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Geez, all of these guys deserved to be honored. Instead, some dumb truck driver parks on the tracks and boxes himself in. Unbelievable and tragic waste of life was the result. Very sorry for their spouses and the families who witnessed this event. I hope the right person/party is held responsible.
BobLoblaw
November 16, 2012 7:15 p.m.
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Why on earth did the driver cross the tracks?? Whether or not the train schedule was looked up, or they contacted the train company to adjust the schedule for the parade (??), a driver should NEVER park on a track! A parade is moving slow enough, he had to have seen it coming....unless the parade stopped ahead unexpected??

What a sickening thought of those people on the float watching that train bare down on them and not be able to do much about it!
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November 16, 2012 7:04 p.m.
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we need to trust that God knows what he is doing. asdf1234

Why?
Click to view my profile atheistswillrule
November 16, 2012 7:02 p.m.
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we need to trust that God knows what he is doing.
asjdiw
November 16, 2012 6:40 p.m.
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MY COMMENTS FOR SAYING NO MORE THAN ANY ONE ELSE IS SAYING.....THANKS GOLO
delilahk2000
November 16, 2012 6:32 p.m.
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Very sad indeed...

Rest In Peace my fellow brothers in arms.
stormtrooper76
November 16, 2012 6:02 p.m.
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Every time this sort of thing happens I'm still amazed at how people want to blame the train. Never, ever pull onto a track crossing unless you have to room to get entirely clear, the train CANNOT stop. This was just a waste of life, no reason at all for those people to die other than stupidity on the part of the driver.
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November 16, 2012 5:58 p.m.
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Who made up a parade route with a rail road crossing... Sounds like Russian Roulette to me.
zenonx6
November 16, 2012 5:36 p.m.
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The more I think about this tragic accident the more I ask myself...."how the HELLO could this happen?" Now I know the physics and all that but trains run on a schedule, trucks get stuck on tracks with some frequency, parades run on a schedule sorta....you would THINK that someone would have thought of that?! I'm so sorry for the families of those killed and I know the driver is devastated as well. Condolences to them all.
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November 16, 2012 5:07 p.m.
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Lambo- they were wounded veterans...maybe some had very limited mobility? I'm there with you in the thought tho. They HAD to have heard or at least seen the train coming...
Ms.Manda
November 16, 2012 4:31 p.m.
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