

Anyway, yeah, it sucks when people die, especially when it could have been avoided. Drive careful, folks.

I've seen plenty enough of your posts to not need a memo for that. It's better to agree with you than to try and engage you in a losing battle.

Yup. And as Min pointed out, don't try to race the trains to avoid getting stuck at a crossing.

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Question: Were people of the GOP the only ones on the train?

Hmm...not sure.

[Shell B]

I've seen plenty enough of your posts to not need a memo for that. It's better to agree with you than to try and engage you in a losing battle.

Don't be absurd. I've never done anything that anyone else here wouldn't have been also able to do. People like Drich are still here and yet there are still claims that I get special treatment? Ridiculous. In fact, I'm almost 100% certain that no action is ever taken against rule breakers in interactions with me simply so that those claims of special treatment don't get fueled. In other words, feel free to shit on me and pretend I get special treatment all you want. (Not saying you're doing that. Just saying you totally can.) No one will do a single solitary thing about it. That's fine too, it's just not a losing battle. There just aren't any winners. I'm certainly not winning anything, anyway.

Yup. And as Min pointed out, don't try to race the trains to avoid getting stuck at a crossing.

That's the height of stupidity.

[Whateverist]

When I commented on this, and when the thread was posted, there hadn't been a death.

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Think I'll stay now, to be honest.

Okay. Stay.

You can't make her stay, you nazi.

Unless the orange turd was on it and no one survived, I don't really need to know.  Shall I move along now?

[SaStrike]

She only knows the sit command.

[Anomalocaris]

I don't think the garbage truck was racing the train. More likely the truck stalled on the tracks and the driver was occupied with restarting it and didn't notice the train coming until it is too late.

Also I wouldn't be surprised if the graded crossing was near a curve on the track so line of sight down the the direction of the train's approach is limited.

Given that the chassis and cab of the truck looks reasonably intact, I suspect the collision isn't that violent.  The train probably grazed the back of the truck, took the garbage container off the chassis and spun the chassis off the track.   In a real high speed T-bone collision between a locomotive and a large truck, the chassis of the truck would be bent into a deep U shape and wrapped around the front of the locomotive.

[A Theist]

I've seen plenty enough of your posts to not need a memo for that. It's better to agree with you than to try and engage you in a losing battle.

Don't be absurd. I've never done anything that anyone else here wouldn't have been also able to do. People like Drich are still here and yet there are still claims that I get special treatment? Ridiculous. In fact, I'm almost 100% certain that no action is ever taken against rule breakers in interactions with me simply so that those claims of special treatment don't get fueled. In other words, feel free to shit on me and pretend I get special treatment all you want. (Not saying you're doing that. Just saying you totally can.) No one will do a single solitary thing about it. That's fine too, it's just not a losing battle. There just aren't any winners. I'm certainly not winning anything, anyway.

Huh? WTF are you ranting about? Where did ever say that you received special treatment? I never thought that. I was only joking with you in my previous response. You're too sensitive.

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I don't think the garbage truck was racing the train. More likely the truck stalled on the tracks and the driver was occupied with restarting it and didn't notice the train coming until it is too late.

Also I wouldn't be surprised if the graded crossing was near a curve on the track so line of sight down the the direction of the train's approach is limited.

Given that the chassis and cab of the truck looks reasonably intact, I suspect the collision isn't that violent.  The train probably grazed the back of the truck, took the garbage container off the chassis and spun the chassis off the track.   In a real high speed T-bone collision between a locomotive and a large truck, the chassis of the truck would be bent into a deep U shape and wrapped around the front of the locomotive.

I was just watching the news that it was reported that the gate was down across the tracks when the train was coming. If that was truly the case he may have tried to go around it to beat the train and got hit.