Re: Photo of grade-crossing accident

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From: Earl Boebert
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:25

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adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:

>packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes:

>>[questioning of bizarre grade crossing accident scene deleted]

>Given the force of a train moving at even a slow speed, nothing that
>happened as a result of this would surprise me.  I've seen quite a few
>train/car accidents just after they happened.  And films of car/train
>accidents show pieces and parts flying everywhere.

>Do you believe ANYTHING?

My father took pictures of grade crossing accidents for a living (he
was a railroad Special Agent) and believe me, just about anything can
happen when, as they say in the business, "the race for the crossing
ended in a tie." Rapid transfers of kinetic energy can be tricky.

Earl

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Subject: Re: Photo of grade-crossing accident
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