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trackside UP Metra today

Unread postby buzz456 » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:41 pm

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Re: trackside UP Metra today

Unread postby GSkid » Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:06 pm

You know.... every time I see a Metra train, I'm always haunted by the images of the school bus that had it's rear end sticking out over the tracks and was hit by one that killed 7 students in 1995...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Fox_R ... _collision

Worst Metra train accident ever in it's history. So sad. *!sad!*
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Re: trackside UP Metra today

Unread postby Ericmopar » Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:19 am

Those are some nice shots.
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