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Re: Wait a minute...
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 06-29-2012 - 23:02

Severe Duty Wrote:
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> I could have sworn that a surviving crew member
> reportedly jumped before impact, and sustained
> minimal injuries. He was able to do this at 30
> MPH?

Yes.

Once upon a time, there was a long-since retired SP Western Division engineer who "joined the birds" approaching the old siding at Alvarado - much to the bewilderment of the other crewmembers in the cab - and lived to tell about it . . . albeit reluctantly.

> Or are not all the right facts previously
> reported?

Facts are correct. The westbound train was operating on an Approach Diverging and slowing down in anticipation of the next signal.

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