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Re: Why didn't the signals trip?
Author: WebDigger
Date: 10-24-2017 - 09:27

JR Wrote:
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> It'a also possible that the signals may have been set with an 'island circuit' which means the gates wouldn't activate unless you're right at the crossing. I've usually seen them close to where railyards are.
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> On another note, anyone know which RR this was based on?

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LA Times, October 05, 1985 | Associated Press
The Chessie Railroad boxcars apparently broke away at a rail yard in Novi, west of Detroit. They rolled downhill about five miles before they could be stopped. Investigators estimated the speed of the cars, as they rolled through several crossings, at between 30 m.p.h. and 40 m.p.h.

The freight cars rumbled through a busy crossing at Seven Mile Road and slammed into two automobiles. One car was knocked aside but the one occupied by George Yokich and his wife, Calene, both 68, was dragged along the track, said Trooper David O'Dell. [articles.latimes.com]

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